NewMarket Latin America, Inc. Announces RKM IT Solutions’ Service
Expansion for Molina Agencia de Viajes Increasing Contract Revenue by
295%
DALLAS, TX – April 29, 2008 – NewMarket Latin America, Inc. (OTC:
NLAI) today announced that RKM IT Solutions has renewed its annual
contract with Molina Agencia de Viajes. Molina is the third largest
travel agency in Venezuela, with 29 offices in seven states. Molina
has been a client of RKM IT Solutions for six years and has recently
called for an expansion of RKM’s role with the Company through the
increase of RKM’s IT Outsourcing services by 295%. In addition to
providing IT Outsourcing services to Molina, RKM also recently sold a
Microsoft license to Molina. RKM is a Microsoft Large Account Reseller
and Enterprise Software Advisor (LAR/ESA). The Company recently
announced a 228% increase in Microsoft sales over the same period in
the prior year. The period tracked was the three quarters from July
2007 to March 2008. Additionally, RKM has already surpassed its annual
Microsoft sales goal by 78%. As a LAR/ESA Partner, RKM can
significantly extend its existing Microsoft Gold partnership to offer
high volume licensing, specifically "Enterprise Agreement" (EA) and
"Select" for companies with more than 250 PCs and support services to
large enterprise and institutional customers. Prior to their selection
to the LAR/ESA Partner program, RKM has been a Microsoft Gold Partner
since 2001, winning the 2003 Microsoft Infrastructure Solution of the
Year award in Venezuela. As part of this overall increase in Microsoft
partner program sales, RKM recently announced the sale of corporate
Microsoft Licenses for Servers and Workstations to Seguros Venezuela,
C.A. (www.segurosvenezuela.com)
and Banco Real, Banco de Desarrollo, C.A. (www.bancoreal.com.ve).
NewMarket Latin America and RKM NewMarket Latin America is in the
process of consolidating RKM into the Company and being brought
current with its reporting requirements in order to move back to the
OTCBB. NewMarket Latin America is a U.S.-based company headquartered
in Sao Paulo, Brazil, with operations being consolidated into the
Company throughout Latin America, to make it a premier business
intelligence and systems integration firm, representing technologies
from leaders such as Microsoft and Oracle, which recently acquired
Hyperion.
CEO Aubrey Brown Recently Interviewed by Wallst.net Company CEO
Aubrey Brown interviewed recently with WallSt.net. In the interview,
Mr. Brown discussed the company's business plan to report an
anticipated $30 million in profitable revenue in 2008. To hear the
interview in its entirety, go to
http://www.wallst.net/audio/audio.php?ticker=NLAI&id=4533.
Company Updates and Information To be added to NewMarket Latin
America's e-mail database for shareholders and interested investors or
to receive information on the company, please send an e-mail to
ir@newmarketlatinamerica.com.
About RKM IT Solutions (www.rkmve.com)
RKM is a sixteen-year-old systems integration and IT outsourcing
services firm recognized in Venezuela and throughout northern South
America as a leading provider of mission critical voice, data and
video network solutions, as well as systems integration and help desk
support. Clients include the Top 50 international corporations in the
country, as well as a strong presence in the Oil and Gas, Banking and
Manufacturing industry. RKM is also a regionally certified partner for
Cisco Systems, Novell, Computer Associates, IBM, Hewlett-Packard,
Systimax and Microsoft. RKM was awarded the 2003 Microsoft
Infrastructure Solution of the Year in Venezuela and has been
recognized as a Microsoft Gold Partner and now a Microsoft LAR/ESA
partner. The company is expanding its system integration and IT
outsourcing services in the Caribbean, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and
Mexico.
About NewMarket Latin America, Inc. (www.newmarketlatinamerica.com)
NewMarket Latin America provides world-class systems integration
services through relationships with Hyperion, Oracle, SAP, SSA Global,
Microsoft and many more. NewMarket Latin America has major customers
in various sectors such as Oil and Gas, Consumer Products, Financial
Services, and Pharmaceuticals Industries. NewMarket Latin America
delivers solutions to regional customers in addition to specializing
in helping U.S. clients expand their businesses and operations into
one of the fastest growing economic regions in the world. NewMarket
Latin America has offices and operations throughout Latin America.
NewMarket Latin America also identifies emerging technologies
developed within the region and brings those latest technologies to
market worldwide. These innovations help clients grow their businesses
and gain a new competitive advantage.
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
integration and maintenance services to support the prevailing
industry standard solutions such as Microsoft, 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. In 2006, the
company continued its rapid growth, reporting $77.6 million in revenue
with a net income of $5.8 million.
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