WILMINGTON, Delaware, May 20 /PRNewswire/ --

- A New Level of Usability and Integration for Advanced Grammar Checking, 
Spell Checking

WhiteSmoke announces the immediate availability of an upgrade to its
desktop English writing software. WhiteSmoke 2009 is the leading software
solution for the correction and enhancement of English grammar, spelling, and
writing style. The latest upgrade follows the announcement of new server-side
features last month, and completes a substantial upgrade cycle for WhiteSmoke
2009.

New features include the much requested preservation of text formatting
when checking texts in MS Word and MS Outlook, and bi-directionality in the
multi-lingual dictionary. A wealth of other optimizations to the
functionality and user experience of the product are also included in this
upgrade.

Text Formatting Preservation

"The new release features a milestone in the development of WhiteSmoke -
preservation of text formatting in MS Word and MS Outlook," claims Liran
Brenner, VP of R&D at WhiteSmoke. "This feature has been requested time and
time again, and we are proud to say that we now have an intelligent solution
to checking text, and returning the corrected text back to Word and Outlook
with the original formatting completely in place."

Bi-Directional Multi-Lingual Dictionary

This upgrade also includes new bi-directional language functionality in
the multi-lingual dictionary. Previously, translations could only be made
from English to a target language. Now, word translations can be made from
any supported language to English as well. "The bi-directional dictionary
improves the usability of WhiteSmoke 2009 for many of our users who speak
English as a second or even third language," reveals Amit Greener, VP of
Marketing at WhiteSmoke.

Enhancements and Optimizations

A wealth of smaller enhancements and optimizations have made it into this
upgrade. These include improvements to the text editing screen in WhiteSmoke
itself, improved graphics and functionality in the Notifier, and further
tweaks to the graphical interface to improve workflow and ease-of-use for
users.

Check Your Grammar Everywhere, Anytime

"Improvements in text formatting helps us get closer to our goal of
offering a full writing solution that can be used everywhere, and at
anytime," says Hilla Ovil-Brenner, WhiteSmoke CEO. "Even in the final stages
of document preparation, a user can check a text with WhiteSmoke and still
retain all formatting and styling along with automatic correction. The amount
of requests we have had for this tells us our users are going to love it!"

About WhiteSmoke

WhiteSmoke is a world-leading company in the field of English writing
technologies, with a focus on products that enhance and correct grammar,
spelling, and writing style. WhiteSmoke makes its technologies available
through various channels apart from its desktop application, such as a
browser-based text editor, and specialized OEM versions designed for
integration with 3rd party service providers.

See the WhiteSmoke website for further information:

http://www.whitesmoke.com/ws2009/

Contact
    Hilla Ovil-Brenner, CEO
    Ph: +972-3-547832215
    hilla@whitesmoke.com
    
    Amit Greener, VP Marketing
    Ph: +1-877-8151535
    marketing@whitesmoke.com