Spare Backup Inc. Retains the Services of The Ryan Partnership LLC to Assist the Company in Strategic Global Product Positioning and Supply Chain Management

Business Wire, Sept 30, 2005

PALM DESERT, Calif. -- Spare Backup Inc., a subsidiary of Newport International Group (OTCBB:NWPO), today announced that it has retained the services of The Ryan Partnership to assist the company in its worldwide product positioning and supply chain management. The Ryan Partnership, with offices in the U.S., China, Italy and England, was founded by Michael Ryan, who has been a market-driven business leader in the retail industry for more than 20 years. Most recently, he served as vice president of merchandising for Circuit City's $4.2 billion technology division, with responsibility for driving revenue and profit growth through effective product selection, merchandising, pricing and marketing. His company provides services to make their clients more effective at retail by working as partners with client management teams to implement innovative, workable solutions to ever-changing retail challenges.

The Ryan Partnership, whose clients include Hewlett-Packard, Toshiba, Motorola and Intel, maintains a partnership philosophy in working with its extensive network of retail experts, bringing a powerful addition of talent to the management teams of its client companies. They will integrate with all levels of Spare Backup to help create the most effective delivery of the Spare software solutions.

As quoted by Cery Perle: "We have retained The Ryan Partnership to assist us in our efforts to deliver world-class sales and distribution services to our resellers. We believe their expertise in this area will prove to be invaluable to Spare, as we bring our seamless data migration and backup solutions into new markets throughout the world. It's our further belief that the alliance of our two companies will facilitate further penetration into the retail and reseller channel."

Ryan is quoted as saying: "We look forward to working with Spare Backup and the outstanding team Cery has assembled to bring this 'must have' product to market. Consumers and small business will find Spare Backup provides the critical peace of mind they need for backing up all their important data, photos and music, while at the same time being exceptionally easy to install and use."

About The Ryan Partnership LLC

The Ryan Partnership LLC is an international consulting firm dedicated to improving our clients' effectiveness at retail. We have offices in the U.S., China, England and Italy. From developing strategies, to sales and marketing, to supply chain logistics, The Ryan Principal Partner is with its clients every step of the way. We focus on all aspects of our clients' sourcing, marketing, merchandising and sales efforts to provide what they need to profitably bring their products to market. We are prepared to improve their results by adding real-world experience to their team. We are experts at developing strategic partnerships having spent more than two decades cultivating relationships with executives in leading companies throughout the consumer electronics industry. http://www.theryanpartnership.com

About Spare Backup

Spare Backup, designed specifically for small business and home office users, selects, secures and stores files online, all by itself. For more information and to sign up for a FREE 14-day trial, visit www.sparebackup.com.

About Newport International Group Inc.

Newport International Group (OTCBB: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 so that technical skills aren't needed to use or manage them. The company has headquarters in Palm Desert. More information is available at www.nwpo.biz.

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