According to this page on the Quark XPress 8 Web site, the ability to place native Adobe Illustrator files will finally come to Quark users. As you may recall, Quark added the ability to bring native layered Photoshop files into XPress a few years back. This news could finally mean the end of the .eps file format - at least in the design world. Also coming to XPress 8 is Adobe Bridge integration.

With Quark's track record, it remains to be seen how well the feature will actually work, but the fact that it's there at all is a good sign that Quark is FINALLY listening to their customers.