Nisus Software, Inc. has announced the upcoming release of a new version of Nisus Writer Express, bringing it to version 2.0. Nisus Writer Express is a utility designed for word processing. The latest release features numerous enhancements including language sensitive typo fixing and smart quotes. According to Nisus Software:

Nisus Software today announces Nisus Writer Express 2.0, the affordable, easy to use Word alternative.

With many significant new features such as tables, styles, and footnotes, Nisus Writer Express 2.0 delivers all the features you expect packaged in a legendary user experience that won Nisus Writer Express "Best Overall Word Processor" in lab tests by MacUser UK.

Features such as read/write documents in Unicode, RTF, RTFD, plain text format and Microsoft(R) Word (.doc); a customizable interface; AppleScript and Perl macros; noncontiguous selection; keyboard shortcuts; an exclusive Document Manager; powerful, three-level Find and Replace including Regular Expressions (GREP); multiple editable Clipboards; and slick document window zoom, make Nisus Writer Express the compelling choice for your word processing needs.

New features:

Built-in Tables

User-defined styles

Footnotes

Document endnotes

Section endnotes

Nisus New File

Smart Quotes

Section Endnotes

Highlighter

Smart insert and delete

and more...

You can find more information about the latest Nisus Writer Express release at the Nisus Software Web site. Nisus Writer Express will be released later this summer and will be available for US$59.95.