Carlsbad, CA, A Lowly Apprentice Production, Inc. (ALAP), a leading developer of technologies for the design and publishing industries, was honored today with a nomination for one of Macworld Magazine's prestigious Editors' Choice Awards. Macworld's editors recognized ImagePort in the Best Publishing Software category. An XTension to QuarkXPress, ImagePort allows users to import native Adobe Photoshop images directly into QuarkXPress documents, layers, channels, and all. "ImagePort has radically changed the workflow for graphic designers worldwide," said Greg Hatem, product manager at A Lowly Apprentice Production. "Macworld looks for user friendliness, quality, and value - a given with ALAP products. But they're also looking for technological innovation and that's exactly what ImagePort showcases. For the first time, the barriers between QuarkXPress and Photoshop are removed, giving designers more creative freedom." Introduced in January 2000, ImagePort provides access to Photoshop layers, channels, and paths within QuarkXPress. Since designers no longer need to create a separate, "flattened" Photoshop file to import into a QuarkXPress document, they save hours of time and gigabytes of disk space. Users can turn layers on and off, change the opacity, and modify the blending mode. In addition, users can turn channels on and off, designate a channel to print as any QuarkXPress color, and use paths for clipping paths or text runaround contours. ImagePort 1.0 is compatible with QuarkXPress 4.1 or later for Macintosh and QuarkXPress 4.04 or later for Windows. The suggested retail price for ImagePort 1.0 is $149.99, with an introductory price of $99.99. For more information about ImagePort and other ALAP products, contact ALAP, Inc. by phone at 888-818-5790 or visit the company's web site at http://www.alap.com.