MindManager® 9, Olympic Solutions & Add-ins

July 26, 2010 by admin · Comments Off
Filed under: Add-ins, MindManager, OPTi-P2, Power Markers 

MindManager 9MindManager® 9 for Windows will shortly be available, (August 10th), and we wanted to let all our customers and users know that over the last few weeks we have been actively updating and testing all of the Olympic Solutions and Add-ins that work with previous editions of MindManager® in order that you will have access to them for MindManager® 9 for Windows® on the day of release.

We are pleased to confirm that barring any last minute changes the following solutions and add-ins will be compatible with MindManager® 9:

  • OPTi-P2 for MindManager®
  • OPTi-Q for MindManager®
  • OPTi-Suite (formerly Olympic Utilities)
  • Power Markers™ for MindManager®

You will be able to download updated versions of these solutions and add-ins which will work with your existing licence keys.

The downloads will be available on the day that MindManager® 9 for Windows® is available, currently this is scheduled to be August 10th.

Olympic News – June 2010

June 8, 2010 by admin · Comments Off
Filed under: Add-ins, MindManager, Newsletters, OPTi-P2, PRINCE2, PersonalBrain Pro, Power Markers, Promo's & Offers 

Welcome to the June issue of Olympic News.

In this issue:

  • Power Markers Version 2 Released
  • OPTi-P2 Update
  • Small Team Licence Offers

New version of Power Markers™ for MindManager® brings dashboard maps to life

We are pleased to tell you that version 2 of Power Markers™ for MindManager® is now available for download.

Power Markers™ is an extension for Mindjet MindManager® 7 and 8 for Windows, and makes it easy to work with your maps by automatically creating to-do lists from them. So as well as representing your information or project visually, you can see the status of your map at a glance, with all your next actions collected together in one list, wherever they are in the map.

This is perfect for “dashboard” maps that represent work in progress. You can mark actions and key information points anywhere in your map, and Power Markers will track them in the “Hot Lists” so that you can always get to them with one click. It makes even the biggest maps simple to navigate and maintain, greatly enhancing their value and extending their useful lifetime.

Download your free copy of Power Markers™ for MindManager® and regain control of your maps today!
FREE White Paper

Dashboard maps with MindManager and Power MarkersTo read more about using MindManager® for “dashboard” maps, download our free white paper, which defines the unique characteristics of dashboard maps, and shows you how to design them.

If you have not tried Power Marker™s before, then you did the right thing by waiting – because version 2 now comes in two editions (Standard and Pro), and the Standard edition is free! If you already use Power Markers™, then you will find powerful new features in version 2:

  • Active Legends reverse the logic of marker legends, by letting you define your map markers from within the map itself. This makes it easy to copy useful map markers from one map to another, and version 2 includes complete sets of map markers as map parts – just drag them into the map and click refresh to configure the markers in your map
  • Automatic Markers detect special conditions on topics in your map, and assigns a map marker to the topic. For example, it can automatically mark unfinished actions that are due this week, or topics that contain attachments. This makes it easy to create effective dashboard maps that keep you in control, and help you to pinpoint vital information in a couple of clicks. There are over 300 conditions that can be detected by Power Markers™
  • Ready-to-use Template Dashboards and Map Parts make it easy to apply Power Markers™ to your most frequently-used maps
  • Special upgrade pricing to the Pro edition for existing users of version 1
  • Download your free copy of Power Markers™ for MindManager® and regain control of your maps today!
Learn moreDownload White PaperView Presentation

OPTi-P2™ Gets New Update

OPTi-P2 - The Visual PRINCE2 Solution

We recently updated our PRINCE2® Project Management solution, OPTi-P2™ with some new features as well as some improvements to some of the existing ones.

These recent changes can be viewed on the OPTi-P2™ website under the Change Log page located at www.opti-p2.com

The updates apply to both MindManager® Pro 7 and MindManager® 8 editions and are available for download from the OPTi-P2™ website now.

Since its release in March, interest in OPTI-P2™ continues to grow and we have now signed partners in Australia, Austria, France, Poland and South Africa. If you are interested in becoming a partner and incorporating OPTi-P2™ into your business portfolio we would love to hear from you. We are looking for resellers and strategic partners to help distribute and support the product around the world and you can find more information about these partner types on our website here.

Further additional features and improvements are planned for our next update which is scheduled for July.

Visit www.opti-p2.comView OPTI-P2 OverviewDownload OPTi-P2 Product Sheet


Small Team Licence Offers

If you are working in a small team and looking to start utilising a visual information application such as MindManager® or PersonalBrain™ Pro then we have some great news this month.

