Quark interim president Linda Chase said the move was "an ideal strategic fit for both companies," adding that ALAP's imaging, imposition and productivity tools were a "natural complement to QuarkXPress".
ALAP president and now Quark vice president of product development Paul Schmitt said: "We're familiar with Quark technology and confident we'll integrate our products into the Quark family very quickly."
Quark snaps up software ally
Quark has bought extension software firm A Lowly Apprentice Production (ALAP) for an undisclosed sum.