SYX Systemax Inc

Newport International Group (OTCBB:NWPO) announced today that its Spare Backup Inc. subsidiary and Systemax (NYSE:SYX) will launch their co-marketing efforts in March. As previously announced, the companies agreed to incorporate the Spare Backup Solution in shipments of PCs ordered through Systemax's various distribution channels. Under the terms of the agreement, the Spare Solution will be embedded as an offering icon which will open upon the initial customer start up of the new PC. Each Systemax PC customer will receive a 60-day free trial of Spare Backup which will be supported through Spare's datacenters in Dallas and Chicago. Spare Backup and Systemax will share monthly subscriptions revenue at the end of the trial period. Commenting on this launch, Cery Perle, CEO of Newport International Group Inc., stated: "All of the logistical work for this co-marketing effort with Systemax has been completed and we are excited to be moving into the distribution phase of this important OEM relationship. We look forward to providing this valuable service to Systemax customers who purchase their PCs beginning this month." The Spare Backup Solution Spare is a fully automated remote backup solution. It starts by scanning a user's hard drive, including the desktop and e-mail programs, for files and the application components necessary to produce an exact replica of the original. Then it transports the data, including new and revised files, daily to twin data centers on both U.S. coasts. Files are triple-encrypted and users can access them from any broadband, Web-connected computer anywhere. For more information and a free 14-day trial visit http://www.sparebackup.com. About Systemax Inc. Systemax Inc. (www.systemax.com) has developed an integrated system of branded e-commerce Web sites, direct mail catalogs and relationship marketers to sell PC hardware, related computer products and industrial products in North America and Europe. Systemax is a Fortune 1000 company. About Spare Backup Inc. Spare Backup Inc., a subsidiary of Newport International Group, is the developer of Spare Backup service, the first online backup service specifically designed for small business and home business users. About Newport International Group Inc. Newport International Group (OTCBB:NWPO) is dedicated to leveling the digital playing field for small- and medium-sized companies. Its two subsidiaries provide digital tools and services that are as powerful as those available to large enterprises, but are designed and developed so that technical skills aren't needed to use or manage them. The company has headquarters in Palm Desert, with technology development in Phoenix. More information is available at http://www.nwpo.biz. Safe Harbor Statement: The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a safe harbor for forward-looking information made on the company's behalf. All statements, other than statements of historical facts which address the company's expectations of sources of capital or which express the company's expectation for the future with respect to financial performance or operating strategies, can be identified as forward-looking statements. Such statements made by the company are based on knowledge of the environment in which it operates, but because of the factors previously listed, as well as other factors beyond the control of the company, actual results may differ materially from the expectations expressed in the forward-looking statements.