Introducing SmartDraw 2008 — the First Program to Automate Business Graphics. It Draws for You!

Now Any Computer User Can Create Presentation-Quality Business Graphics in Just Minutes.

San Diego, Calif. September 10, 2007 - SmartDraw.com today announced the launch of SmartDraw 2008, the first program that automates the task of creating business graphics such as flowcharts, organizational charts, mind maps, project charts, bar charts and much more.

Unlike other graphics programs that provide you with a blank screen and expect you to draw, with SmartDraw you start with a template that is specifically designed to create the type of illustration that you need. You enter your information and SmartDraw does the rest: building the graphic automatically using built-in rules and professional design themes to guarantee polished, presentation-quality results in just a few minutes. It draws for you!

"It's now simple to make your first presentation-quality business graphic in just minutes, not hours," said Paul Stannard, SmartDraw.com CEO. "We made selecting the right template even easier by creating a comprehensive Encyclopedia of Business Graphics(tm) which is available on our Web site. It lists every type of business graphic, a definition, an explanation of how it is used, an example, and a template that can be used to create one." SmartDraw 2008 includes templates for more than 50 different types of illustration.

Stannard said SmartDraw has been analyzing feedback from nearly two million computer users who downloaded the predecessor program over the past year. "Our users are not graphics experts. They need help both in layout and in graphic design. SmartDraw 2008 does both, by automatically creating the layout and applying professionally designed color schemes."

Should additional help be required, SmartDraw offers free telephone support from its own staff located in San Diego. According to its users, SmartDraw is the essential business graphics tool to help them communicate, persuade, and succeed.

SmartDraw 2008 is packed with unique features, including:

• Automatic Flowcharting. Flowcharts are built using simple commands. Users can even build one without taking their fingers off of the keyboard. Lines are drawn automatically. Formatting is automatic: shapes are evenly spaced and perfectly aligned.
• Automatic Business Graphics. Hundreds of specialized SmartTemplates(tm) are included that automate the creation of every type of business graphic, including: organization charts, project charts, decision trees, Ishikawa diagrams, genograms, and more.
• Automatic Graphic Design. A professionally-designed graphic theme, specifying colors, line and type style, is automatically applied to each graphic. Users can select from a library of themes and apply a different one with a single click.
• Express Charts. Charts and graphs can be built without having to create a spreadsheet first. Users can pick a chart and type their data directly into the bars, or simply drag them to represent the right values.
• Picture Charts. These lively, eye-catching charts use pictures and images to display data, instead of standard bars, lines and circles. Just like USA Today! We call them ImageCharts(tm).
• Live Maps. New Live Map feature captures live data from the Internet to allow users to incorporate roads, regions, counties, zip codes, countries and even satellite images from across the globe into their illustrations.
• Integrated Photo Capability. SmartDraw includes built-in photo software features making it a snap to incorporate photos into business graphics. SmartDraw captures images from cameras, lets users crop and scale them, adjust color and brightness levels, and drop them directly into organization charts, and other illustrations.
• One-Click Copy. Easily copy to Microsoft Office^® programs, PDF and many other graphic formats. SmartDraw 2008 is one of the first applications to adopt the new ribbon interface used in Microsoft Office^® 2007.

Users can download a free trial of SmartDraw from the company's website (www.smartdraw.com), and may also purchase online. Individual licenses start at $297. The company also provides variety of options for multiple-seat licenses, including an annual subscription agreement for department-level or company-wide usage starting at $1,495.

About SmartDraw.com
SmartDraw.com is the creator of SmartDraw, the world's most popular business graphics software and the first program that makes it possible for ordinary computer users to create presentation-quality business graphics in minutes. Each year more than two million people install and use SmartDraw and the company counts more than half of the members of the Fortune 500 as loyal customers.

Founded in 1994, SmartDraw.com is privately-held and based in San Diego, CA. In addition to SmartDraw 2008 for general business and home use, the company also offers SmartDraw Healthcare and SmartDraw Legal editions which include graphics and applications unique to their respective fields. For more information on the company or to download a free trial of SmartDraw, please visit www.smartdraw.com.

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Public Relations & Marketing Specialist, 858-225-3340, PublicRelations@smartdraw.com

SmartDraw.Com Corporate Information
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Web site: http://www.smartdraw.com
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