CrystalTech Acquisition Finalized

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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CrystalTech Web Hosting Inc
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Acquisition of CrystalTech Finalized

Phoenix, AZ – July 9, 2004 – CrystalTech Web Hosting Inc, one of the largest providers of Windows based web hosting, is pleased to announce the finalization of their acquisition by Newtek Business Services (NASDAQ: NKBS). While the acquisition is now complete, CrystalTech will continue to operate as it has in the past, continuing to provide a high quality hosting environment that is now combined with the ability to satisfy the needs of small to medium sized enterprises with services such as credit card processing, small business loans, tax services and much more.

According to Tim Uzzanti, CrystalTech’s Chief Executive Officer, the acquisition affords both principals the ability to co-market products and services to a much wider audience. “With the financial services that Newtek offers, we will be able to provide a feature set that is unmatched in the hosting industry and build upon our reputation for service, support and reliability. In return, Newtek has the ability to provide their own existing customer base, which consists almost entirely of small to medium sized businesses, with yet another piece to their puzzle: a company that can provide exceptional web hosting and, in the future, a full complement of Information Technology services.”

While both sides are eager to cross market products and services, they are equally eager to reiterate the fact that neither company will see a drastic change in their focus or business plan. Mr. Uzzanti states that “while we were acquired, nothing is actually changing. We are just in a better position to bring the products and services CrystalTech offers to a wider variety of customers. CrystalTech will remain CrystalTech, from our employees all the way to our vision and our way of doing business.”

With their purchase of CrystalTech, Newtek adds to an already impressive list of business and financial services, which include:

-- Newtek Small Business Finance: small business and U.S. government- guaranteed lending services;
-- Newtek Financial Information Systems: outsourced bookkeeping & controller services;
-- Newtek Strategies: strategic business management and global marketing services;
-- Newtek Merchant Solutions: electronic merchant payment processing solutions;
-- Newtek Client Services: marketing and customer relations services.
-- Newtek Tax Services: tax filing, preparation and advisory services;

About CrystalTech
Founded in 1992, CrystalTech Web Hosting, Inc. has grown to be one of the largest, debt-free, privately owned companies in the web hosting industry. CrystalTech hosts customers in over 70 countries, ranging from Fortune 100 customers to small businesses. CrystalTech is responsible for 100's of millions of visits each day on the Internet. We provide this service using a state of the art network operation center that includes: redundant power systems, redundant air conditioning, redundant network connectivity, redundant network transportation (land and satellite), secured environment to the network operations center and more.


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