Press releases

Posted May 05, 2009

Game Design and Critical Thinking Research Make Selling Easier

bSelling™ launched on Force.com AppExchange from Salesforce.com

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, May 5

Austhink Software, a provider of software tools that use visual techniques to improve critical thinking, today announced that bSelling has been launched on the Force.com AppExchange. bSelling amplifies the effectiveness of Salesforce CRM’s Opportunity function and enables salespeople and sales managers to qualify opportunities, identify pain points, and develop winning sales pitches. Managers can qualify sales prospects quickly and effectively for more accurate pipeline placement, while using the sales story to motivate and guide their sales teams to sell more, faster. Built using the Force.com platform, bSelling is immediately available for test drive and deployment on the Force.com AppExchange.

“This is fabulous… what you’ve developed really fits the way salespeople work,” enthused Paul Cameron, solutions selling trainer and experienced enterprise sales manager.

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Posted Oct 22, 2008

Austhink Announces Critical Thinking Software for Corporate Executives

bCisive™ – Designed to Help Evaluate Business Decisions and Path Forward; Brings Certainty during Uncertain Economic Times

SAN FRANCISCO, October 22

Austhink, the leading provider of critical thinking software, today announced bCisive for corporate executives, the industry’s first and only decision mapping solution designed to simplify, track and convey the thinking behind key business decisions. According to a recent Economist survey, 70% of senior managers rate their decision making process as “moderately efficient or worse,” and 25% of executives feel that management frequently, or always gets its decisions wrong. bCisive provides the “safety net” business executives need to think through and evaluate decisions that can lead to the success or failure of a company.

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Posted Aug 26, 2008

Austhink Appoints Henry Okraglik as CEO

Henry Okraglik to lead next phase of growth for leading critical thinking software company; Dr Tim van Gelder assumes new role on executive team as Chief Austhinker

Austhink Software, the leading provider of advanced critical thinking solutions, today announced the appointment of accomplished entrepreneur Henry Okraglik as CEO. Austhink founder and former CEO, Dr Tim van Gelder, will transition into a new role as Chief Visionary Officer and Head of Strategy.

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Posted Jun 24, 2008

Austhink Presents the Industry’s First Critical Thinking Software Designed for Management Consultants

CHICAGO, June 24, 2008: Consulting Magazine’s Best Practices Event

Austhink, the leading provider of critical thinking software, today unveiled a major addition to the management consultant’s toolkit: bCisive™. With the introduction of bCisive, there is finally a software package that directly supports hierarchical structured thinking, such as the Minto Pyramid Principle®, a foundational methodology within successful consulting firms.

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Posted May 21, 2008

Austhink Enters U.S. Market With Business Decision Mapping Software

bCisive Simplifies and Tracks Decision Process for Business Users

SAN FRANCISCO and MELBOURNE, Australia, May 21, 2008

Austhink, the leader in critical thinking solutions, today announced the company’s official U.S. launch and the release of bCisive 1.0, the industry’s first software solution designed to simplify and track the thinking behind business decisions.

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