In June we are offering some great savings on multi-user licence purchases of these two products.

MindManager® 8

MindManager® licences can be purchased for a limited time at the per licence cost of £169.00 excl. VAT when you purchase 5 or more licences. This represents a saving of over £30 per licence on the usual list price of £199.00 excl VAT AND purchasers taking advantage of this offer will also get the popular MindManager® add-in, Olympic Utilities included FREE with all purchases as normally sold for £20.00 excl. VAT. This offer is limited though and can not be used in conjunction with any other promotions in June.

Purchases can be made on-line though our secure purchase page here.

PersonalBrain™ Pro

Until the 30th June, you can purchase multiple licences of PersonalBrain™ Pro at a great low price. The standard list price of £ 169.00 excl. VAT per licence has been significantly reduced to £ 125.00 excl. VAT per licence when purchased in volumes of 5 or more. So if you have been looking at getting PersonalBrain™ Pro for your team now is the time.

Purchases can be made on-line through our secure purchase page here.


That’s all until the next issue.

Power Markers V2

May 27, 2010 by admin · Comments Off
Filed under: Add-ins, MindManager, New Products 

The popular MindManager add-in, Power Markers has recently been greatly enhanced and improved making it a powerful solution for creating dashboard maps with MindManager.

This new version is available in two editions; standard and professional and new pricing bands for 2 and 5 user purchases offer some great savings when purchasing for friends, colleagues or small teams.

Check out the updated web page where you can download a FREE 6 page white paper on creating dashboard maps with Mindmanager and Power Markers, view the short Prezi presentation detailing the benefits of Power Markers and also download the new trial and see for yourself the new enhancements.

OPTi-P2 New Demo

May 24, 2010 by admin · Comments Off
Filed under: OPTi-P2, PRINCE2 

OPTi-P2We have recently released an updated overview demo of our PRINCE2® solution, OPTi-P2.

You can view the new demo here or directly on the OPTi-P2 website at http://www.opti-p2.com

Focussing on the new features from the recent update, the demo shows how OPTi-P2 could help you manage your PRINCE2 projects in a more visual and accessible way with the focus on simplicity.

You can find out more information about OPTi-P2 on the dedicated website as well as download product information including data sheets and user guides.

There is also a completely free, no obligation 30 day trial for you to download and see for yourself how easy it could be to manage your PRINCE2 projects.

Visit http://www.opti-p2.com for more information.

OPTi-P2™ Released

March 15, 2010 by admin · Comments Off
Filed under: Add-ins, MindManager, New Products, PRINCE2 

OPTi-P2We are pleased to announce that following successful review and subsequent copyright content approval from the Office of Government Commerce, OPTi-P2™ is now available on general release.

Offered as a combined purchase with MindManager® 8 or separately for existing MindManager® Pro 7 and MindManager® 8 users, OPTi-P2™ provides a rich visual framework in which to manage PRINCE2®:2009 projects.

Available to trial for 30 days and offered with retail, education and competitive upgrade licensing options, OPTi-P2™ offers both experienced PRINCE2® practitioners and those new to the method an excellent way to keep projects in line with the recent PRINCE2® changes.

OPTi-P2™ contains over 90% of the 2009 edition of “Managing Successful Projects with PRINCE2®”. Also provided are the official PRINCE2® Management Product Templates produced by the Office of Government Commerce.

For further details view the OPTi-P2™  website and see for yourself how this new PRINCE2® solution can help you save time, re-inforce your understanding of the method and provide quick access to project information, all within 2/3 clicks of your mouse.

FREE Power Markers™ Licence

February 24, 2010 by admin · Comments Off
Filed under: Add-ins, MindManager, New Products, Promo's & Offers 

Grab a FREE Power Markers for Mindjet MindManager when you purchase a full licence of the newly released MindManager for SharePoint.

To celebrate the launch of this new edition of MindManager we are offering free licences for our popular MindManager add-in, Power Markers.

Power Markers helps you turn your MindManager Map Markers into a really powerful indicator set which can be indexed and referenced to help you find critical map information fast.

Used in conjunction with MindManager for SharePoint the combination really adds power to managing your SharePoint information.

This offer is only available for FULL licence purchases or MindManager for SharePoint Edition (not upgrades).

MindManager® for SharePoint®

February 23, 2010 by admin · Comments Off
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Mindjet® today released their long awaited edition of MindManager® that integrates with Microsoft® SharePoint®.

