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Quark Strengthens Ties with Developer Community

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 27, 2004--Quark Inc. today announced an alliance with XTended Services to reinvigorate the QuarkAlliance XTensions developer program. XTended Services, an outsourcing company based in Denver, will assume responsibility for managing and marketing the program.
"Our XTensions developer partners provide an invaluable service to our customers. Our goal with this alliance is to give our XTensions developers a stronger advocate within Quark and a more passionate team to evangelize XTensions software to our customers," said Susan Friedman, senior vice president of marketing at Quark.

"I'm excited to be able to apply my years of training and experience as an XTensions evangelist and a developer's advocate -- my two greatest passions," said XTended Services president Cyndie Shaffstall. "As we re-ignite the QuarkAlliance XTensions program, we intend to be vocal, accessible, and motivated in the pursuit of getting our developers' products released and into our customers' XTensions folders." Shaffstall was the founder of ThePowerXChange, a leading distributor of XTensions software with customers in more than 30 countries.

"Cyndie's knowledge of XTensions modules and developers is the most extensive I have seen in the industry. Her ability to build relationships, network, and co-ordinate developers is outstanding," said Angela Marsden, managing director at QBus, a distributor of XTensions and other software add-ons in New Zealand. "XTensions software is one of the best-kept secrets in the industry and I'm sure the new QuarkAlliance XTensions program will help customers discover everything the various modules have to offer."

About XTensions software

XTensions software enhances the functionality of Quark products. Easy-to-install XTensions modules can add completely new features such as palettes, commands, tools, and menus to augment just about every activity that users can accomplish with QuarkXPress. Hundreds of QuarkXPress XTensions modules are available commercially from third-party developers, and Quark periodically releases QuarkXTensions software for its desktop and enterprise products based on customer demand.

About QuarkAlliance

Quark maintains relationships with companies that span a variety of industries and professional disciplines through the QuarkAlliance program. The QuarkAlliance team provides member companies with co-marketing opportunities, access to prerelease programs, developer support, and product discounts. Membership in the program also promotes visibility within the Quark community. Quark authorizes many third-party software developers to create XTensions software to extend the functionality of QuarkXPress software and other Quark applications.

About Quark

Quark Inc. (www.quark.com) is a leading developer of tools and technologies for collaborative content workflows from the desktop to the enterprise. Quark has been providing award-winning software for professional publishers since its flagship product QuarkXPress changed the course of traditional publishing. Today, as Quark software is used by millions of customers around the world, the company is guiding the creation of vital open standards to promote productivity and interoperability throughout the industry. With a new generation of products and solutions, Quark is helping its customers create, manage, personalize, and distribute content to a variety of media formats and devices at low cost. Founded in 1981, Denver-based Quark Inc. is privately held.

For background information, please visit the Quark press center at www.quark.com/about/presscenter or send an e-mail message to pr@quark.com.

Contacts


Quark Inc.
Jennifer Churchill, 303-894-3961
jchurchill@quark.com
or
Glen Turpin, 303-894-3687
gturpin@quark.com
www.quark.com/about/presscenter

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