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NewMarket Technology, Inc. Subsidiary, RKM IT Solutions, Sells Microsoft License for Servers and Workstations to Banplus EAP
Fourth Quarter Sales Momentum Consistent With NewMarket's Seasonally Strongest Period
| Source: NewMarket Technology, Inc.
DALLAS, TX--(Marketwire - December 13, 2007) - NewMarket Technology, Inc. (OTCBB : NMKT )
announced today that their Latin American regional subsidiary, RKM IT
Solutions (RKM), has completed a sale of a corporate Microsoft License for
Servers and Workstations to Banplus EAP of Venezuela under RKM's Microsoft
Large Account Reseller and Enterprise Software Advisor (LAR/ESA) partner
status. The entire revenue for the licensing will be realized in the
fourth quarter of 2007.
Banplus (www.banplus.com) is an existing customer of RKM's and is a
commercial bank that targets servicing small to medium companies. PC World
of Venezuela has highlighted Banplus Technology supported by RKM:
http://www.pcworld.com.ve/n111/articulos/clubcios.html. Readers can
translate this article and the Banplus website for free using AltaVista's
Babelfish translation tool: http://babelfish.altavista.com/.
Earlier this year, RKM's Microsoft partner status was upgraded to a LAR/ESA
from Gold Partner. LAR/ESA Partners significantly expand Microsoft's reach
both geographically and to the rapidly growing category of
Mid-Market and corporate customers. This recent partnership allows RKM to
significantly extend its existing Microsoft Gold partnership to offer high
volume licensing, specifically "Enterprise Agreement" (EA) and "Select" for
companies with more than 250 PCs and support services to large enterprise
and institutional customers. Prior to their selection to the LAR/ESA
Partner program, RKM has been a Microsoft Gold Partner since 2001, winning
the 2003 Microsoft Infrastructure Solution of the Year award in Venezuela.
NewMarket's 4th Quarter Sales Momentum
Separately, NewMarket announced approximately $7.5 million in contracts
recently from their Latin American and North America operations, including
$1.2 million from North America, $5.5 million from Brazil and $820,000 from
Venezuela. NewMarket traditionally has experienced very strong sales in the
fourth quarter.
RKM and NewMarket Latin America, Inc.
Separately, NewMarket Technology is currently working on consolidating RKM
into the company's recently formed regional subsidiary, NewMarket Latin
America, Inc. (PINKSHEETS : NLAI ). NewMarket Latin America focuses on
systems integration and emerging technology in Latin America.
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About RKM IT Solutions (www.rkmve.com)
RKM, owned by NewMarket Technology, is a sixteen-year-old systems
integration and IT outsourcing services firm recognized in Venezuela and
throughout northern South America as a leading provider of mission critical
voice, data and video network solutions, as well as systems integration and
help desk support. Clients include the Top 50 international corporations in
the country, as well as a strong presence in the Oil and Gas, Banking and
Manufacturing industry. RKM is also a regionally certified partner for
Cisco Systems, Novell, Computer Associates, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Systimax
and Microsoft. RKM was awarded the 2003 Microsoft Infrastructure Solution
of the Year in Venezuela and has been recognized as a Microsoft Gold
Partner and now a Microsoft LAR/ESA partner. The company is expanding its
system integration and IT outsourcing services in the Caribbean, Colombia,
Ecuador, Peru and Mexico.
About NewMarket Latin America, Inc. (www.newmarketlatinamerica.com)
NewMarket Latin America is a subsidiary of NewMarket Technology providing
world class systems integration services through relationships with
technology providers such as Hyperion, Oracle, SAP, SSA Global, Microsoft
and many more. NewMarket Latin America has major customers in various
sectors such as Oil and Gas, Consumer Products, Financial Services, and
Pharmaceuticals Industries.
NewMarket Latin America deliver solutions to regional customers in addition
to specializing in helping US clients expand their businesses and
operations into one of the fastest growing economic regions in the world.
NewMarket Latin America has offices and operations throughout Latin
America.
NewMarket Latin America also identifies emerging technologies developed
within the region and brings those latest technologies to market worldwide.
These innovations help clients grow their businesses and gain a new
competitive advantage.
About NewMarket Technology, Inc. (www.newmarkettechnology.com)
NewMarket helps clients maintain the delicate balance between maintaining
legacy systems and gaining a competitive edge from the latest technology
innovations. NewMarket provides certified integration and maintenance
services to support the prevailing industry standard solutions such as
Microsoft, Cisco Systems, SAP, Siebel and Sun Microsystems. Concurrently,
NewMarket continuously seeks to acquire emerging technology assets to
incorporate into an overall product portfolio carefully packaged to
complement the prevailing industry standard solutions.
NewMarket delivers its portfolio of products and services through its
network of Solution Integration subsidiaries in North America and the
leading emerging markets around the world to include, Latin America, China
and Singapore.
NewMarket ranked Number One in Texas, Number Three in the United States and
Number Five in North America on Deloitte's 2006 Technology Fast 500, a
ranking of the 500 fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications
and life sciences companies in North America. Rankings are based on
percentage revenue growth over five years, from 2001-2005. The Company grew
from less than $1 million in revenue in 2001 to over $50 million in
profitable revenue in 2005. In 2006, the company continued its rapid
growth, reporting $77.6 million in revenue with a net income of $5.8
million.
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