Release of MarkzTools For QuarkXPress 8

Markzware Announces The Release of MarkzTools For QuarkXPress 8
Prevent Corrupted QuarkXPress 8 Documents With MarkzTools

SANTA ANA, California, April 6, 2009 – Markzware, the leading developer of preflighting, data extraction and conversion software today released an upgrade to its highly recommended utility, MarkzTools v8 for QuarkXPress 8. MarkzTools is an XTension that is used to prevent corrupted QuarkXPress documents, along with several other useful features.

“MarkzTools is an easy-to-use XTension that delivers outstanding results preserving intellectual property investment, by enabling easy version conversion, salvaging corrupted files and reducing costs re-creating content. These benefits have a dramatic and positive impact on day-to-day productivity,” said Mary Gay Marchese, director of public relations, Markzware. Marchese continues, “MarkzTools is a time saver when the need arises and you need to rescue a corrupted document. It really is a no-brainer to have this in your tool kit.”

MarkzTools allows you to automatically verify your saved Quark documents, so you will immediately know your file is safe. Furthermore, with MarkzTools special temp file, you can more easily recover documents that have become corrupted during a save operation.

In the case of a badly corrupted file who’s page layout data cannot be salvaged, the Scavenge Text feature may be able to extract text stories from the damaged document.

The Gray Previews feature allows you to convert your full color picture previews into gray-scale previews; greatly reducing the file size of your saved documents.

MarkzTools 8 can convert saved documents to Quark 6 or Quark 4 or allow Quark 8 to export open documents to those versions directly.

Pricing and availability:
Markzware’s MarkzTools v8 is available from Software House International (SHI), Software Spectrum, Programmers Paradise, MacConnection, CDW and through Markzware Direct Sales at (800) 300-3532, or at Markzware’s online store, http://www.markzware.com/markztools/store.php. The MSRP is $199 and the upgrade is $99 for MarkzTools v6 and v7. For more information please visit http://www.markzware.com/markztools/

About Markzware:
Markzware, a privately held company based in Santa Ana, California, is leading developer of quality assurance, data conversion and workflow solutions for the international graphic arts, printing, publishing and digital multimedia industries. Markzware B.V., located in Rijswijk, the Netherlands, is the company’s headquarters for activities in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia.