San Diego, Calif. — August 6, 2003 - SmartDraw.com, the leading provider of easy-to-use software for business graphics, has been named in Deloitte & Touche's prestigious "Technology Fast 50" program for the third straight year. The award honors the fastest-growing technology companies in the San Diego area based on revenue growth in the last five years.
Despite a prolonged downturn in the economy, particularly in the internet sector, SmartDraw.com experienced rapid revenue growth from 1998 to 2003.
"It's an absolute honor to be named to the Fast 50 again," said Paul Stannard, SmartDraw.com CEO. "We attribute our rapid growth to the ingenuity behind each of our products, as well as our finely-tuned internet marketing model. In the last year alone, we saw internet sales increase by over 33%."
To qualify for the Technology Fast 50, companies must have had operating revenues of at least $50,000 in 1998 and $1,000,000 in 2002. They must be public or private companies headquartered in North America, and must be a "technology company," as defined by owning proprietary technology that contributes to a large portion of the company's operating revenues.
Winners of the 20 regional Technology Fast 50 programs are automatically entered in the Deloitte & Touche Technology Fast 500 program, which ranks North America's top 500 fastest-growing technology companies. SmartDraw.com will find out its final Fast 50 ranking at an awards ceremony at the Hyatt Regency in La Jolla on September 17, 11:00am.
Founded by Stannard in 1994, SmartDraw.com has been profitable since day one. The company received its first purchase order less than 12 hours after it opened for business. Located in Scripps Ranch, SmartDraw.com continues to develop user-friendly business graphics software. But don't look for SmartDraw.com products in a software store…almost all products are sold online at www.smartdraw.com. The SmartDraw.com website draws more than 2 million visitors per month, and more than 5,000 people download SmartDraw software every day.
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.smartdraw.com.
About Deloitte & Touche
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assurance and advisory, tax, and management consulting services through nearly 30,000
people in more than 80 U.S. cities. The firm is dedicated to helping its clients and
its people excel. Known as an employer of choice for innovative human resources
programs, Deloitte & Touche has been recognized as one of the "100 Best Companies to
Work For in America" by Fortune magazine for six consecutive years. Deloitte & Touche
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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
Web site: http://www.smartdraw.com
E-mail: mail@smartdraw.com
Phone: 858-225-3300
Fax: 858-225-3390
