Our flagship MindManager solution has just had some major improvements to now offer far more user customisation and control over your PRINCE® projects. This new version also sees OPTi-P2 become truly International with releases planned for other languages which include German (due by 31st October), French, Dutch, Danish and Swedish.

Version 2 introduces a new My Schema feature that allows you to create and customise project schemas which can then be re-used when creating projects. Schema’s let you use other document formats other than the current Microsoft Office formats of Word and Excel. Now you can use PDF’s, RTF’s Open Office formats and more. My Schema also lets you add your own tailored guidance/reference material alongside the official OGC content when you need to.

Other improvements include redesigned maps incorporating quick navigation topics, faster Health Check refreshing, better project file management together with a more flexible code framework for future enhancements.

OPTi-P2 V2.0 is available for MindManager 8, MindManager 9 and the recently released MindManager Professional 2012. Learn more on the OPTi-P2 main page, view the screen gallery and download a 30 day trial.

]]> http://www.olympic-limited.co.uk/opti-p2-version-2-0/feed/ 0 http://www.olympic-limited.co.uk/read-olympic-news-win/ http://www.olympic-limited.co.uk/read-olympic-news-win/#comments Fri, 07 Jan 2011 16:05:29 +0000 admin http://www.olympic-limited.co.uk/?p=2555 Your chance to win FREE software!

During 2011 Olympic will be offering one lucky reader the choice of a FREE, Not For Resale licence of one of our OPTi-Range of Mindjet® MindManager® Add-ins EVERY MONTH.

If you are subscribed to the Olympic Newsletter, you could be one of twelve lucky subscribers that will be picked throughout this year to choose a FREE licence from the following Mindjet® MindManager® add-ins developed by Olympic: OPTi-Docs™, OPTi-P2™, OPTI-Q™ and OPTi-Suite™.

At the end of each month we will at random select a subscriber from our Newsletter list and notify them by email of their good fortune. They will then have the choice of receiving a FREE licence for one of the previously mentioned Mindjet® MindManager® Add-ins developed by Olympic. Winners will be listed in the following Olympic Newsletter.

Remember. There is nothing you have to do other than register for our Newsletter, that’s it.

You can sign up to the Newsletter below or from our Home Page. Good luck!

In this issue:

• OPTi-P2™ for Windows® Arrives!
• PersonalBrain™ 6 released!
• Biggerplate Map Portal News and Competition Offer!
• On the Horizon!

OPTi-P2™ for Windows® Arrives!

Olympic are proud to unveil our first independent software application for Microsoft® Windows®, OPTi-P2™.

Hot on the heels of our launch earlier this year of OPTi-P2™ for MindManager® we are pleased to now offer an alternative version of this unique PRINCE2® Project Management Support tool that runs on Windows® WITHOUT the need for any other supporting software (excepting Microsoft® Office for reporting).

This new edition allows us the opportunity to extend the functionality of OPTi-P2™ and include some more advanced features, such as Document Management with check in and check out control, visual navigational aids more in line with those of the OGC material, improved process tracking and documenting as well as retaining the same easy to access official OGC content available on demand whenever you need it.

OPTi-P2™ for WIndows® is an excellent learning tool for those studying for the PRINCE2® qualification and can help support your first projects managed with the method whilst cementing your new found knowledge.

Available in a free to use reduced feature version or a low-cost paid licence version, OPTI-P2® for Windows® is a cost effective way to manage the PRINCE2® documentation for all your projects.

Try it today with a free 30 day, no obligation trial.

Visit the dedicated OPTi-P2® for Windows® website at www.opti-p2.com for further details,
trials and user documentation.

PersonalBrain™ 6 Released!

TheBrain Technologies, the leading provider of dynamic visualization and knowledgebase software, announced its newest release, PersonalBrain 6, which augments PersonalBrain publishing and provides synchronization of Brains across multiple platforms and machines.

PersonalBrain’s context rich interface provides an intelligent platform for sharing large information sets. Business managers, researchers, teachers, hobbyists and users worldwide publish their brains online at http://webbrain.com. PersonalBrain 6 takes Brain publishing to the next level by enabling one-step synchronization to WebBrain.com. Now users can share, backup, and synchronize across multiple platforms for universal access to their digital thinking.

