Aloha!

Welcome to the very first issue of Mindquarry Community Newsletter and thank you for subscribing. Here's a summary of what's new in the Mindquarry universe:

Progress on upcoming 1.1 release

Alexander Klimetschek, our Chief Architect, posted some info about the new graphical user interface (GUI) of Mindquarry, which will be included in the upcoming 1.1 release. He describes the approach (user-centered design) as well as the results with some mock ups.

The new GUI will provide better switching between teams as well as easier understanding of what information and functions are available to the user. Buttons for creation of new objects are always visible in the respective context (e.g. create new task when in task management). Last but not least, we think the new GUI is simply nicer to look at.

The Mindquarry development team is currently implementing the CSS and XSLT files. They are done with the top navigation tabs. Development will continue for a few more days, followed by testing.

According to this plan, version 1.1 will be released in 2-3 weeks.

Service offers launched

Mindquarry Customer Services now offer various services to low-budget as well as mission-critical projects. They cover installation, maintenance, consulting and development. Check out the new services pages for more details.

Review of Mindquarry as KB software

Ionut Margelatu reviewed Mindquarry in his search for a knowledge base software. His conclusion: "Mindquarry offers all the features I was looking for and it’s pretty straight-forward to use." Find pros and cons in his blog entry.

Red Herring Spring, USA, May 1-3

Mindquarry has been invited to speak as one of the Red Herring Europe 2007 award winners at the Red Herring Spring in Monterey, CA, USA. The event takes place May 1-3.

If you're around, let our CEO Stephan Voigt or VP Marketing Sandro Groganz know that you'd like to meet with them. They can also meet with you outside of the event in Monterey. They will be in San Francisco May 4th and in Los Angeles May 5th as well.

ApacheCon, the Netherlands, May 1-3

Meet with Mindquarry developers at ApacheCon Europe May 1-4, 2007. Alexander Saar, our CTO and co-founder as well as Lars Trieloff, COO and co-founder will be there.

Collaborative barbecue

The Mindquarry team gathered for the first time in front of the office on the veranda for barbecue. The historic moment got captured, don't miss the barbecue pictures on Flickr.

That's it for today's issue of Mindquarry Community Newsletter and we hope you enjoyed yourself. See you in the Mindquarry universe!

Yours Mindquarry Team