There’s been a lot of talk lately about Variable Data Publishing (VDP) support on the desktop. VDP solutions exist for InDesign–and more are on the way. But what are those solutions? What can InDesign do? Variable Data Publishing (VDP), long the darling technology of direct marketers who bring the “you,   Bob Smith   of   Hoboken, NJ  ,…

Adobe shareholder claims announcement to buy Macromedia breached fiduciary duty to shareholders. Publish.com reports that Adobe shareholder Steve Staehr filed suit in California Superior Court Monday against Adobe Systems, Inc., which announced in April its intent to acquire rival Macromedia, Inc. Staehr alleges that Adobe CEO Bruce Chizen and the Adobe board of directors are…

Quark has been talking up Job Definition Format (JDF) support in the upcoming release of QuarkXPress 7. But, isn’t JDF already being used with InDesign CS2? JDF, or Job Definition Format, is an XML-based graphic arts industry standard ticketing system to facilitate and automate the exchange of information between systems in creative and production workflows.…

Press Release DENVER–(QUARKvsINDESIGN.com)–June 21, 2005–Quark Inc. today announced a strategic alliance with Enfocus Software, provider of industry-leading PDF preflight and automatic correction tools for output professionals. Continuing Quark’s commitment to bring the market solutions that reduce cost by optimizing workflows, Quark is working with Enfocus to improve the overall PDF experience within QuarkXPress and provide…