Quark Inc. announced today the release and availability of QuarkXPress 7, the newest upgrade to its flagship product, QuarkXPress. Debuting worldwide today, the widely anticipated QuarkXPress 7 software has already been praised for new and innovative features that promote better design, faster production, and more efficient collaboration - transforming the business of creative communications.

This powerful upgrade combines new and enhanced design features with multi-channel publishing, collaboration, and job-driven workflow capabilities to deliver simply faster creative development for print and Web publishing. Through Composition Zones, Job Jackets, transparency, OpenType, Unicode, and many other new features, QuarkXPress 7 makes it easier for creative professionals to work together, optimize design, and minimize production errors. QuarkXPress 7 enables efficient and consistent desktop design, collaboration, and production.

"Our research shows that end-user experience and positive impact on workflow are two of the biggest factors in making technology investments," according to Mike Maziarka, director at InfoTrends, the leading worldwide market research and strategic consulting firm for the document solutions industry. "QuarkXPress 7 directly addresses how to work more efficiently with a product that is world renowned, thereby raising the bar in the desktop publishing industry, and will be warmly welcomed by new and established customers alike. This robust product release highlights Quark's commitment to the market and to its customers as Quark continues to contribute to the evolution of publishing."

"We are thrilled to release QuarkXPress 7," said J ürgen Kurz, Quark senior vice president, desktop products. "This latest version introduces forward-thinking concepts and capabilities in response to evolving market needs and customer feedback. Based on the early response we've heard from customers and the critical acclaim QuarkXPress 7 has received from leaders in the industry, we believe QuarkXPress 7 will revolutionize the way creative professionals work."

QuarkXPress 7 is shipping now and is available through Quark resellers and partners worldwide as well as the Quark online store.

To learn more about QuarkXPress 7 and how to purchase or upgrade, please visit www.quark.com/sales/desktop.

QuarkXPress 7 will be featured in upcoming road shows, scheduled to tour North America and Europe stopping in seven cities on each continent. To learn more about the QuarkXPress 7 road shows in North America, visit www.quark.com/7tour.

About Quark
Quark Inc. ( www.quark.com) is an industry-leading software company providing design, production, and collaboration solutions that are transforming the business of creative communications. Quark has provided award-winning software for professional publishers since its flagship product, QuarkXPress, changed the course of traditional publishing. Founded in 1981, Denver-based Quark Inc. is privately held.