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IM News Quark and Ingram Micro Ink New Distribution Agreement
DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Quark, a world leader in desktop publishing solutions, and Ingram Micro Inc. (NYSE: IM), the world’s largest technology distributor, have entered into a distribution agreement to offer Quark products in North America, Central and South America.
This expanded distribution allows Quark products to be made extensively available through Ingram Micro in the United States, Canada, Argentina, Venezuela, Belize, Bolivia, Columbia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay and supports Quark’s expanded geography and language focus and the growing demand for QuarkXPress 7.
“The extension of our relationship with Ingram Micro is a tremendous value-add for our customers,” said Cherie Walker, director, channel sales and marketing. “Ingram Micro is well established in the Americas and will help us accurately distribute, market and sell localized products. Our customers can take advantage of Ingram Micro’s entire portfolio and find Quark products in multiple countries from one source.”
“We are very pleased to expand our distribution agreement with Quark,,” said Jodi Honore, vice president vendor management, software, Ingram Micro United States. “When two industry leaders work together our customers benefit. Our companies have a strong relationship that will provide a solid foundation for growth.”
Quark is anticipating significant demand from customers in new geographies that will be able to take advantage of QuarkXPress 7 features such as Composition Zones and Job Jackets. Quark Interactive Designer and Quark Print Collection also represent new opportunities for customers in expanding geographies and extend the capabilities for creative professionals in these markets.
To learn more about QuarkXPress 7 and how to purchase or upgrade, visit the Quark Web site at www.quark.com/sales/desktop.
A fully functional 30-day evaluation version of QuarkXPress 7, including the new universal release for Intel based Macs, is available for download from http://www.quark.com/30days.
About Ingram Micro Inc.
As a vital link in the technology value chain, Ingram Micro creates sales and profitability opportunities for vendors and resellers through unique marketing programs, outsourced logistics services, technical support, financial services, and product aggregation and distribution. The company serves more than 140 countries and is the only global broadline IT distributor with operations in Asia. Visit www.ingrammicro.com for more information.
About Quark
Quark Inc. (www.quark.com) is an innovative software company providing design, production, and collaboration solutions that are transforming the business of creative communications. Quark has provided award-winning software for professional publishers since its flagship product, QuarkXPress, changed the course of traditional publishing. Founded in 1981, Denver-based Quark Inc. is privately held.
Quark and Quark related marks are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Quark Inc. and all applicable affiliated companies, Reg. U.S. Pat. & Tm. Off. and in many other countries. All other marks are the properties of their respective owners.
