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Quark

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Quark was founded in Denver, Colorado in 1981. Named after the subatomic particle proposed as the building block for all matter, the goal was to create software that would be the platform for publishing

Two decades ago, Quark helped spark the revolution in desktop publishing with the 1987 release of QuarkXPress. Desktop publishing was in its infancy, and most publications were produced mechanically. QuarkXPress introduced precision typography, layout, and color control to the desktop computer, and it delivered those features to designers at a fraction of the cost of proprietary typesetting systems. There are now more than three million QuarkXPress users worldwide benefiting from a new generation of rich design capabilities for print, Web and interactive media.

Recent Milestones

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  Quark was acquired by Platinum Equity. (8/9/11)
  Posted 8/9/11 at 2:33am via techcrunch.com
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  Quark acquired In.vision Research Corporation. (7/17/08)
  Posted 8/4/09 at 5:54am via quark.com
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  Quark added Laurent Ruben as Director of Sales. (12/8/03)
  Posted 8/25/09 at 6:08pm
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  Quark added Keisuke Shingu as Product Management. (4/1/99)
  Posted 12/12/11 at 7:55pm
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  Quark added Heidi Bramlet as Product Manager. (4/1/98)
  Posted 9/19/10 at 8:44pm
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  Quark added Kevin Mammel as CFO.
  Posted 8/9/11 at 2:57am
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  Quark added Raymond Schiavone as President and CEO.
  Posted 8/4/09 at 7:42am
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  Quark added Mark Benfer as Senior Vice President of Sales, Americas, Pacific and Japan.
  Posted 8/9/11 at 2:57am
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  Quark added Jim Haggarty as CIO.
  Posted 8/4/09 at 7:42am

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Screenshots

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Above: Quark
Uploaded: 8/4/09

Sources

1. 30-Year Old Publishing Software Maker Quark Acquired By Private Equity Firm (techcrunch.com) [edit]
2. Quark Acquires Assets of In.vision Research Corporation (quark.com) [edit]