Company Profile
Founded in Denver, Colorado, in 1981, Quark was named after the subatomic particle proposed as the building block for all matter. The vision was to create software that would lay the foundation for modern publishing. For 30 years, Quark has delivered on its mission to be a leading provider of publishing software and solutions for customers of all sizes, whether professional designers, small and mid-sized businesses, or large organizations.
The First Revolution
Quark introduced its flagship software — QuarkXPress® — in 1987, delivering precision typography, layout, and color control to the desktop computer to change the way people publish around the world. By 1990, QuarkXPress 3 had become the software of choice for publishers worldwide. With the 1997 release of QuarkXPress 4, QuarkXPress quickly became the world's most widely used professional page-layout software. More than five billion pages have been produced using QuarkXPress, and more than three million QuarkXPress users worldwide are benefiting from a new generation of rich design capabilities for print, Web, and interactive media.
Quark expanded on its publishing foundation in 1992 with Quark Publishing System®, introducing client/server-based publishing software to connect designers, writers, editors, and other contributors to the publishing process through collaborative workflows. The 2001 release of QuarkXPress Server ushered in a high-performance publishing engine that fused automation with professional design, helping organizations produce compelling communications across the Web and in automated publishing processes to produce high-impact catalogs, on-demand custom sales literature, localized advertisements, design-rich database publishing, personalized direct mail, and more.
Revolutionizing Publishing. Again.™
Today, Quark is revolutionizing publishing again.
With Quark® dynamic publishing software, we are helping organizations worldwide meet changing requirements and develop new revenue streams by extending the benefits of advanced technologies across the publishing process. Our dynamic publishing solutions are setting new standards in automated cross-media publishing by combining the power of XML with flexible layout and design to automate the delivery of customized, intelligent communications across print, the Web, and digital media.
And with Quark Promote, we are extending more than 30 years of expertise in design and publishing to give owners and employees of small and mid-sized businesses an easy and professional way to affordably promote their products and services. Moreover, through QuarkPromote.com, we are connecting an entire community of publishing and design experts with small and mid-sized businesses for mutual success.
Quark is headquartered in Denver, Colorado. The company is privately held.