SmartDraw Named "Best Business Application" for 2002 by SIA - SIA Honors SmartDraw for the Sixth Year

SIA Honors SmartDraw for the Sixth Year

San Diego, Calif. — August 29, 2002 - SmartDraw, the #1 choice for business graphics software on the Internet, was awarded "Best Business Application" by the SIA, marking the sixth time in seven years SmartDraw has been honored by the organization. The SIA awards recognize the best software programs that offer free trials on the Internet, as voted on by software authors, developers, journalists and reviewers.

"Winning an SIA award is always a special honor because it means that we've been recognized by our peers," said Paul Stannard, SmartDraw.com CEO. "Marketing and distributing software over the Internet is our bread and butter, so we're excited to be honored by the people who started the industry in the first place."

In order to be nominated for the SIA, software companies must allow users to download a trial version of the software before buying. The trial version of SmartDraw is distributed at the SmartDraw.com website. Every day, more than 5,000 users download the trial.

The SmartDraw product beat out several other popular business programs that offer trialware over the Internet. In the past few years, SmartDraw has also been named SIA's "People's Choice" and "Best Graphic Program."

SmartDraw.com was also recently named to Deloitte & Touche's prestigious Technology Fast 50 program, honoring the fastest growing technology companies in each region. Companies are ranked on growth in fiscal revenue over the last five years. SmartDraw.com was honored for 518% growth from 1997 to 2001.

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.

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