Business Description

Quark has all the quirks of desktop publishing down. Founded in 1981, the private company makes the leading desktop publishing software -- QuarkXPress. Available for Macs and PCs, the page layout tool is used by graphics designers to arrange text and images for books, newspapers, magazines, and other publications. After years of being a one-product company, Quark has released digital asset management software for managing text, images, and other files over networks and the Internet. In 2000 openly gay founder Tim Gill (a national advocate for antidiscrimination) sold his 50% stake to devote his resources to his charities. CEO Farhad Ebrahimi is the majority shareholder.
Quark, Inc. has been on the leading edge of publishing software since 1987 when QuarkXPress™, the world's most popular layout and publication software, debuted. Today, Quark maintains its industry leadership with a product line that ties together electronic and Internet publishing with information management, storage, and retrieval.
From its headquarters in Denver, Colorado, Quark™ reaches around the world, providing communication software and systems to more than 2 million users on six continents - in 18 languages. Employees in the United States, Europe, and Asia give Quark a diverse and global perspective that is a key element of our success.
QuarkXPress helped spark the revolution in desktop publishing. Avenue.quark™, Quark Digital Media System™ (QuarkDMS™), QuarkWrapture™, and other products, are bringing organization and efficiency to information management and publishing in the Internet age.

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