U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Chooses SmartDraw.com's Legal Graphics Software
World's Largest Law Office Signs Agreement which will Benefit Thousands of their Legal Professionals
San Diego, Calif. — May 16, 2006 - SmartDraw.com, the world's leading publisher of legal graphics software, today announced that the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), the world's largest law office, signed a licensing agreement for 25,000 seats of its SmartDraw Legal Solution (www.smartdrawlegal.com). The DOJ's choice is a key milestone for SmartDraw.com as it demonstrates the company's growing prominence in the emerging personal productivity graphics software market.
"We're pleased the U.S. Department of Justice chose our legal diagramming solution because, quite simply, it will make it easier for their attorneys and paralegals to create professional-quality graphics and diagrams in minutes for their briefings and courtroom exhibits, said Todd Savitt, Vice President of Business Development at SmartDraw.com. "In addition to the DOJ, over 70 percent of the AMLAW 100-listed law firms are using our product," added Savitt.
The SmartDraw Legal Edition features more than 50,000 ready-to-use graphics, including 3000 medical illustrations, legal symbols, and over 800 pre-drawn templates to help legal and law enforcement professionals create effective visuals such as charts, diagrams, and timelines - for courtroom exhibits, accident reconstruction, crime scenes, mediation, and more. Users simply drag ready-made graphics from the built-in libraries and drop them onto a template. With helpful features such as automatic alignment and formatting, SmartDraw requires no artistic talent or technical expertise; even first-time users can create effective legal diagrams in minutes.
SmartDraw works hand-in-hand with the leading word software products, allowing users to copy and paste directly to PowerPoint®, Word®, WordPerfect, and leading litigation support software products. In addition, users can print poster size charts for courtroom presentations with a click of a button through our Alphagraphics partnership.
About SmartDraw.com
Founded in 1994, SmartDraw.com is the creator of SmartDraw, the world's most popular business graphics
software. SmartDraw allows anyone to create professional-quality business graphics in minutes - no
experience or training required. The Company is the leader in the emerging "Personal Productivity
Graphics" market. This market is made up of ordinary computer users who want to create attractive
and effective business graphics, but don't have the expertise to use software designed for graphics
professionals. In mid 2006, SmartDraw.com surpassed the ten millionth download of SmartDraw.
Headquartered in San Diego, CA, SmartDraw.com is privately-held and counts more than half the Fortune
500 among its customers. To download a free trial of SmartDraw, please visit:
www.smartdrawlegal.com.
Contact:
Public Relations & Marketing Specialist, 858-225-3340, PublicRelations@smartdraw.com
SmartDraw.Com Corporate Information
Company Name: SmartDraw.Com
Mailing Address: 9909 Mira Mesa Blvd., Ste 300, San Diego, CA 92131
Legal web site: http://www.smartdrawlegal.com
Corporate web site: http://www.smartdraw.com
E-mail: mail@smartdraw.com
Phone: 858-225-3300
Fax: 858-225-3390
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