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NewMarket Latin America, Inc. Announces RKM IT Solutions' Participation in Microsoft's Worldwide Partner Conference 2008, July 7-10 in Houston, Texas
| Source: NewMarket Latin America
DALLAS, TX--(Marketwire - June 25, 2008) - NewMarket Latin America, Inc. (PINKSHEETS : NLAI )
today announced RKM IT Solutions' invitation to participate in Microsoft's
Worldwide Partner Conference scheduled for July 7-10, 2008 in Houston,
Texas. This conference will be instrumental in the NewMarket
organization's efforts to transition its shorter-term contracts into
long-term Managed Service contracts. The Company's parent recently
announced RKM's new $4 million long-term contract with Movistar, a division
of Telefonica. RKM is already a Microsoft Large Account Reseller and
Enterprise Software Advisor (LAR/ESA) in Latin America. Mid-Market and
corporate customers in Latin America seek out the services of LAR/ESA's
when implementing large Microsoft-based IT projects. Through this
partnership with Microsoft, RKM offers high volume licensing, specifically
"Enterprise Agreement" (EA) and "Select" for companies with more than 250
PCs and support service to large enterprises and institutional customers.
The Worldwide Partner Conference will feature keynote presentations from
Microsoft CEO Steven Ballmer, COO Kevin Turner as well as Nobel Laureate
Muhammad Yunus, founder of the Grameen Bank and provides an opportunity for
attendees to learn more about Microsoft's product innovations and business
growth opportunities. Additionally, the conference connects thousands of
Microsoft partners in one place for the purpose of exploring possible
partnerships, allowing companies to expand both their product and service
scope as well as their geographical reach.
$4 Million Managed Services Contract for Movistar
NewMarket Latin America's parent company, NewMarket Technology recently
announced RKM IT Solutions' $4 million, three-year managed services
contract with Movistar a division of Telefonica a major mobile phone
provider in Latin America and Spain. Over the next three years, RKM will
provide Microsoft Licensing and managed services to Movistar. The NewMarket
family of companies is focused on turning short-term, project-based
contracts into long-term managed services contracts to support their
recurring revenue business.
NewMarket Latin America and RKM
NewMarket Latin America is in the process of consolidating RKM into the
Company and being brought current with its reporting requirements in order
to move back to the OTCBB. NewMarket Latin America is a U.S.-based company
headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil, with operations being consolidated into
the Company throughout Latin America, to make it a premier business
intelligence and systems integration firm, representing technologies from
leaders such as Microsoft and Oracle, which recently acquired Hyperion.
About RKM IT Solutions (www.rkmve.com)
RKM 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 industries.
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 provides world-class systems integration services
through relationships with 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 delivers solutions to regional customers in
addition to specializing in helping U.S. 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.
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