Web Host CrystalTech Makes Significant Upgrades to Its Shared Hosting Plans

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Web Host CrystalTech Makes Significant Upgrades to Its Shared Hosting Plans

Phoenix, AZ, December 5, 2006 – CrystalTech Web Hosting™, a Newtek Business Services™ company (NASDAQ: NEWT) and a leading provider of Windows-based web hosting, announced sizeable upgrades to its shared hosting plans, just in time for the holidays.

The recent changes include considerable increases in website disk space and bandwidth on its ASP.NET 1.1, ASP.NET 2.0 and ColdFusion Intermediate and above hosting plans. These plans received double, and in some cases even triple, the amount of disk space and bandwidth than was previously offered with absolutely no increase in monthly hosting fees.

CrystalTech’s feature-packed hosting plans are designed to meet a wide variety of disk storage, data transfer needs and budgetary concerns. 'By upgrading our plans, we feel CrystalTech can now even better fulfill the needs of growing businesses that require more out of their hosting plans as well as individuals or businesses just beginning to build an online presence,' said Robert Cichon, CrystalTech’s President. “We’re entering the holiday season and making these modifications now better prepares our customers to meet the needs of the coming weeks.”

Along with the increased website space and bandwidth allocations, CrystalTech also added MySQL and SQL database storage and, in the near future, will offer additional POP/IMAP accounts so customers have additional database space and email boxes at their disposal.

“When you combine these new higher plan allocations with our renowned service and support, our hosting plans are unsurpassed throughout the industry and provide the absolute best value around,' added Cichon.

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 TM 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 – 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 70,000 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
For more information, go to www.newtekbusinessservices.com.
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