SOLANA BEACH, CA, Aug. 1st, 1997--Nisus^® Software Inc. announces the presentation of the new version of its word processor Nisus Writer 5.1 during Macworld Boston 97 in the World Trade Center at booth #5245. Nisus Writer 5.1 will start shipping at the end of August. A Press Conference will also be held on Thursday August 7th at 9am in the Press Conference Room of the World Trade Center.
     The upgrade price of Nisus Writer 5.1 (CD only with an electronic manual) from Nisus Writer 5.0 is just $49.95, or just $69.95 for CD from an earlier version than Nisus Writer 5.0. An additional $5 is required for a diskette version. A new printed manual can be purchased at the time of the upgrade for only $15. Customers who purchased Nisus Writer 5.0 since July 1st 1997 qualify for a free CD upgrade to Nisus Writer 5.1. With their dated sales receipt, they can receive their upgrade directly from Nisus Software Inc. New buyers owning any other word processor, can take advantage of the Competitive Upgrade price of $149.00. For more information on Nisus Writer and 5.1 upgrade orders, visit our main Nisus Writer page.
     Originally shipped in 1989, Nisus Writer is rated highly by users and industry experts. MacWEEK called it "a solid rival to word processing giants," and Nisus Writer has received awards from BMUG, MacUser and Apple Pacific. Users include Dow Jones, The Principal Financial Group, Stanford University, The Orange County Register, Warner Brothers, Reuben H. Donnelly, MasterCard International, and the United Nations NGO Women's Forum.
      Nisus Writer is recognized for innumerable features including powerful multilingual text editing and manipulation, especially its Find & Replace; enhanced graphics (color, nudge, snap to grid) including desktop publishing features; an uncluttered, user-friendly interface with optional Floating Tool Bars; extensive On-line Help; Smart Style Sheets; automatic Indexing; Table and Equation Tools.