Company to offer free Microsoft Expression licenses to dedicated hosting customers.

CrystalTech Web Hosting, a Newtek Business Services, Inc. company, and a provider of Windows web hosting, is sponsoring the Sandbox-in-the-Sky at Microsoft MIX08, which begins March 5, 2008, at the Venetian Resort Hotel Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The company states that the sandbox will be held on the fourth floor of the Venetian Resort Hotel Casino meeting space and will consist of over 60 personal computers in a 4,000 square foot area. Developers and designers will be able to take part in high-quality hands-on labs, as well as test samples of products and technologies showcased at MIX08. Participants will also have the opportunity to try demos, dive into code, and publish web content on complementary Sandbox-in-the-Sky websites hosted by CrystalTech.

The company adds that the conference will also highlight the latest on ASP.NET and Expression®, among other key technologies.  In conjunction with products discussed at MIX, the company is thrilled to announce its offering of free Microsoft Expression licenses to dedicated hosting customers. Expression is a professional design tool with built-in support for today's modern web standards, and makes it easy for users to optimize accessibility and cross-browser compatibility.

The company declares that the first 300 customers to select the Expression software option when purchasing a dedicated server will be provided with a free license. "Our ability to provide free Expression licenses, through our partnership with Microsoft, is an incredible opportunity for our customer base to experience the innovation this product has to offer," added Cichon

 "As a key participant at MIX08, CrystalTech is further solidifying its status as an important partner to Microsoft with respect to web hosting and web-related technologies," said Robert Cichon, president of CrystalTech.  "MIX08 affords us a great opportunity to not only meet with individuals who count on CrystalTech for their web hosting needs, but also allows us to interact with the designers and developers who will produce the next generation in cutting-edge websites and web applications."