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NewMarket Technology, Inc. and NewMarket China, Inc.'s Dr. Larry Xianghong Wu to Present at "China in the World Economy" Global Business Forum at Baylor University
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DALLAS, TX--(Marketwire - February 7, 2008) - NewMarket Technology, Inc. (OTCBB : NMKT ) and
NewMarket China, Inc. (OTCBB : NMCH ) today announced that Dr. Larry
Xianghong Wu has been invited to present at Baylor University's upcoming
"China in the World Economy" Global Business Forum scheduled for February
25-29, 2008. Dr. Wu currently serves as Vice President of Chinese Business
Development for NewMarket Technology and as Vice President of Business
Development for the Company's regional subsidiary, NewMarket China.
NewMarket China's Growth to Approximately $40 Million in 2007 Revenue
NewMarket China has grown to approximately $40 million in 2007 revenue.
NewMarket China reported $29.5 million in revenue in 2006, and has reported
$27.9 million for the first three quarters of 2007. NewMarket China
provides technology products and services in China and between China and
the United States.
"China in the World Economy" Global Business Forum at Baylor University -
Waco, Texas, February 25-29, 2008
The "China in the World Economy" Global Business Forum is hosted by the
McBride Center for International Business at Baylor University and will
feature Chinese scholars and economic experts discussing China's impact on
the United States, Europe and developing economies.
The forum is part of a week of events related to "China in the World
Economy" and the agenda can be found at
http://www.baylor.edu/business/international/index.php?id=44208. The
majority of the events are free and open to the public, however
registration may be required for some events and can be completed at
http://www.baylor.edu/business/international/index.php?id=52547.
Dr. Larry Xianghong Wu
Dr. Wu was appointed Vice President of Business Development for NewMarket
China and its parent company, U.S.-based NewMarket Technology, Inc., in
2006, after more than two years of representing NewMarket Technology in
Beijing, China. Dr. Wu joined NewMarket Technology after serving in the
Chinese State Council Research Office as a Senior Advisor to the Premier,
Mr. Wen Jiabao. Prior to his position at the State Council Research Office,
Dr. Wu worked in Washington D.C. at the Chinese Embassy as a Secretary for
Science and Technology. In this position, he led Chinese efforts to promote
technology and telecommunications trade and investment, as well as research
and development collaborations between Chinese and American companies. Dr.
Wu is a published author in his field with three books and numerous
articles, which include U.S. publications in Business Week and Red Herring.
Most recently, Dr. Wu was named one of "50 Business Opinion Leaders" in
June 2006 "Talents" Magazine in China. Dr. Wu holds a PhD in Public Policy
on Science and Technology from Renmin University of China.
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About NewMarket China, Inc. (www.newmarketchina.com)
NewMarket China, Inc. is a technology leader in the rapidly developing
Chinese market specializing today in software engineering, high quality
software development and digital multimedia outsourcing services delivered
to customers globally. At the same time, the firm is a systems integrator
and value added reseller of major global hardware brands in the Chinese
domestic market.
Headquartered in Dallas with operations in Shanghai and Beijing, NewMarket
China bridges the gap between Western and Eastern business cultures to
assist western clients in realizing the advantages of the high quality, low
cost technology products and services available from China. NewMarket China
also assists Western clients in localizing products and services to realize
the tremendous growth potential available by expanding into the Chinese
Market.
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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