SmartDraw.com Named ''Cool Vendor'' by Gartner
Business Graphics Leader Recognized for Innovation, Ease-of-Use and
Mobility
SAN DIEGO (Business Wire EON/PRWEB ) March 16, 2007 --
SmartDraw.com, creator of SmartDraw®,
the world's most popular business graphics software, has been included
in the report “Cool Vendors in PC
Technologies, 2007” issued by Gartner, Inc.
With SmartDraw, anyone can create professional-quality business graphics
such as flowcharts, organizational charts, Gantt charts, mind maps,
timelines, floor plans, sales territory maps, and more in minutes –
no experience or training required.
According to Gartner, Inc., the “Cool Vendors”
list focuses on innovators who are releasing products that enable PC
users to perform their jobs with ease, flexibility and mobility. IT
professionals, as well as manufacturers of PC and handhelds, will be
interested in these new technologies.
The report gives SmartDraw high marks for "enabling users to create
business-class graphics and charts, and easily export ink objects into
other applications. This aspect," the report continues, "coupled with
the large, customizable collection of templates, makes SmartDraw very
cool indeed." The report goes on to highlight the value of the software,
stating, "Unlike other graphic tools, SmartDraw is not prohibitively
priced."
“We feel the recognition by Gartner validates
our team’s efforts and the innovation of our
business graphics software,” said CEO Paul
Stannard. “We welcome the recognition by
Gartner of our efforts to make presentation-quality business graphics
accessible to everyone, no matter what their level of skill or
experience. There are millions of computer users who would create
business graphics if they thought it was easy enough. With SmartDraw it
is. That’s cool!”
SmartDraw offers a variety of licensing options and programs, including
a Freedom License that allows an organization or department to install
and use SmartDraw on any computer. A free trial is available at: www.smartdraw.com
and includes both online and telephone technical support.
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
business graphics market, a market made up of ordinary computer users
who want to create attractive and effective business graphics, but who
lack the time and expertise to learn software designed for graphics
professionals. In addition to SmartDraw 2007 intended for general
business use, there are also SmartDraw Healthcare and SmartDraw Legal
editions with graphics and applications unique to their respective
fields. 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 2007, please visit: www.smartdraw.com.
About Gartner’s Cool Vendors Selection
Process
Gartner's listing does not constitute an exhaustive list of vendors in
any given technology area, but rather is designed to highlight
interesting, new and innovative vendors, products and services. Gartner
disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this
research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness of a
particular purpose.
Gartner defines a cool vendor as a company that offers technologies or
solutions that are: Innovative, enable users to do things they couldn't
do before; Impactful, have, or will have, business impact (not just
technology for the sake of technology); Intriguing, have caught
Gartner's interest or curiosity in approximately the past six months.
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