Systemax to Ship Bundled Spare Backup Solution in Its New PC's Starting in March
March 08 2006 - 8:30AM
PR Newswire (US)
PALM DESERT, Calif., March 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Newport
International Group (OTC:NWPO) (BULLETIN BOARD: 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 PC's 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 PC's 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 fourteen day trial visit
http://www.sparebackup.com/. About Systemax, Inc. Systemax Inc.
(http://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 (OTC:NWPO)
(BULLETIN BOARD: 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, CA with technology
development in Phoenix AZ. 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. DATASOURCE: Newport International Group CONTACT:
Michelle Dikdan of Newport International Group, +1-760-779-0251,
ext. 222 Web site: http://www.sparebackup.com/ Web site:
http://www.systemax.com/ Web site: http://www.nwpo.biz/
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