NewMarket Technology, Inc. CEO Philip Verges to Present at AFRALTI WiMax Conference January 19-21, 2009 in Kenya

DALLAS, TX--(Marketwire - December 9, 2008) - NewMarket Technology, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: NMKT) CEO Philip M. Verges is scheduled to present at the African Advanced Level Telecommunications Institute (AFRALTI) WiMax Conference being held January 19-21, 2009 in Nairobi, Kenya. NewMarket's presentation will encompass Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) solutions for municipalities with an emphasis on the Company's experience in emerging economies. NewMarket Technology is a technology systems integration firm concentrating on the rapidly growing technology needs of high growth emerging markets around the world. The company already has established operations in the emerging economies of Latin America, China and South East Asia and reported $93.1 million in revenue in 2007.

The conference will focus on the WiMax marketplace and explore the upcoming advances in wireless technology. Attendees at the conference will include government officials and regulators, WiMax service providers, equipment manufacturers, software providers and systems integrators.

Last year, NewMarket participated in the "Connecting Rural Communities Africa Forum 2007" in Nairobi, Kenya. NewMarket was invited to participate in the Forum based on the Company's footprint in emerging markets and experience implementing emerging technologies, such as Wi-Fi solutions for municipalities.

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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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