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IT Manager for GameStop Ireland Selects SmartDraw for Increased Productivity, Lowered Costs

Sankar Nayar is IT Manager for the Ireland branch of GameStop, the world's largest video game retailer. He is responsible for the seamless running of all I.T. infrastructure and retail applications to support the business.

"One of my biggest challenges is to describe software development methodologies using Unified Modeling Language (UML) diagrams," said Sankar.

He found SmartDraw in PC Magazine, and decided to give it a try. Right away, he could tell that SmartDraw was heads and tails above the alternatives like Microsoft Visio^®.

"SmartDraw really simplifies the whole process of creating UML diagrams," said Sankar. "Compared to the alternatives, it's easy to use, very intuitive, and just a great product to help in creating professional functional documents."

Sankar was able to quickly create flowcharts, organization charts, project timelines, network infrastructure diagrams, software development diagrams, forms, and more. Unlike other graphics programs that provide users with a blank screen and expect them to draw, with SmartDraw, users select from a template that is specifically designed to create the type of illustration they need. For example, SmartDraw contains dozens of SmartTemplates for network diagrams, UML diagrams, and workflows.

After selecting the appropriate template, users simply enter the 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. In addition, SmartDraw features one-click export to popular document types such as PDF and PowerPoint^®, making it easy to share SmartDraw creations with others.

"Everyone is amazed at the quality of my diagrams and presentations," said Sankar.

Sankar estimates that SmartDraw saves him about two hours every time he has to create a diagram. "From an I.T. perspective-since it is relatively easy to learn--SmartDraw frees up unnecessary and expensive resources. I recommend it on many occasions to my I.T. peers."

To download the free trial, visit www.smartdraw.com.