PersonalBrain 6 has over 100 new features and enhancements including:

• One Click WebBrain Publishing – Share your Brain with the world on WebBrain.com. Users can publish publicly, unlisted or privately. Send links to key Thoughts or areas in their Brain and track comments from the WebBrain.com community. Published Brains can be embedded in blogs or Web sites and are searched and indexed by all search engines.
• Secure Synchronization and Backup – Get access to your complete digital memory and knowledgebase anywhere. Synchronize your Brain across multiple machines, platforms and location. One step WebBrain publishing gives users and their coworkers instant access to information online or offline on the desktop.
• Increased Performance – Work at the speed of Thought with twice the navigation speed powered by an augmented database backend. PersonalBrain’s dynamic user interface enables one to visually navigate across all relevant information quickly and intelligently. PersonalBrain 6 makes digital Brains even faster and more reliable. This increased speed further enhances the ability to easily create Brains with hundreds of thousands of Thoughts while increasing productivity.
• Transparent Visualization – Connect your thinking to your work patterns. With PersonalBrain 6’s transparent mode users can float their Brains over top of their desktop or any application while still working. This revolutionary view enables Thought visualization to be seamlessly integrated with any activity.
• Windows Explorer Integration – Organize files and documents under multiple topics so you can move beyond linear file folder structures. With PersonalBrain 6 in addition to easy drag and drop of files, users can now right click on any file and use the “Send To” command to instantly add it to their Brain. Now, no file is more than two clicks away from your Brain.
• More Tools for Getting Things Done – Get complete task management and mental clarity by creating Thoughts for all key tasks and projects in your life. Action-oriented PersonalBrains enhance productivity. With PersonalBrain 6 users can gain control of projects and to-dos with checkbox lists in notes, a more powerful calendar, and Google calendar synchronization.
• Augmented Thought Type Visualization – Create key information types and tag information with a wide variety of attributes to further delineate information and contextualize tasks. PersonalBrain 6’s new Thought Type display lets you visualize relationships between types and centralizes management of types.

PersonalBrain 6 Pricing and Availability

PersonalBrain 6 is a complimentary upgrade to registered PersonalBrain 5.0 users who purchased after February 1, 2010.

PersonalBrain 6 is offered in three editions: Free, Core, and Pro (the most powerful edition). PersonalBrain Free is offered at no charge. The Free edition does not expire and lets anyone link ideas and Web pages on their desktops. See here for Pro and Core edition pricing.

PersonalBrain 6 is cross platform and runs on Windows, Mac OS and Linux machines and is available in 7 languages. English, German, French, Chinese, Japanese, Spanish and Dutch.

Bigger Plate Map Portal News and Competition Offer!

Some of you are probably aware of biggerplate.com, the on-line portal for sharing MindManager maps but we wanted to let all our readers know that there are great plans in store for the site in the coming months. The site currently has the largest collection of MindManager maps on-line, all free to download and use, so head along and get yourself registered and don’t forget to bookmark this excellent resource for repeat visits and stay tuned for some great enhancements to be announced soon.

Olympic are currently supporting Biggerplate in their efforts to engage more users and grow their map content for current and future members of the site. Upload a map today for your chance to win a MindManager Super Bundle including MindManager 9, OPTi-Suite and Power Markers add-ins.

Visit www.biggerplate.com for further details on how to enter and get yourself registered on this top resource portal.

On the Horizon!

We would like to take this opportunity to tell you about some upcoming news items to keep your eyes peeled for in the next few months and into Q1 of 2011, oh my goodness what happened to 2010?? .

New products – We are currently looking at two new products we hope will be joining the current Olympic product portfolio. They are both very visual and fit in with our overall positioning of applications that help you manage information in a visual manner. We will publish more information shortly so please check the Olympic website regularly for updates on these new additions which will hopefully be available by the end of the year.

New add-ins – Also coming down the line is a new MindManager® add-in which will release within the next few weeks. The add-in will be invaluable for anyone using MindManager® to manage linked documents and files. It is planned to be available for MindManager versions 6, 7, 8,and 9 and promises to be another popular extension to the market leading mapping application. If you would like to be emailed when the add-in is available then please send an email to this address and we will let you know the minute it is available on general release.

That’s all until the next issue.

Thank you for reading…..
Kind Regards
Nigel Goult
Managing Director