Quark Publishing System

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The Quark Publishing System (better know under its acronym QPS) is an editorial system, mostly used by magazines but also found at newspapers, occasionally at book publishers, catalog (retail) companies, ad agencies and others.

QPS® Classic is a cross-platform workgroup publishing solution that streamlines workflow and provides tools to manage workloads. It incorporates a central repository for content with modules for file management, file locking, monitoring, tracking, version control, revision management, page design, and copyediting.

With support for third-party applications such as Microsoft® Word and industry-standard file formats such as PDF, EPS, TIFF, and more, users can work with familiar applications and file formats. Plus, QPS Classic supports remote accessibility, enabling you to work from anywhere. This complete system is easy to install, configure, and use.

QPS was first released in 1991 by Quark, Inc. and has quickly turned into the market leader with over 900 sites worldwide and over 50,000 seats sold.

QPS allows layout artists and editors to work at the same document at the same time.

QPS supports Mac and Windows Clients, editors can use QuarkXPress for page layouting, QuarkCopyDesk for editing, copyfitting and reviewing text and Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Word etc. for content editing.

Some key benefits of QPS Classic include:

Manage, control, and track all the files in your system
Streamline, track, and define demanding, collaborative workflows
Archive, delete, transfer, assign, and track files, projects, and assignments
Enable true simultaneous collaboration with QuarkXPress users
See exactly how text displays within a read-only rendition of a layout or Web page
Work from anywhere using industry-standard applications and file formats
Keep software license and administrative costs in step with the peaks and valleys of business

Core modules included in QPS Classic

QuarkDispatch
QuarkDispatch Administrator
QuarkDispatch Manager
QuarkDispatch XTensions module
QuarkCopyDesk
QuarkConnect
Quark License Administrator (QLA)

[edit] History

QPS 1.0 (1991): Support for QuarkXPress 3.1
QPS 1.1 (1996): Support for QuarkXPress 3.3
QPS 2.0 (1998): Support for QuarkXPress 4
QPS 2.2 (2003): Support for QuarkXPress 5, first version to use TCP/IP as a communication method
QPS 3.0 (2004): Support for QuarkXPress 6, runs on MacOS X Server
QPS 3.5 (2005): Support for QuarkXPress 6.5, runs on Mac OS X Tiger as well as Panther
QPS 3.5.2 (2005): Support for QuarkXPress 6.5, runs on Mac OS X Tiger as well as Panther
QPS 3.5.5 (2006): Support for QuarkXPress 6.5, runs on Mac OS X Tiger
QPS 3.5.6 (2006): Support for QuarkXPress 6.5, runs on Mac OS X Tiger
QPS 3.5.7 (2006): Support for QuarkXPress 6.5, runs on Mac OS X Tiger
QPS 3.5.8 (2006): Support for QuarkXPress 6.5, runs on Mac OS X Tiger