SpareBackup Partners With eCOST.com to Market Spare Software Online

PALM DESERT, Calif., Oct. 11  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Newport International Group (OTC:NWPO) (BULLETIN BOARD: NWPO)  announced today that its Spare Backup Inc. subsidiary has reached an agreement with eCOST.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:ECST), a leading  multi category online retailer, which distributes a wide array of products including electronics and software, to market and sell SpareBackup Software through its website and through its business to business sales force.  eCOST.com distributes over 100,000 items across more than twelve different product categories servicing customers seeking high value products at affordable  prices while providing rapid response customer service and servicing customers seeking complete solutions to their technical needs. eCOST.com will begin offering its online customers the SpareBackup software, the prepaid Spare Solution and SpareSwitch.

Commenting on this agreement, Andy Shevak, Vice President of Sales at SpareBackup, Inc. stated; "We are excited to have eCOST.com as a distribution partner for our Spare software solutions.  They are among the elite e-retailers and we believe they will be a valuable partner in driving our sales growth in online distribution.  eCOST.com consistently provides service and value to their customers and their selection of our product line for distribution further validates the need for our critical and easy to use data protection software."

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 eCOST.com, Inc.

eCOST.com is a leading multi-category online discount retailer of high quality new, "close-out" and refurbished brand-name merchandise for consumers and small business buyers.  eCOST.com offers over 100,000 different products from companies such as Apple, Canon, Sony, HP, Nikon, Onkyo, and Toshiba primarily with online (http://www.ecost.com/) and direct marketing campaigns. eCOST.com is a NASDAQ listed company (NASDAQ:ECST).

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.  Visit us at http://www.sparebackup.com/

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/.

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Web site:  http://www.nwpo.biz/

http://www.sparebackup.com/

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