I have just finished writing a review of NovaMind version 3.2 for Windows on my InnovationTools website. Among the highlights: Discussion of the program’s new Office 2007-esque "ribbon" toolbar – the first for mind mapping software program to introduce this productivity enhancement Lots of great new and improved features for business users Plus several unique […]

Here’s an interesting web-based collaboration tool that has some of the characteristics of mind mapping software: Thinkature. This tool features a virtual "whiteboard" where you can add topics, move them around the workspace and join them together to show relationships between ideas. Anyone you’re collaborating with can create and manipulate objects in the workspace, and […]

Mindjet Labs has created a new MindManager 6 add-in that enables users to send maps to a OneNote 2007 notebook as an image that can be sketched on and annotated, and OneNote pages can be sent to MindManager as hyperlinked topics. This add-in addresses a need that MindManager power users have been wanting for some […]

On January 9th, SmartDraw.com announced a major update to its new SmartDraw 2007 business diagramming software. Release 8.1 now fully supports Tablet PC and Microsoft’s new Vista operating system, and also features a new Mind Mapping Smart Panel (above right) that makes it easier than ever to add details and ideas to visual maps using […]

In its December 2006 newsletter, NovaMind Software Pty. Ltd. announced that it has added a Microsoft Vista-like "ribbon" toolbar to the latest Windows version (3.2) of its NovaMind mind mapping software. In addition to this very elegant implementation (see picture above), NovaMind 3.2 for Windows offers 50 new features, including these: Support for multiple mind […]

I recently came across a news item proclaiming that a software developer won an Adobe contest for development of Flash-based add-ons that can be utilized along with its Breeze conferencing service. The winner was Steve Testone of Test 1 Studios, who used Adobe’s software development kit to create a Flash-based mind mapping tool. You can […]

A few days ago, Buzan Online Ltd. announced the pricing and expected launch date for iMindMap. The program is currently available for download in a beta version, which will operate for only 21 days. iMindMap will be launched on January 17, 2007, at a price of UK£49.95 (approximately USD$98.33). In addition, annual updates will be […]

One of the things I try to learn about a new mind mapping software program is the thinking behind it: Why has the developer created it? What unmet customer needs does it fill? What makes it unique or better than the existing programs on the market? Considering the large number of mind mapping software programs […]

MindApp is a new mind mapping software program for Windows that was launched last month by Varatek Software. This developer’s expertise is in creating hierarchical breakdowns – visual outlines – of programs, spreadsheets and other data, using Warnier/Orr diagrams. Its flagship product is B-Liner, a software program that helps users to analyze complex processes and […]

Mindjet has released a new Word 2007 Map Editor for MindManager. It enables you to to share maps created in MindManager with colleagues and coworkers who use Microsoft Word 2007. They can open and edit the MindManager map embedded in the Word document file, and their changes will be reflected in the map when you […]