CrystalTech Adds SeeFusion for Enhanced ColdFusion Monitoring and Performance

Phoenix, AZ, June 7, 2005 – CrystalTech Web Hosting Inc, a subsidiary of Newtek Business Services (NASDAQ: NKBS) and a leading provider of Windows-based web hosting, proudly announced it has formed a new partnership with Webapper Services, LLC, to utilize SeeFusion, a ColdFusion server monitoring application.

A powerful tool for monitoring ColdFusion servers, SeeFusion gives CrystalTech valuable metrics on how its ColdFusion MX servers are processing requests in real time. SeeFusion will not only help improve the overall performance of CFMX on CrystalTech shared servers, but it also provides CrystalTech network administrators faster and easier tracking of problematic scripts that could disrupt performance for all customers on the server.  

Webapper Services created the SeeFusion application based on their years of experience developing ColdFusion applications and providing consulting expertise to many of the world's largest ColdFusion environments. CrystalTech chose to partner with Webapper Services and use SeeFusion based on its continuous goal of providing the utmost in service to its customers.    

“We always partner with companies that will provide the most benefit to our customers, regardless of it is a service or product we can add to our public offerings or use internally,” said Tim Uzzanti, CEO of CrystalTech. “A product like SeeFusion enhances our ability to offer the utmost in stability and reliability on our ColdFusion servers, and this partnership is a natural choice to help us continue to exceed that level of performance.”

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. (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 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 45,000 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;
• CrystalTech Web Hosting: domain registration, hosting and storage;
• Newtek Financial Information Systems: outsourced digital bookkeeping; and
• Newtek Tax Services: tax filing, preparation and advisory services.