Quark Publishing System is the editorial workflow system that is the core of Quark’s dynamic and digital publishing solutions for mid-to-large organisations. With App Studio, professional and corporate publishers who use Quark Publishing System can cost-effectively create and publish custom iPad apps and put designers in control of producing compelling digital publications. Advanced automation within Quark Publishing System automatically assembles and publishes each digital issue. No longer will companies have to invest, says Quark, in complex development, time-consuming manual processes, disconnected workflows, and additional infrastructure to publish to digital devices such as the iPad.
“Many of our customers are looking to publish design-rich and engaging interactive content to the iPad in order to extend their brand, generate new revenue streams, and reach new customers. However, the barriers – both financial and technical – to publishing to devices such as the iPad can be significant, and for many, impossible to absorb in this economic climate,” said PG Bartlett, senior vice president of product management for Quark. “App Studio for Quark Publishing System gives professional and corporate publishers a cost-effective and manageable solution for publishing to the iPad that puts designers, rather than programmers, in control.”
App Studio for Quark Publishing System enables users to easily configure a starter application that aligns with their branding and user interface requirements to create a custom app for the iPad. Designers can create digital publications directly within QuarkXPress 8.5, easily enriching their designs with sound, video, and interactive features. Once complete, Quark Publishing System automatically builds and publishes the digital publications and makes them available to the custom app. An online management tool enables easy control of multiple custom apps, publications, and issues. App Studio for Quark Publishing System includes:
• Quark iPad starter application, which is the starting point for configuring custom iPad apps
• iPad Framework which allows publishers to create highly customised branded apps
• QuarkXPress XTensions software for enriching content with interactive elements that will be stored on a file system or Quark Publishing System
• Web-based service for managing apps, publications, and issues from anywhere at anytime
• Features for previewing custom apps and digital publications in Apple’s iPad simulator or directly on specified iPads
• Automation workflows in Quark Publishing System to publish and update digital publications using any Web browser
