Lotus Development Corp has announced Lotus Write 2.0 in the States, an entry-level word processor that is based on Ami Pro 2.0 and is in fact a renamed Ami Pro with additional features: those features include SmartIcons, an editable WYSIWYG and interactive dialogue boxes that guide users through selections: it supports Object Linking and Embedding, the Multiple Document Interface specification and ships with Adobe Type Manager Ami Pro 2.0, in contrast, provides more advanced word processingcapabilities, such as tables, indexing, table of contents, sorting,revision marking, document compare, master documents, power fields,charting, drawing, image processing and others; Lotus Write will be available for a suggested retailprice of $199 in the fourth quarter of this year; through the currentLotus upgrade program, Lotus Write users may upgrade to Ami Pro for asuggested retail price of $149.
