PALM DESERT, Calif., Feb. 11 PRNewswire-FirstCall -- Newportbr International Group, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: NWPO), a provider of digitalbr tools and services to growing businesses, and parent company for several highbr technology software, communications and services companies, today announcedbr that it has retained as its agency of record, Quatrain Public Relations, abr leading public relations firm specializing in integrated corporate and productbr communications for emerging high technology companies.br As part of the agreement, Quatrain Public Relations will work with Newportbr International Group to launch several innovative new products through abr breadth of public relations services, including strategic counsel and writing,br product reviews, and extensive media and analyst relations.br "Quatrain Public Relation's experience in the software technology industrybr will be an important asset to Newport International Group as we expand andbr evolve our product offerings in 2005," commented Cery Perle, chief executivebr officer, of Newport International Group. "After an extensive search, it isbr clear that Quatrain's proven success in high technology based communicationsbr and strategy is a natural fit for Newport International Group and itsbr subsidiaries."br br About Newport International Group, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: NWPO):br Newport International Group Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: NWPO), through itsbr subsidiary companies, markets an array of high-technology products andbr services designed specifically for growing businesses which use the Internetbr primarily to increase productivity. Newport is headquartered in Palm Desert,br CA, with technology development in Phoenix, AZ. More information is availablebr at and br About Quatrain Public Relationsbr Quatrain Public Relations specializes in integrated corporate and productbr communications for emerging high technology companies. The firm's clientsbr include a full spectrum of technology software, hardware, communications, andbr service companies. For more information, visit www.quatrainpr.com.br br Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Actbr of 1995: The statements contained in this news release which are notbr historical facts may be "forward-looking statements" that involve risks andbr uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from thosebr currently anticipated. For example, statements that describe Newportbr International Group or any of its subsidiaries' hopes, plans, objectives,br goals, intentions, or expectations are forward-looking statements. Thebr forward-looking statements made herein are only made as of the date of thisbr news release. Numerous factors, many of which are beyond either company'sbr control, will affect actual results.br br SOURCE Newport International Group, Inc.