Adobe Plugin – Q2ID Return On Investment (ROI) over 1,000%!
Below is a press release from IT Enquirer on a recent, detailed ROI (Return On Investment) report they did on Markzware’s Q2ID or QuarkXPress to Adobe InDesign conversion plugin. As you can see in this chart, a single license of Q2ID can have a first year ROI of over 1,000 %*! That is amazing. See exhibit from IT Enquirer report here:
* Make note: This report is using ONLY five files over a year period as an example and even with only so few, the ROI is over 1,000 percent- likely many publishers and advertising agencies will have many more than that, making the return on investment really incredible. You can download the complete report for free here. They put a lot of attention to costs, time and complexities between QuarkXPress and InDesign, for all layout or DTP programs are not created equal. This is a great resource for publishers or agencies that often need to first prove ROI to purchasing managers or executives before getting approval for buying software licenses. Here is the full press release from IT Enquirer below; IT Enquirer publishes Q2ID ROI report On Monday, IT Enquirer, a leading cross-media publishing industry website, has released a report on Markzware Q2ID, a conversion tool that translates layouts from QuarkXPress 7 and earlier to InDesign CS3. The report contains the return on investment for one-seat and five-seat licenses of Q2ID. It calculates the Return of Investment (ROI) for 1 to 5 documents. The measurements that led to the ROI results are included with the report. The Markzware Q2ID ROI report is the first of a series of ROI reports planned for publication on IT Enquirer. This first report is a completely free download –no prior registration required. The following ROI reports that will appear on IT Enquirer will be available to V.I.P. subscribers only (a 95.00 EUR / year subscription fee). Planned ROI reports include a report on Workflow Automation with PowerSWITCH, Preflighting, the value of early-in-the-workflow preflighting, XML cross-media publishing versus other methods, etc. The Q2ID ROI study can be downloaded for free by right-clicking the following URL: http://www.it-enquirer.com/media/q2id.pdf About IT-Enquirer IT-Enquirer is an online publication for digital designers and publishers. It contains reviews, technical background information, and feature and trend analysis. Erik Vlietinck has over 12 years of experience as a freelance journalist for magazines in Belgium, the Netherlands and Great-Britain. He has written manuals for software such as Smart Connection Pro and Enterprise and the Unisys Hermes system, and technical and market analysis papers for the photo- and large-format printer divisions at Hewlett-Packard and Ricoh. Media Contacts: Erik Vlietinck • erik@it-enquirer.com • +32 495 206795 or +44 208 816 8082 http://www.it-enquirer.com/
May 18th, 2009
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October 22nd, 2009
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