CrystalTech Launches Free Shopping Cart Solution [December 1, 2004]

PHOENIX, Dec 1, 2004 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- CrystalTech Web Hosting Inc., a subsidiary of Newtek Business Services (NKBS) and a leading provider of Windows-based web hosting, proudly announces the launch of its new shopping cart solution, CTZenCart, available free to all customers.

While other online shopping carts can be difficult to install and maintain without possessing extensive programming or scripting knowledge, CTZenCart can be set-up by anyone with even the most basic computer skills. In addition, CrystalTech has integrated the file-copying and installation of CTZenCart into its Control Center, further easing the use of the shopping cart solution for customers. Taking this into consideration, CTZenCart can be effortlessly integrated within an existing website, or for those who do not already have a site, they can base their entire ecommerce business around the shopping cart program.

"In our commitment to provide small and medium-sized businesses a one-stop solution for all of their online needs, we feel that CTZenCart is the ideal shopping cart solution for ecommerce sites," said Tim Uzzanti, President and CEO of CrystalTech. "Besides being extremely user-friendly, CTZenCart is also remarkably flexible. Since it is PHP-based, you can use it with any of our hosting plans, regardless of whether your site was built with standard HTML or a dynamic scripting language like ASP, .NET or ColdFusion."

In addition to its ease of use, CTZenCart offers a robust and customizable storefront that's easy to update. Its modular structure allows CrystalTech customers to easily integrate features and functionalities by simply uploading and activating pre-built modules. This structure means that CTZenCart works perfectly with CTMerchant, CrystalTech's merchant and payment gateway solution. Other key features include multiple shipping and payment methods, built-in search engine optimization tools, eBay auction support and numerous merchandise pricing options for sales and promotions.

"With the addition of CTZenCart, small and medium business owners can come to CrystalTech and get everything they need," added Uzzanti. "They can now build a professional-looking ecommerce website, add a full shopping cart system to sell products, establish a merchant account to accept orders and host it all with a web host renowned for its service and support."

About CrystalTech

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. (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 premier provider of business services and financial products to the small to medium-sized business market. Newtek's core brands include:

-- Newtek Small Business Finance: small business and U.S. government-
guaranteed lending services;
-- Newtek Merchant Solutions: electronic merchant payment processing
solutions;
-- Newtek Insurance Agency: customized business insurance provided
through Financial Keyosk;
-- Newtek IT Services: complete information technology solutions;
-- CrystalTech Web Hosting: comprehensive web site services for small and
medium sized businesses;
-- 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, the Company notes that a variety of factors could cause the Company's or CrystalTech's 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' 2003 annual report on Form 10-K and subsequently filed registration statements.

SOURCE CrystalTech Web Hosting, Inc.