Then you need to attend the next QuarkXPress eSeminar on Thursday, 31st May 2012, 4 pm to 5 pm
 
This is a 55 minute session and you'll also learn how to create subscriptions and use Apple’s Newsstand feature

Register here (App Studio: Preparing your app and issues for sale)

Did you know you can now upgrade to QuarkXPress 9 from ANY PREVIOUS VERSION?
Contact your Phoenix Account Manager on 0845 265 1265 or email: info@phoenixs.co.uk to find out more

Adobe® Creative Suite® 6 software delivers a whole new experience for digital media creation, enabling creatives to work lightning fast and reach audiences wherever they may be

CS6 helps bring down barriers in the creation process. Wherever and whenever inspiration strikes, Adobe provides a solution to help capture ideas. New technologies and workflows offer the 'Freedom to Create' like never before.

CS6 was developed around three major themes:

• Productivity - CS6 takes full advantage of increased processing power and 64-bit technology. It also helps streamline the whole process by making all the applications feel even more intuitive, thanks to a clutter-free user-interface.
• Creativity - the goal is to ensure that Adobe software doesn't stop creatives turning their ideas into reality. CS6 delivers increased creative capabilities and features that are simply magic. Adobe is also committed to helping you creatives ahead by supporting the latest Web standards, like HTML5 and CSS3. 
• Delivery - finally, with the proliferation of new devices, like iPads and smartphones, CS6 helps get content onto the ever expanding range of devices. Through a range of features, CS6 ensures this huge opportunity for the creative industry doesn't become a major headache.

CS6 comes in four brand-new suite editions and fourteen new individual products:

• Adobe Creative Suite 6 Design Standard - Produce high-impact print designs and digital publications
• Adobe Creative Suite 6 Design & Web Premium - Deliver innovative ideas for print, Web, tablets and smartphones
• Adobe Creative Suite 6 Production Premium - Master the art of post-production, from planning to playback
• Adobe Creative Suite 6 Master Collection - Design and deliver across media

Find out how you can enhance creativity while simplifying purchasing, deployment and support by moving to CS6 - contact your Phoenix Account Manager today on 0845 265 1265 or email: info@phoenixs.co.uk

New Offering Combines Power of XenClient Hypervisor with Enterprise-Class Management of Virtual Computer

Citrix have recently announced that Virtual Computer is joining Citrix, a global leader in desktop virtualisation. This acquisition will allow Citrix to accelerate their efforts around client virtualisation. It also delivers technology that enables more robust centralised control and delivery of virtual desktops that will run locally on the Citrix XenClient client hypervisor.

Read the press release here

QuarkXPress is regarded as the most reliable print design and publishing tool - and, in its 9th edition, is arguably the easiest, most powerful tool for digital design and publishing, opening a whole new world of digital design and publishing in one tool, with one familiar interface, at one reasonable price - no coding or programming required.

Quark App Studio is an integrated set of tools, which together with QuarkXPress 9, enable you to design, create and publish branded iPad apps, without having to write code.

Quark's iPad Magazine - Jabber -was designed to be a showcase for the many exciting App Studio design possibilities.  It is now available for free on the iTunes Store: http://itunes.apple.com/en/app/jabber/id477757782?mt=8 and previous issues can be downloaded within the Jabber app on your iPad.

Check out the new video narrated by Jabber’s Art Director Chris Nuernberger, to see how the magazine was developed and how interactive elements were created.

Take a look at some of the apps already created with App Studio, go-ahead and visit the updated App Studio App Showcase and download the apps directly to your iPad: http://www.quark.com/Products/AppStudio/App_Showcase.aspx

For more information contact your Phoenix Account Manager on 0845 265 1265 or email: info@phoenixs.co.uk

Many of our Public Sector customers have been contacting us recently as they have been receiving worrying correspondence relating to the proposed Microsoft price increase in July. Price increases at any time can seriously affect pre-agreed budgets and in the current climate this could of course have significant impact.

Here at Phoenix we have vast knowledge of the Public Sector marketplace and we have been working hard to comprehend as to how these changes will affect our clients. Looking at the potential changes, it is easy to understand as to why some have jumped to the conclusion that the Public Sector will be hit hard by the increase.  It is our opinion, however, that this is not necessarily the case.

The increase itself appears to focus primarily on the Corporate marketplace and, as you may be aware, the new proposed Public Sector Agreement has not been finalised due to on-going Government negotiation. Needless to say, we will announce any news as soon as it is made available. 

In the meantime, we are always on hand to talk about the changes, discuss the potential impact and outline ways to minimise any potential problems. Current Phoenix Customers - your Phoenix Account Manager will be in touch to discuss!  If you are new to Phoenix, don’t let yourself be worried by speculation - call us on 0845 265 1265 and let us help you understand how these changes may affect you.

Also benefit from a further price reduction and pay just £270* (inc VAT) - that's a massive saving of 80+% on RRP

CS5.5 Design Premium combines Photoshop Extended, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Flash Professional, Flash Catalyst, Fireworks, and Acrobat Pro, as well as a one-year complimentary subscription to CS Live online services. Enjoy creative freedom, precise control, and high-quality production for print, web, and mobile design.

Visit the Phoenix Student Store to check out this amazing offer and lots of other discounted software for students and teachers

* Windows only.  Mac is available at £310 (inc VAT)
**until 4th May 2012 or until stocks run out

Some security applications can impede performance in a virtual environment, so it pays to take the right approach. Kaspersky Security for Virtualisation provides agentless anti-malware security for virtual machines. It integrates with VMware, provides you with superior protection and a unified management console through Kaspersky Security Center 9.0, so you keep your business running without compromising security or performance.

For more information contact your Phoenix Account Manager on 0845 265 1265 or email: info@phoenixs.co.uk

After much speculations about the release date of Windows 8 Release preview (the Release Candidate version), Microsoft has finally confirmed that it would be released in the first week of June.

Click here for more details ...

McAfee has announced the release of its State of Security report showing how IT decision-makers view the challenges of securing information assets in a highly regulated and increasingly complex global business environment.  It also reveals companies' IT security priorities around processes, practices and technology for 2012. As the corporate data environment expands, effective information security is possible only by creating a Strategic Security Plan (SSP) which incorporates a comprehensive threat analysis and an in-depth, layered security risk mitigation approach.

Click here for the full press release or contact your Phoenix Account Manager on 0845 265 1265 or email: info@phoenixs.co.uk

Symantec and VMware have collaborated to ensure customers have both the security and compliance controls necessary for cloud deployments, both on- and off-premises and in addition to integration between Symantec endpoint security offerings with VMware vShield Endpoint expected to be available later in 2012, Symantec is introducing five new integrations with the VMware cloud infrastructure suite:

• Orchestrated Data Loss Prevention
• Reduced Compliance Deficiencies Across Converged Infrastructure
• Protect Virtual Data Centers Against Advanced Threats
• Integrated Threat Intelligence
• Optimized Endpoint Protection for High-density Virtual Environments

FIND OUT MORE

Click here for the full press release or contact your Phoenix Account Manager on 0845 265 1265 or email: info@phoenixs.co.uk