DIGITAL digest

Quark Out to Make Seven a Lucky Number

NEW YORK CITY—Competition is said to be a good thing. To the extent that’s true, these are great days for users of page layout software.

Quark Inc. clearly has been tested by Adobe Systems’ challenge to its once near monopolistic position in the graphic arts market. It is responding technologically with the release of QuarkXPress 7 and offering inducements for users to upgrade, thereby keeping them in the fold.