Alliances
Apple, Inc., is an American multinational corporation with a focus on designing and manufacturing consumer electronics and software products. The company’s best-known hardware products include the Macintosh line of personal computers, the iPod line of portable media players, and the iPhone. Apple’s software products include the Mac OS X operating system, iTunes media browser, the iLife suite of multimedia and creativity software, and Final Cut Studio, a suite of professional audio- and film-industry software products. The company operates more than 200 retail stores in seven countries[3] and an online store where hardware and software products are sold.
AdobeFor 25 years, Adobe’s award-winning software and technologies have redefined business, entertainment, and personal communications by setting new standards for producing and delivering content that engages people virtually anywhere at anytime. From rich images in print, video, and film to dynamic digital content for a variety of media, the impact of Adobe solutions is evident across industries and felt by anyone who creates, views, and interacts with information. With a reputation for excellence and a portfolio of many of the most respected and recognizable software brands, Adobe is one of the world’s largest and most diversified software companies. www.adobe.com

Pantone, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of X-Rite, Incorporated, is the world-renowned authority on color. For more than 45 years, Pantone has been inspiring design professionals with products, services and leading technology for the colorful exploration and expression of creativity.

Pantone has since expanded its color matching system concept to other color-critical industries, including digital technology, fashion, home, plastics, architecture and contract interiors, and paint. Today, the PANTONE Name is known worldwide as the standard language for accurate color communication, from designer to manufacturer to retailer to customer, across a variety of industries. Pantone continues to develop color communication and inspirational tools, and aggressively adopts new digital technology to address the color needs of the creative community everywhere.
http://www.enterworks.com/images/quark_logo.jpgQuark Inc. is an innovative software company providing design, production, and collaboration solutions that are transforming the business of creative communications. Quark has provided award-winning software for professional publishers since its flagship product, QuarkXPress, changed the course of traditional publishing. With the Quark suite of enterprise publishing software — Quark Publishing System, Quark Content Manager, and Quark Dynamic Document Server — Quark is paving the way for custom publishing in a multiple-channel environment. Quark maintains its industry leadership with a product line that ties together traditional print publishing with enterprise content management, personalization, and tools for creating collaborative, cross-media workflows. www.quark.com
MicrosoftMicrosoft is motivated and inspired every day by how their customers use Microsoft software to find creative solutions to business problems, develop breakthrough ideas, and stay connected to what’s most important to them. Microsoft runs its business in much the same way, and believes its three core business divisions offer the greatest potential to serve their customers: Platform Products and Services Division (including the Client Group, the Server and Tools Group, and the Online Services Group), Business Division (including the Information Worker Group, the Microsoft Business Solutions Group, and the Unified Communications Group), and Entertainment and Devices Division (including the Home & Entertainment Group and the Mobile & Embedded Devices Group). Microsoft is committed long term to the mission of helping their customers realize their full potential.www.microsoft.com