London, UK – 3 November 2006 – DistributorX, the worldwide technology channel source, are pleased to announce an exclusive distribution partnership with Markzware Europe. The product range covered by the agreement includes Markzware’s popular FlightCheck® Professional preflight package and the Quark XTension ID2Q that permits the opening of InDesign documents in QuarkXPress. DistributorX will exclusively distribute Markzware’s software products for the graphics, publishing and printing industries in the UK and Ireland, effective immediately. Distribution of Markzware’s web-to-print preflighting solution will remain with its existing distributor, ROI Distribution, because of product integration requirements and maintenance agreements.

“This distribution agreement is a natural extension of a lengthy relationship between Markzware and DistributorX,” comments Chris Hardy, Managing Director of DistributorX. “Markzware are renowned for their quality products and customer support, and DistributorX are very pleased to be appointed exclusive distributor for the UK region.”

“The Markzware diverse line of conversion and pre-flighting software for the graphic arts sector fits in perfectly with the service minded distribution that DistributorX offers dealers, and thus ultimately the end-users of our multi-award winning products. Combining marketing, sales, education and support through DistributorX is very exciting for everyone concerned,” said David Dilling, managing director of Markzware Europe.

The Markzware product range includes:

* QuarkXPress® XTensions® – FlightCheck Studio for QuarkXPress, MarkzTools, PM2Q (PageMaker to Quark), ID2Q (InDesign to Quark), PasteBoard, Pict Attributes

* Adobe® InDesign® Plug-ins – FlightCheck Studio for Adobe InDesign, Q2ID (Quark to InDesign)

* Applications – FlightCheck Professional, FlightCheck Designer

Markzware is the leading developer of quality assurance (preflighting), data conversion and workflow solutions for the international graphic arts, printing, publishing and digital multi-media industries. This innovative company, best known for its flagship product, FlightCheck, is seen as the founder of preflighting and has won numerous awards including GATF, Seybold, MacUser and numerous other accolades. Markzware holds US Patent # 5,963,641, which is the patent on the process of electronic preflight.

Markzware is a privately held company based in Santa Ana, California, U.S.A. Markzware Europe, located in Rijswijk, the Netherlands, is the company’s headquarters for activities in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

DistributorX are a leading source for distributors and resellers of desktop graphic and publishing applications, QuarkXTension® technology; Adobe InDesign®, Acrobat® and Photoshop® Plug-ins® and other design and publishing utilities. DistributorX source extended technology products from across the world specific to the graphic design, print and publishing industries and make them available to an extensive reseller channel via their printed catalogue or online at their web site. The company are headquartered in Central London and offer resellers extensive and up-to-date information on the solutions they sell.

Contact for Distributor X
Mrs. Tami Stodghill
Public Relations
Email: tstodghill@distributorx.com
+44 (0)870 458 3414

Copyright © 2008 Markzware. All rights reserved. US Patent # 5,963,641.