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Quark Interactive Designer Now Supports Mac OS 10.5 Leopard
Quark's Interactive Flash Application Joins QuarkXPress 7.31 as Fully Compatible with the Latest Mac OS Release
SAN FRANCISCO - 1/16/2008 -
Quark Inc. announced
today Quark Interactive DesignerTM 1.02, an updated version of Quark Interactive
Designer that is compatible with Mac OS® X 10.5 LeopardTM. Quark Interactive
Designer allows designers using QuarkXPress® to create Flash® (SWF) layouts for
the Web without having to code.
The release of Quark Interactive Designer 1.02 follows the November 2007
release of QuarkXPress 7.31, a maintenance release of the professional design
software that is optimized for Mac OS X Leopard.
“Quark is dedicated to providing the Mac® community timely updates to our
software that support the Mac OS. Quark Interactive Designer 1.02 now offers
designers Flash authoring capability that works in conjunction with QuarkXPress
7.31,” said Tim Banister, Quark’s general manager of QuarkXPress. “Mac users
working with Leopard will find Quark Interactive Designer valuable not only
because it allows for the creation of Flash layouts without writing code, it
also enables users to repurpose print work for the Web and offers innovative
design functionality.”
With Quark Interactive Designer users are able to create rich, interactive
tours, online advertisements and design-driven presentations using QuarkXPress
7. The software features interactive buttons, animations and dozens of
predefined actions for transitioning pages, playing sounds, sliding objects and
creating interactive menus.
The new Quark Interactive Designer 1.02 update is free for existing Quark
Interactive Designer users. To download the updater, please visit
http://www.quark.com/products/interactivedesigner/QID_102_updatehtml. To note,
Quark Interactive Designer 1.01 continues to offer Microsoft® Windows® users the
most updated software and functionality available.
Quark Interactive Designer is available for purchase as a standalone product
or available bundled with QuarkXPress 7 and Quark® XPert Tools Pro. For more
information regarding the purchase of Quark Interactive Designer, please visit
the Quark Store at
http://store.digitalriver.com/store/quark/en_US/DisplayHomePage.
About Quark Quark Inc. (www.quark.com) is an innovative 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. Denver-based Quark
Inc. is privately held.
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Quark, the Quark logo, QuarkXPress, and Quark Interactive Designer are
trademarks or registered trademarks of Quark, Inc. and its affiliates in the
U.S. and/or other countries. All other marks are the property of their
respective owners.
Contact: Sarah Rector, Quark Inc., srector@quark.com, 303-894-3753