Milestones

2011

• Quark embraces digital publishing by launching QuarkXPress 9 and App Studio to offer designers an affordable, accessible solution for publishing enriched content to digital devices like the iPhone
• QuarkXPress 9 garners critical acclaim from Macworld for Best Creative Design Software of the Year and from MacUser for Publishing Product of the Year, beating out Adobe InDesign
• IBM and Quark partner to bring advanced communications solutions to the financial sector
• Financial services, governmental, and manufacturing organizations adopt Quark dynamic publishing technology
• Quark transitions to new private ownership that is dedicated to expanding the breadth and depth of Quark’s digital and dynamic publishing capabilities worldwide

2010

• Frost & Sullivan awards Quark the Global Product Line Strategy of the Year for Dynamic Publishing Solutions
• Quark acquires long-time partner GLUON to strengthen its enterprise Web-to-print offering for corporate marketing departments and agencies
• Quark announces Digital Publishing 2.0 — platform-independent digital publishing to help publishers create design-rich, interactive content for digital devices; also announces strategic partnership with K-NFB and Baker & Taylor to publish to and distribute content through Blio e-Reader
• The first private-label version of QuarkPromote.com is launched in Australia as Snap Promote
• Quark and Microsoft collaborate to integrate Quark Publishing System with Microsoft SharePoint to connect knowledge workers with the Creative department

2009:

• Quark introduces dynamic publishing entry points and upgrade paths
• Quark introduces dynamic publishing solutions for magazines, marketing communications departments, and technical publications
• Quark partners with IBM to bring XML and DITA to the masses
• Quark partners with EMC to integrate Quark XML Author with EMC Documentum
• Quark and Microsoft demonstrate an integrated solution for multimedia journalism and multi-channel publishing
• Quark releases QuarkPromote.com, an online marketing solution for SMBs

2008:

• Quark announces dynamic publishing solutions — Combines professional design and automated workflows for multi-channel output
• QuarkXPress 8 introduces a modern, intuitive interface, a universal file format, and built-in Flash design tools
• Quark acquires In.Vision Research Corporation, a leader in easy-to-use XML authoring tools

2007: Quark Publishing System 7 — Re-engineered using a service-orientated architecture

2006: QuarkXPress 7 introduces more than 160 new features, including Quark Job Jackets and collaboration technology

2003: QuarkXPress 6 brings print and Web design to Mac OS X, introduces multiple layouts

2001:

• QuarkXPress 5 adds Web publishing for the first time
• QuarkXPress Server—Automates high-value publishing workflows and business applications

1997: QuarkXPress 4 is used more widely than all other page-layout applications combined

1992: Quark Publishing System^® — Introduces client/server-based collaborative workflows

1990: QuarkXPress 3 becomes the software of choice for publishers worldwide

1987: Quark introduces QuarkXPress^®, making desktop publishing software readily available and changing the way people publish around the world