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Phoenix, Arizona, December 4, 2007 - CrystalTech Web Hosting, a Newtek Business Services company (NASDAQ: NEWT), and leading provider of Windows web hosting, announced today they have struck an exclusive partnership with ColdFusion® vendor Adobe®.

The partnership provides for a new enterprise licensing model for the purchase of ColdFusion 8 Enterprise, platinum support and maintenance, and the recognition of CrystalTech as an Adobe Premier Hosting Partner. CrystalTech acknowledges that this is one of the first steps Adobe has taken in working with web hosting providers to create a new licensing model, one that will now give CrystalTech the ability to offer ColdFusion hosting on a much larger and more cost effective scale.

“Since the days ColdFusion was a product of Allaire and Macromedia, we have been looking for a partnership like this,” said Robert Cichon, President of CrystalTech. “Now that Adobe is here, they have stepped up to the plate, giving us the ability to better support their very popular and robust server platform.”

The benefits of the new partnership go well beyond just license management and priority support from Adobe technicians. CrystalTech will also gain the potential for co-marketing and first-to-market opportunities, as well as possible hands-on access with future builds. “CrystalTech is already known as one of the top providers in the industry for ColdFusion web hosting,” added Cichon. “This new partnership really gives us an edge in providing both quality support and affordability to our ColdFusion community.”

Further information about ColdFusion at CrystalTech can be found at https://www.crystaltech.com/partnerships.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