Quark Wraps up 2006 with Numerous Awards and Accolades.Software Developer Released Several Award-Winning Products in 2006 DENVER -- The year 2006 was a big one for Quark quark (kwôrk): see elementary particles. quark Any of a group of subatomic particles thought to be among the fundamental constituents of matter—more specifically, of protons and neutrons. Inc. The company is at the top of its game with innovative and award-winning product releases. Trade show floors were buzzing about QuarkXPress 7, Quark Print Collection, QuarkXPress Server 7, and Quark Interactive Designer Quark Interactive Designer is a tool for creating Macromedia Flash content from QuarkXPress documents. . "This is an exciting time to be part of the Quark team," said Ray Schiavone, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "Quark paved the way with great product releases and award-winning software -- you can feel the change and excitement at Quark." QuarkXPress 7, the latest version of the company's flagship desktop publishing software The following is a list of major desktop publishing software. A wide range of related software tools exist in this field, including many plug-ins and tools related to the applications listed below. , was awarded "Best of Show" by the Macwelt editors at the MacExpo trade show and conference in Cologne, Germany in June. The award was one of six that Macwelt handed out to acknowledge new products that displayed innovation and generated excitement at the event. At the MacWorld UK expo in August, Quark cleaned up again with two awards for QuarkXPress 7: The "Editor's Choice" award and the "Best Creative Software" award. Winners came from an extensive and varied list that Macworld UK editors compiled during a year of fast-paced change in the Macintosh computer industry. The Macworld UK editors wrote: "In terms of practical design production, QuarkXPress 7 is second to none." QuarkXPress 7 wasn't the only innovative software release from Quark in 2006. Quark also debuted Quark Interactive Designer, which made a splash at MacExpo in October by winning the coveted cov·et v. cov·et·ed, cov·et·ing, cov·ets v.tr. 1. To feel blameworthy desire for (that which is another's). See Synonyms at envy. 2. To wish for longingly. See Synonyms at desire. "Best of Show" award. Quark Interactive Designer is an innovative new product that enables creative professionals to leverage their skills to create rich, interactive content using QuarkXPress 7. The year wrapped up with the German Printing Industry Innovation Award. Various experts in the field of publishing decided which software product they considered the most innovative solution or development for the production of printed products, and Quark came out on top. In addition to granting awards, reviewers were raving rav·ing adj. 1. Talking or behaving irrationally; wild: a raving maniac. 2. Exciting admiration: a raving beauty. n. about Quark in 2006. "First, let me say I'm very impressed with QuarkXPress 7's new features," said David Creamer of Layers Magazine. Australian Printer also praised QuarkXPress: "With more than 160 new features and enhancements, QuarkXPress 7 is the must-have new release software for graphic professionals." Quark finished 2006 with a number of awards under its belt -- and 2007 looks to be just as promising. For more Quark news from 2006, visit the Quark Web site at http://www.quark.com/about/inthenews/index.cfm?year=2006. 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 A primary product of a company, which is typically why the company was founded and/or what made it well known. For example, MS-DOS, Windows and the Microsoft Office suite have been flagship products of Microsoft. CorelDRAW is a flagship product of Corel Corporation. , QuarkXPress, changed the course of traditional publishing. Founded in 1981, Denver-based Quark Inc. is privately held. Quark and Quark related marks are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Quark Inc. and all applicable affiliated companies Affiliated Companies A situation that occurs when one company owns a minority interest (less than 50%) in another company. Also refers to companies that are related to each other in some way. Notes: An affiliated company is sometimes referred to as a subsidiary. , Reg. U.S. Pat. & Tm. Off. and in many other countries. All other marks are the properties of their respective owners. RSS (Really Simple Syndication) A syndication format that was developed by Netscape in 1999 and became very popular for aggregating updates to blogs and the news sites. RSS has also stood for "Rich Site Summary" and "RDF Site Summary. news feed: http://www.quark.com/about/presscenter/rss/quarkPressRelease-rss20.cfm |
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