Phoenix, Arizona – (The Hosting News) – August 6, 2009 – The web hosting division of Newtek Technology Services, CrystalTech Web Hosting, will host the beta version of Adobe ColdFusion 9.

CrystalTech hosts over 100,000 domain names and serves developers and customers in more than 100 countries around the world.

Bob Cichon, President of CrystalTech explained, ”We’ve been a strong and vocal supporter of the ColdFusion environment for more than a decade. Our customer communities around the world will be excited to download the beta of ColdFusion 9 as it can help them increase developer productivity, integrate with complex enterprise environments and deliver rich and interactive experiences for their users.”

CrystalTech’s ColdFusion developer community will not only have the opportunity to be among the first to experience ColdFusion 9 as a hosted platform, but will be able to do so in a full-featured, live production environment, providing them a significant voice in finessing the system as it prepares for a full launch.

Adam Lehman, product manager at Adobe added, ”Partnering with web hosting companies like CrystalTech and Newtek Technology Services is important to the success of ColdFusion developer adoption. With ColdFusion 9, Adobe is focused on building an easier path for developers and IT professionals to create rich user interfaces for their enterprise applications and to integrate across their existing technologies.”

ColdFusion 9 delivers some exciting and significant new capabilities. Highlights include improved application performance with more granular control over code, templates and applications. In addition, Adobe is rolling out a powerful new integrated development environment, Adobe® ColdFusion Builder. Deeply integrated with ColdFusion 9, ColdFusion Builder offers a robust tool for developers hoping for more ease and efficiency in developing and managing applications.

CrystalTech is offering the full-featured beta version free during the beta phase, and is featuring the platform on Windows Server 2008 and IIS7.

A wholly owned subsidiary of Newtek Business Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: NEWT), Newtek Technology Services is a premier provider of web technology solutions to the small- to medium-sized business market, providing services to customers in over 100 countries, ranging from small businesses to Fortune 100 corporations.

Newtek’s Technology service lines include:

CrystalTech Web Hosting, Inc.: An industry leading provider of Microsoft Windows web hosting since 1997, CrystalTech offers shared, dedicated, and VPS hosting plans, along with domain registrations, SSL certificates, and online shopping cart tools.

Data Backup, Storage, and Retrieval: Fast, secure, off-site data backup, storage and retrieval solutions designed to meet the specific regulatory and compliance needs of any business.

Newtek Business Services, Inc. is a direct distributor of a wide range of business services and financial products to the small- to medium-sized business market under the Newtek brand. Since 1999, Newtek has helped small- and medium-sized business owners realize their potential by providing them with the essential tools needed to manage and grow their businesses, and to compete effectively in today’s marketplace. Newtek provides one or more of its services to over 91,000 business accounts, and has positioned the Newtek brand as a one-stop-shop provider of business services to the small- and medium-sized business market. According to the U.S. Small Business Administration, there are over 26.8 million small businesses in the United States, which in total represent 99.7 percent of all employer firms.

In addition to Newtek Technology Services, Newtek’s business service lines include:

Electronic Payment Processing: Electronic solutions to accept non-cash payments, including credit and debit cards, check conversion, remote deposit capture, ACH processing, and electronic gift and loyalty card programs.

Business Lending: Broad array of lending products including SBA 7(a), conventional commercial real estate and SBA 504 loans, business lines of credit, and business credit cards.

Insurance Services: Commercial and personal lines of insurance, including health and employee benefits in all 50 states, working with over 40 insurance carriers.

Accounts Receivable Financing: Receivable purchasing and financing services.

Payroll – Complete payroll management and processing services.

For more information about the cold fusion application, please visit: www.crystaltech.com/coldfusion9.aspx.

To learn more about Newtek Technology Services and CrystalTech, please visit: www.crystaltech.com.

For more information about Newtek Business Services, Inc., please visit: www.newtekbusinessservices.com.

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