June 24 - 5:05pm EDT   XChange UK has released an updated version of FlightAlert XT, now compatible with QuarkXPress 8. The software performs background scans of active documents, checking for mistakes before files reach the normal preflight stage. Users can for instance identify missing fonts in EPS files, or RGB elements that will not separate properly for printing. [full story]

April 22 - 10:00am EDT   Managing Editor has released FiFi XT 8.0 for QuarkXPress 8 and Fido 6.0 for Adobe InDesign CS4, along with Split & Folio for both publishing programs. Both FiFi and Fido are designed to enhance the functionality of the company’s ad-layout and issue-planning software, while increasing the productivity of paginators when dealing with missing ads. The plug-ins can be used to restore file-path information for graphic and ad files, after the ad map has been opened in QuarkXPress or In Design. The process helps avoid manually linking any remaining empty ad boxes to the appropriate digital files. [full story]

April 7 - 11:30am EDT   Markzware has released MarkzTools 8, an update to its anti-corruption XTension for QuarkXPress 8 documents. The program offers automatic verification of all saved Quark documents, helping to prevent corruption. Should a file become damaged, users can attempt recovery through means such as a Scavenge Text option. [full story]

March 18 - 11:10pm EDT   MEI has announced Page Director Ad Layout System 5.4, an update to its automatic ad-placing application. ALS helps simplify the ad layout process by interpreting information from a front-end booking system and then placing ads on the desired pages. The software enables control over editorial and advertising requirements and allows users to manage placement by advertising ratios and color press configuration. Version 5.4 features a new print designer, along with an upgrade that provides connectivity with MEI’s Integrated Production Suite 4.5 software package. [full story]

February 5 - 11:35am EST   Developer XChange has released an updated XTension for the QuarkXPress publishing suite, Duplica 4.0. The plug-in allows users to sample text and object attributes, and apply them to QuarkXPress documents by way of multiple clipboards. Once attributes are selected, eyedroppers reproduce styling in chosen parts of a document. [full story]

February 2 - 9:55pm EST   Meadows Publishing has released AutoPrice, a price updating application for QuarkXPress and Adobe InDesign documents. The program is designed to perform price updates on catalogs or retail fliers, while offering additional tools to update phone lists, time tables, or other information that can be referenced by a key value. Users can process large projects using batch processing, while the program also supports special price styling, picture imports and ODBC for updating documents in flat-file format. [full story]

January 29 - 7:50pm EST   Quark has released the latest version of its publishing software, QuarkXPress 8.02. The update adds user interface localizations for Danish, Norwegian, Czech, Portuguese and Finnish. The program also now supports the latest Pantone Goe color libraries, while offering an improved installation process for large workgroups. Users can also take advantage of a streamlined activation process that allows a transition from the 60-day trial version to the full version without requiring a second software installation. [full story]

December 4 - 3:55pm EST   Markzware has released its new QuarkXPress to InDesign migrator, Q2ID 4, now adapted for Adobe's InDesign CS4. The upgraded version works in both CS3 and CS4, and supports QuarkXPress documents from v3.3 through to v8.0. The converter retains all the layout and design details of a Quark document, and reformats them into an InDesign file. [full story]

December 2 - 3:05pm EST   Insider Software has added support for Adobe's Creative Suite 4 and QuarkXPress 8 to its newly released FontAgent Pro 4.0.3. The update specifically includes auto-activation plug-ins for Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator in CS2 through CS4, as well as QuarkXPress versions 6 through 8.0.1. The download also adds support for French and Italian language systems, and detects and installs in the user's current language. [full story]

October 28 - 10:45am EDT   Canto has announced updates to its Quark integration tools, used to support various Quark programs within Cumulus 7.6, its digital asset management suite. The software organizes and shares numerous kinds of content, such as photos and Office documents. The latest versions of QXP Companion, QXP Server Companion and QPS Companion add support for QuarkXPress 8, QuarkXPress Server 8 and Quark Publishing System 7.6 or 8. [full story]

October 27 - 4:15pm EDT   Quark explains that it has expanded the support of Quark Publishing System, its workflow companion software for QuarkXPress. QPS should now support both QuarkCopyDesk and Adobe InDesign, and by consequence, Adobe InCopy. The newly-supported apps should thus be able to operate under the same workflow, for instance allowing check-in through the same software, and assignment of InCopy articles from within InDesign. [full story]

October 20 - 8:30pm EDT   Extensis has released the latest version of its font management utility, Suitcase Fusion 2. The update features a redesigned user interface and code base, with SQLite support claimed to improve speed and reliability. The new program is built around the Leopard operating system, with exact font matching and auto-activation plugin support for Adobe Illustrator CS4 and QuarkXpress 8. Multiple font previews adjust in size while working for faster selection and comparison, while the new Glyph View Palette allows previews of multiple glyphs within one type face. [full story]

September 26 - 2:40pm EDT   XChange International has updated two of its XTensions, ProScale and Xcatalog, which now function with QuarkXPress 8. ProScale gives users the ability to resize items, groups or documents with a single click. ProScale is also able to resize items non-proportionally, without distorting the elements within a selection. Users of earlier versions can upgrade for $74, while new licenses can be purchased for $124. [full story]

September 24 - 4:30pm EDT   Quark, the developer of QuarkXPress 8, has announced the upcoming release of several programs meant to support its flagship publishing tool. The first of these is Quark Publishing System 8, designed to manage the workflow associated with Quark files, specifically within the context of a corporate office. The updated software is said to include changes like support for native Illustrator file formats, and enhanced asset management through QPS Connect Client, which boasts functions like multi-page previews and multi-asset check-in. [full story]

September 18 - 10:50am EDT   Server software company Xinet has announced the release of four XTensions to support QuarkXPress 8. FullPress XT allows the integration of Xinet's server software engine, which provides filesharing, print spooling, and automated output of PostScript, PDF or TIFF/IT material. WebNative XT lets users preview WebNative documents which contain links to images. [full story]