Mindjet launches new idea-mapping tool for online collaborators | VentureBeat

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Mindjet launches new idea-mapping tool for online collaborators

October 5, 2009 | Anthony Ha | View comments Comments |

There are lot of companies using the web to improve collaboration, but Scott Raskin, chief executive of a company called Mindjet , says they all seem to be offering “the same old stuff.” So Mindjet is taking them on with a just-announced product called Mindjet Catalyst, which he says will boost collaboration in a way the competitors won’t.

Like companies such as Box.net , Mindjet Catalyst is an online application that includes tools like document management. And like Huddle , it includes a web conferencing service. But there’s one feature in particular that sets Catalyst apart, and gives Raskin’s boasts some credibility — a visual collaboration tool, which is basically the online version of Mindjet’s “mind mapping” software. Rather than writing out a list of ideas or action items, Catalyst lets you diagram them visually, like on a white board. That means you’re not just swapping documents, but actually working together to develop ideas, Raskin ...

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