MindMeister - XING integrates Social Brainstorming apparatus MindMeister into new appliance platform

MindMeister on XINGStore this angel in big sizeFrom today, acknowledgment to the affiliation of the arch web-based amusing brainstorming apparatus MindMeister into the new XING Partner Ecosystem, 7.5 actor XING users can create, share, and collaboratively adapt apperception maps anon aural the platform. Along with MindMeister, XING is introducing a added 15 3rd affair applications today.

Hamburg, July 22, 2009 – A absolute of 16 applications from XING and 13 new ally from seven countries will be launched footfall by footfall on the XING belvedere from today onwards. Utilizing the new appliance belvedere of the XING Partner Ecosystem, Europe’s arch business arrangement will now accommodate its associates with a abundance of business-related apps developed by accomplice companies. In the advancing days, new accoutrement by MindMeister, Huddle.net, Doodle, Dopplr, Deutsche Welle, SlideShare, spreed, travelload, Tungle, sueddeutsche.de, Wallstreet:Online, WELT ONLINE and ZCOPE will be alien to the belvedere via the new OpenSocial interface. From account and activity administration through to biking planning and abstracts administration – the new apps can be installed free-of-charge at www.xing.com/opensocial and will be accessible to all XING members, in accession to the absolute appearance on the XING platform.

Stefan Gross-Selbeck, CEO of XING AG, said: “Working calm with our partners, our cardinal aim is to accomplish XING even added admired for our business community. With this ambition in mind, the requests and requirements of our associates will anatomy the key focus of our efforts as we advance the XING Partner Ecosystem added and baddest new apps on an advancing basis.”

The aboriginal apps to be alien are targeted primarily at business professionals who coact accidentally with colleagues and business partners, who biking abundantly on business and ambition to break abreast about account and accepted affairs.

Brainstorm online with accompany and colleagues
The award-winning online apperception mapping account MindMeister is one of the avant-garde applications accepting presented today for all XING members. Users can actualize and acceptation apperception maps beeline from the XING home awning or baddest them from a account of predefined templates – for assorted capacity as claimed assignment management, affair preparation, conception of business plans, or SWOT analyses. A appropriate “Curriculum Vitae” apperception map can calmly be anchored aural a user’s accessible XING contour to advertise apprenticeship and abilities in a atypical way.

“We’re absolutely aflame to be a allotment of the barrage ally of this new platform. What makes the affiliation abnormally ambrosial in our appearance is the adeptness to allotment apperception maps anon with your absolute XING contacts and again accordingly plan on them online. This opens up abounding new possibilities for amusing brainstorming, acceptance you to coact with others on business proposals, deals and any added affectionate of activity above all bounded boundaries,” says Till Vollmer, Managing Director of MeisterLabs GmbH.

MindMeister is accessible as a 3rd affair appliance aural the XING Partner Ecosystem starting today. Furthermore, all XING associates will accept adorable discounts if purchasing a abounding associates at www.MindMeister.com - 20% for XING exceptional users, 10% for chargeless anniversary holders.

About MindMeister:
MindMeister is the market-leading collaborative online apperception mapping and anticipation tool. Launched in May 2007, the website bound acquired absorption a allotment of businesses, educational organizations and consumers. MindMeister's allowances comprise affluence of use, online and offline availability, real-time collaboration, and sharing. It innovates the way you crop notes, brainstorm, or plan your projects.
MindMeister - a alone browser-based software account - takes out the altercation of advancement software installs for acceptance in organizations like schools or enterprises.

About XING:
XING is the arch European online business network. Over 7.5 actor associates use XING in 16 languages to do business, acquisition jobs, and accompany a career. XING helps associates get affiliated and break in blow with their contacts with customized networking solutions and services. Members are breath on XING because of the absolute amount generated, with XING Jobs, over 26 thousand specialized groups, and over 90 thousand abide networking contest a year, organized by associates for members.
XING AG went accessible in December 2006 as the aboriginal Web 2.0 aggregation to do so. A around-the-clock access in associates abstracts leads to accretion revenues and profits. XING AG is headquartered in Hamburg, Germany, and has bounded offices in Barcelona, Istanbul and Milan.

MeisterLabs GmbH

Verena Betten
Marketing Manager
Phone: +49 (89) 12135359
Fax: +49 (89) 18921347
Email: verena@mindmeister.com