NewMarket Technology, Inc. to Review First Revenue and Public Listing of African Greenfield Partner Anticipated in 2010 in Webcast December 22nd

DALLAS, TX--(Marketwire - December 18, 2009) - NewMarket Technology, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: NWMT) is scheduled to release an exclusive Webcast Tuesday, December 22, 2009, to present a Greenfield Partnership Program update for initiatives in East Africa. NewMarket Technology and its Greenfield program have been developing business opportunities in Kenya as well as targeting opportunities in the surrounding emerging economies in East Africa. Since the NewMarket Greenfield Partner Trade Mission in October, the East African initiatives have gained momentum, including pending contracts and a partnership anticipated to be finalized soon with an OTCBB listed company that will be dedicated to East African business development. The Greenfield Partnership Program is an initiative launched by NewMarket Technology, Inc. to foster the development of innovative technologies and the introduction of those technologies to the global marketplace.

NewMarket Targets Telecommunications and Technology Market in Africa

NewMarket is a twelve-year-old, global systems integrator and emerging technology provider with operations in Asia, Latin America and North America. NewMarket began exploring technology expansion opportunities in East Africa in 2007 as an extension to the Company's established operations in the growing economies in Asia and Latin America.

NewMarket conducted a Trade Mission to Kenya in October of this year. The Trade Mission to Kenya was focused on business development in East Africa for the Company's systems integration services and emerging technology offerings, to include infrastructure, technology and services in the area of wireless connectivity and mobility computing.

White Paper on Investment in East Africa

In conjunction with the Trade Mission, NewMarket released a White Paper on investment in East Africa titled 'African Investment: Kenya and Beyond.' For a copy of the White Paper, please email the Company at info@newmarkettechnology.com or call 214-722-3065.

A link to the Webcast is scheduled to be published on the NewMarket corporate website upon release next Tuesday.

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About NewMarket Technology, Inc. (www.newmarkettechnology.com)

NewMarket is a reporting company with audited financial reports filed with the SEC. NewMarket provides systems integration, technology infrastructure services and emerging technology worldwide. NewMarket has a focus on providing technology and support services to rapidly growing economies where technology purchasing is on the rise. In addition to its base of operations in North America, NewMarket has operations today in the growing economies of China, Southeast Asia, Brazil and Northern Latin America. Last year the Company reported over $40 million in revenue from Asia and over $20 million in revenue from Latin America. Overall, NewMarket reported over $95 million in revenue for 2008.

Across the globe, NewMarket is a Microsoft and Oracle partner, distributes various computer hardware and peripherals from brand partners such as Dell, HP, IBM, Cisco, Sony, Epson, Canon and Sanyo and is also an authorized reseller of operating systems and various software from companies such as Red Hat, Sybase, IBM, BEA, Veritas and others. Additionally, the Company works with emerging technologies such as mobile computing, various security and wireless broadband technologies.

NewMarket's rapid growth since 2002 has placed the Company on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 for 5 consecutive years. NewMarket was recognized as the third fastest growing technology company in the United States in 2006 and the number one fastest growing technology company in North Texas for two years in a row.

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Contact Information: Contact: NewMarket Technology, Inc. Investor Relations 214-722-3065 ir@newmarkettechnology.com