FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

NewTek, Inc., Announces the Addition of 3D Arsenal™ to the 3D Product Line-Up

 New Product Offers Simple 3D Animation Solution for Video Editors

NAB, Las Vegas, NV, – April 24, 2006 -- NewTek, Inc., manufacturer of industry-leading video and 3D animation products, announced today the addition of 3D Arsenal™ and the 3D Arsenal suite of products to the NewTek line. 3D Arsenal is a collection of content, plug-ins and training material that simplify the creation of custom motion graphics and logo animations for video editors. 3D Arsenal is based upon NewTek’s Emmy Award-winning LightWave 3D® software. 3D Arsenal ships with over 750 pre-created scenes and templates. A content only version of 3D Arsenal is available to current LightWave® owners.

"We recognize the complexity in the creation of 3D graphics, but also know that many video producers want high quality motion graphics and don’t have the time to fully learn and exploit a 3D application," said Jay Roth, president of NewTek's 3D division. "That's why 3D Arsenal is perfect; it leverages the benefits of LightWave, including the rendering technology, with easily customizable pre-created scenes, a streamlined user interface and dynamic learning materials. You are literally creating in minutes."

PRICING AND AVAILABILITY
3D Arsenal is available at a retail price of $495US. 3D Arsenal content is available to LightWave owners at a retail price of $295US. The 3D Arsenal Wedding and Event Ammo pack retails for $150US. To locate the 3D Arsenal reseller nearest you visit: www.newtek.com or call NewTek Sales at 800-368-5441.

About NewTek, Inc.
With headquarters in San Antonio, Texas, NewTek is a leading provider of full-featured video editing, live production, presentation, animation and special effects tools including LightWave 3D®, winner of the 2003 Primetime Emmy® Engineering Award, TriCaster™ and VT[5]™. NewTek launched the desktop video revolution in 1990 with the release of the legendary Video Toaster®. The company's products are used worldwide on projects ranging from home video to feature film. Recent television and film projects using NewTek production tools include Fantastic Four, The Adventures of Shark Boy and Lava Girl in 3D, Sin City, The Aviator, Aliens of the Deep, "I, Robot", Spiderman 2, Battlestar: Galactica, Access Hollywood and Entertainment Tonight. Recent game titles include Doom III, Unreal Tournament, and Age of Mythology. Website: http://www.newtek.com

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