MindManager for SharePoint displays SharePoint content in easy-to-use interactive views called MindManager Maps. Maps are built around central themes, like a project or process, which branch out into greater details with links to SharePoint items and other web resources and annotated with notes, images, and attachments. Creating maps is both fast and easy with MindManager.

By mapping out SharePoint sites, you and your team will gain new perspective, increase the quality of your planning and improve your execution on projects and work processes.

Increase Your SharePoint Productivity

MindManager SharepointAccess, review and update all relevant SharePoint content with your own consolidated dashboard map that’s organized just how you like to see it. Forget clicking around your browser. Get to your information faster, saving precious time and energy! Update status and priorities directly in your map or open up the SharePoint details with MindManager’s embedded browser and see everything in context. With another click, visually map out search results or generate site maps for one or more SharePoint sites.

Accelerate Projects & Collaborative Processes

Managers and team members use their personalized SharePoint views in MindManager to track and act upon all of their assigned tasks, issues and documents. You’ll see everything in context and it’ll all be a click away.

And you can even use MindManager for SharePoint to enhance your collaborative meetings. Whether you’re brainstorming, solving problems, capturing requirements, or working together on plans, projects and strategies, use MindManager to capture everything, prioritize, and create team alignment.

Take Full Advantage of the Power of MindManager

Join the 1.5 million customers who are mapping their way to achieve new levels of efficiency and effectiveness. Bring information and ideas from colleagues, websites (including searches), databases, business processes and documents together to see the big picture along with the details. Create alignment and move from ideas to action effortlessly. You’ll get your work done faster by visually organizing plans, documents and presentations and sending the results directly into the Microsoft Office application of your choice.

OPTi-P2 Pre-release version

February 18, 2010 by admin · Comments Off
Filed under: Add-ins, MindManager, New Products, PRINCE2 

We are pleased to announce that OPTi-P2™, the Mindjet® MindManager® powered PRINCE2® solution from Olympic is now under review with the Office of Government Commerce for content approval.

While approval is pending we are providing limited availability of a pre-release version of the solution for testing. If you would like a chance to review the pre-release version please email your details to admin@olympic-limited.co.uk with your contact details and we will email you a login for the pre-release web page so you can download installers and product documentation.

If you have any questions or issues while using the pre-release version please email them together with contact details to support@olympic-limited.co.uk.

Many thanks

The OPTi-P2 Team

MindManager 8 for Mac

January 26, 2010 by admin · Comments Off
Filed under: Mac, MindManager, New Products, Promo's & Offers 

MindManager 8 for Mac

MindManager®  8 for Mac has arrived!

Mindjet® today announced the release of its latest version of MindManager for the Mac OS, MindManager for Mac 8.

MindManager 8 for Mac has a set of new features that integrate natively to the Mac platform. This includes iCal and Address Book integration, gestures support, built‐in browser, and more.

If you are a MindManager 7  for Mac user, you can take advantage of a limited time offer to upgrade to the new version and save £20 off the retail price of £ 79 if you purchase before February 28th.

Further pricing for full licences and upgrades can be found here.

FREE PRINCE2® Health Check

December 23, 2009 by admin · Comments Off
Filed under: MindManager, PRINCE2, Promo's & Offers 

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OPTi-P2™, the Olympic PRINCE2® project management solution is nearing release and to celebrate we have produced a FREE standalone map for MindManager® of just one of the many components the full OPTI-P2™ solution will have upon release in early 2010.

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OPTi-P2 PRINCE2 Health Check Map

The map is compatible with the following versions of MindManager®:

  • MindManager® Pro 6
  • MindManager® Pro 7
  • MindManager® 8

The map is a Project Health Check based on the recommended tasks of the current PRINCE2® method as published by the Office of Government Commerce in June 2009.

The map uses another product available from Olympic, X-Macros™, to enable macro code to run in the map without the need for any add-in installation. You can find out more about X-Macros™ here.

Simply copy the map for each project, check the task check boxes for each task that is carried out and use the “Update” topic to automatically rate the current state of the project with regards to its compliance to the method.

Main topics automatically change to Red, Amber or Green depending on the process state providing a quick visual guide to see what may need attention or what may have been overlooked. Completed maps also provide a historical record of how the project was managed.

Register here to get your FREE copy of this essential PRINCE2® project compliance tool and receive updates about the upcoming full release of OPTi-P2™, the solution that makes managing PRINCE2® project documentation simple.

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