DENVER -- July 3, 2002 -- Quark Inc. today announced the release of an update to QuarkXPress, the world's leading page layout software. QuarkXPress 5.01 is available for download (www.quark.com) at no charge to users of QuarkXPress 5.0 software. Enhanced features QuarkXPress 5.01 consists primarily of performance enhancements that will ensure faster and more reliable operation of the software. Administrators of large QuarkXPress sites will have greater peace of mind thanks to a new emergency feature in Quark License Administrator. If network service becomes disabled, QuarkXPress users can use an emergency key launch sequence to launch QuarkXPress 5.01 for up to 120 hours while the network is re-established. About Quark Quark Inc. (www.quark.com) is a leading developer of tools and technologies for media-independent publishing. Quark has been providing award-winning software for professional publishing since its flagship product QuarkXPress changed the course of traditional publishing. Today, as QuarkXPress is used by more than two million customers around the world, Quark is developing the next generation of tools to let publishers create and manage content flexibly so it can be delivered anywhere at low cost. Founded in 1981, Denver-based Quark Inc. is privately held.