NewMarket Technology, Inc. Contracted by Microsoft to Provide System Center Solutions for Petrochemical Company

DALLAS, TX--(Marketwire - September 11, 2008) - NewMarket Technology, Inc. (OTCBB: NMKTE) today announced the Company's regional subsidiary, RKM IT Solutions, has been contracted by Microsoft to implement System Center (http://www.microsoft.com/systemcenter/en/us/default.aspx) for a petrochemical company. Microsoft System Center solutions help IT professionals manage both virtual and physical IT environments seamlessly across desktops, data centers and other devices. System Center provides a low cost of ownership and high return on investment through its strong partner ecosystem and licensing model.

Not including this contract, NewMarket recently announced results for the first half of this year for its Latin American business of $12.6 million in profitable revenue with a regional goal of $30 million for 2008 through its operations in Brazil, Chile and Venezuela. NewMarket reported $93.1 million in profitable revenue globally in 2007 across all Company operations.

NewMarket Regional Microsoft Services and Partnership

RKM is the fourth largest Microsoft Large Account Reseller (LAR) in Venezuela, having recently achieved an overall Microsoft sales increase of 235.78% over the previous fiscal year. RKM is also an Enterprise Software Advisor (ESA) in South America. Mid-Market and corporate customers in Latin America seek out the services of LAR/ESAs 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 services to large enterprises and institutional customers.

Additionally, RKM's President Samuel Gamarra is Vice President of the International Association of Microsoft Certified Partners (IAMCP) Venezuela chapter. IAMCP (www.iamcp.org) is an international organization that represents Microsoft's top partners from around the globe.

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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 systems integration and maintenance services to support the prevailing industry standard solutions from companies such as Microsoft, Oracle, Infor, 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.

The company has continued its rapid growth, reporting $77.6 million in revenue with a net income of $5.8 million in 2006 and most recently $93.1 million in revenue with a net income of $7.3 million in 2007.

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