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PHOENIX, April 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CrystalTech Web Hosting Inc., a subsidiary of Newtek Business Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:NKBS) and a leading provider of shared and dedicated web hosting, is pleased to announce the availability of its Linux Dedicated Hosting Plans. While CrystalTech is well regarded for its Windows-based hosting, the company also realizes the need to offer some diversity in environment to accommodate the varied needs of its customer base. Additionally, the size and stability of CrystalTech's internal network has allowed the company to integrate the dedicated Linux servers on their own segments entirely, having no effect on current and future Windows-based customers. "These Linux plans are an extension of the premier hosting CrystalTech is known for and displays the furthering of our scope of expertise," said CrystalTech Chief Operating Officer Robert Cichon. "While our concentration in the shared hosting market will remain strictly Windows only, moving into the Linux dedicated market is not a stretch for us. In fact, we have been working with Linux supporting some of our back-end systems for years." CrystalTech offers two Linux dedicated plans to meet a wide range of performance needs and budgetary requirements. Ideal for the core Linux user, each server comes with a wide range of software preinstalled including the latest, most stable versions of CentOS, Apache, PHP, MySQL, PostgreSQL and Webmin along with Cyrus Mail Server, Sendmail and IMP. Customers can use the included SSH interface to configure a strong Linux online presence by plugging in their favorite applications. "I'm confident in this offering," said Cichon. "We have invested our years of collective knowledge along with months of testing to ensure a high quality dedicated service. Along with our continued support of the Windows environment, we are now able to offer well configured and reasonably priced plans to anyone seeking a stable Linux server." In addition, this launch means that Newtek Business Services, Inc. will soon be marketing Linux and Microsoft web hosting services through its alliance partners with the solutions being powered by CrystalTech. "These new offerings will be available under the name of Newtek Web Hosting and marketed to Newtek's alliance partner distribution channel. The addition of Linux to the menu gives us a full compliment of products to offer through our CrystalTech distribution channels and our Newtek distribution channels," said Barry Sloane, Chairman and CEO of Newtek Business Services, Inc. About CrystalTech Inc. Founded in 1992, 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. CrystalTech is a subsidiary of Newtek Business Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:NKBS), a premier provider of business services and financial products to small and medium-sized businesses. 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 of business services and financial products to the small to medium-sized business market. According to the SBA, there are over 23 million small businesses in the United States which in total represent 99.7% of all employers, generate 60 - 80 percent of all new jobs annually and generate more than 50% of non-farm 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 60,000 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: * Newtek Small Business Finance: U.S. government-guaranteed small business lending services; * Newtek Merchant Solutions: electronic merchant payment processing solutions; * Newtek Insurance Agency: commercial and personal insurance; * Newtek Web Hosting: domain registration, hosting, web design and development; * Newtek Data Storage Services: data backup, archival and retrieval services; * Newtek Financial Information Systems: outsourced digital bookkeeping; and * Newtek Tax Services: tax filing, preparation and advisory services. The statements in this release may contain forward looking statements relating to such matters as anticipated future business strategies and financial performance, anticipated future number of customers, business prospects, legislative developments and similar matters. The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a safe harbor for forward looking statements. In order to comply with the terms of the safe harbor, Newtek Business Services, Inc. notes that a variety of factors could cause its actual results to differ materially from the anticipated results expressed in the Company's forward looking statements such as intensified competition and/or operating problems and their impact on revenues and profit margins or additional factors as described in Newtek Business Services' 2004 annual report on Form 10-K. Contacts: Newtek Business Services Barry Sloane Chairman of the Board & CEO 212-356-9500 DATASOURCE: CrystalTech Web Hosting Inc. CONTACT: Barry Sloane, Chairman of the Board & CEO of Newtek Business Services, +1-212-356-9500, Web site: http://www.crystaltech.com/

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