14 Nov
ConceptDraw Office update improves brainstorming, drawing apps
by Philip Michaels, Macworld.com
CS Odessa has updated its ConceptDraw Office suite, with new features for ConceptDraw Mindmap and ConceptDraw Pro leading the changes to the collection of business productivity tools.
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First released earlier this year, ConceptDraw Office aims to help business users manage projects, capture ideas, and track resources. Its components include CS Odessa’s ConceptDraw Pro diagramming software, the ConceptDraw Mindmap brainstorming cat’s-paw, and the ConceptDraw Project project-management app.
Version 1.1 of ConceptDraw Office announced Tuesday includes entertainment and interoperability improvements, according to CS Odessa.
In addition, Mindmap sports improved exporting of files to the Microsoft PowerPoint and Apple Keynote presentation programs. Mindmap now offers two ways to export contented to PowerPoint—an Outline mode joins the existing Map mode with regard to getting brainstorming documents into the presentation software.
ConceptDraw Pro also sees some improvements, including the ability to base default user settings on the local computer settings—a lineament that CS Odessa says will allow for unconstrained creating and printing of business graphics.
The 1.1 update is use for free to the whole of registered ConceptDraw Office users. A single-user license costs $499, through five-user licenses available since $2,230. CS Odessa also offers a 30-day trial version of ConceptDraw Office.
