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Phoenix, Arizona, November 27, 2007 - CrystalTech Web Hosting, a Newtek Business Services company (NASDAQ: NEWT), and leading provider of Windows web hosting, is celebrating the arrival of Microsoft® .NET 3.5 hosting plans with a Midnight Madness Release Party.

CrystalTech kicks off Midnight Madness Wednesday, November 28, 2007 at 11:59PM MST, as they make ASP.NET 3.5 hosting plans available for purchase. “.NET 3.5 is one of the most highly anticipated products we have seen in our ten year history,” said Robert Cichon, President of CrystalTech. “We wanted to match this tremendous excitement and anticipation with our Midnight release, giving us an opportunity to celebrate this moment with our core developer community who have been waiting anxiously to start testing in the new environment.”

As one of the select web hosts to participate in Microsoft's official beta release program, CrystalTech had the unique opportunity to fully test and integrate the latest .NET framework into their shared hosting environment well before Microsoft's final release. This has placed CrystalTech at the forefront of .NET 3.5 hosting in terms of preparation and in offering a reliable solution so quickly after Microsoft made the final release available.

.NET 3.5 builds incrementally on new features previously added in .NET 2.0 and 3.0 and sites currently built using .NET 2.0 should experience a seamless migration when upgrading. “We have always been, and will continue to be at the forefront of the latest Microsoft technologies,” added Cichon. “Because of our expertise in this regard, and the fact that we integrate the new plans within our WebControlCenter™ quickly, easily and with a high degree of security, we are simply better able to support the .NET environment than anyone else.”

Further information on CrystalTech's new line of .NET 3.5 hosting plans can be found on their website at https://www.crystaltech.com/dotnet.aspx.
 

About CrystalTech Web Hosting, Inc.
A wholly owned subsidiary of Newtek Business Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: NEWT), CrystalTech Web Hosting, Inc. is one of the largest Windows-based web hosting companies in the world, hosting customers in over 100 countries, ranging from small businesses to Fortune 100 corporations. CrystalTech is responsible for hundreds of millions of visits each day on the Internet and uses a state-of-the-art data center that includes redundancy throughout core systems like power, air conditioning, network connectivity, network transportation, as well as a secured environment for their network operations center. For more information about CrystalTech, please contact 877-323-4678 or visit http://www.crystaltech.com.

About Newtek Business Services, Inc.
Newtek Business Services, Inc. is a direct distributor to the small to medium-sized business market under the Newtek ™ brand. According to the SBA, there are over 25.8 million small businesses in the United States, which in total represent 99.7% of all employer firms, generate 60 to 80% of all new jobs annually and create more than 50% of non-farm private GDP. Since 1999, Newtek has helped these business owners realize their potential by providing them with the essential tools needed to manage and grow their businesses. Newtek focuses on providing its 75,000 customers with access to financial, management and technological resources that enable them to better grow and compete in today’s marketplace. Newtek’s products and services include:

• Business Lending: Business loans to start up, acquire, or expand a business
• Electronic Payment Processing: Credit card, debit card, check conversion, and ACH solutions
• Insurance Services: Nationwide commercial and personal lines of insurance
• Outsourced Digital Bookkeeping: Bookkeeping and recordkeeping at a fraction of the cost of in-house staff
• Web Hosting: Full service web host including domain registration and online shopping cart tools
• Web Design and Development: Customized web design and development services for a powerful web presence
• Tax Preparation and Advisory Services: Expert tax planning and consultation for your business
• Data Backup, Storage and Retrieval: Fast, secure, off-site data backup, storage and retrieval
• Business Plan Preparation: Professional business plan assistance providing a roadmap for success
• Payroll: Payroll management processing and employee tax filing