Denver, CO – Quark announced today the upcoming availability of hundreds of XTensions that extend the functionality of QuarkXPress® 9, Quark’s leading graphic design and page-layout software.

Quark recently announced QuarkXPress 9, the newest major version of the software that puts designers at the center of the creative process. QuarkXPress 9 will help creative and corporate professionals create design-rich layouts that can be published to print, Web, and interactive Flash (SWF) media as well as to digital devices, such as the iPad, in a variety of formats. To read more about QuarkXPress 9 visit: http://www.quark.com/About_Quark/Press/PressDetail.aspx?ncid=1340.

The upcoming QuarkXPress 9 XTensions will offer users hundreds of ways to add even more functionality to QuarkXPress. Developed by members of QuarkAlliance, XTensions software cover a wide-range of applications, from advanced spell check, pre-flighting, and exporting solutions to translation applications, image-management software, and more.

The new XTensions will become available when QuarkXPress 9 ships in April 2011. Quark is currently offering customers who purchase or upgrade to QuarkXPress 8 at the regular price between January 1, 2011 and the April ship date a complimentary upgrade to QuarkXPress 9. Those who qualify should complete the QuarkXPress 9 upgrade redemption form located here: http://www.quark.com/buy8get9/.

QuarkAlliance members developing XTensions software for QuarkXPress 9 include:

Alter Ego Services
AthenaSoft
axaio software
Badia Software
Brainworks Software
CoDesCo
Codeware
College Fund Software
CompuSense Ltd.
Comosoft
DigiComp
Electronic Memory Services
Em Software
Gassenhuber
Incube
InfoLogic
JJK
Knowlex
KyTek, Inc.
Layout Ltd
Leading Software Maniacs
Markzware
North Atlantic Publishing Systems, Inc.
Oberon Technologies
Perigee
Quentin
Raykor
RS Adware
SoftBricks
Talented Pixie
Virginia Systems
Vungle, Ltd.
Wedia
Xinet

For specific product information about the XTensions software that will be available for QuarkXPress 9, please visit http://www.quark.com/About_Quark/Press/PressDetail.aspx?ncid=1360