RNKE - Roanoke Technology Corp. (fka rnke)

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Roanoke Technology Corp. Signs First Customers for RTCHomes.com

ROANOKE RAPIDS, N.C., Jul 30, 2001 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Roanoke
Technology Corp. (OTC Bulletin Board: RNKE) announces that it has signed their
first customers for their new web presence system. "The system has been in beta
for the last 30 days and passed with flying colors," said David Smith, CEO and
President of RTC. He went on to say, "It is very gratifying to have prospects
realize the value of the system and sign up that quickly."

The new product is a module, specifically designed for real estate agents, that
allows the agents to handle their own website regardless of their skill level.
Some key features are listed below:
 -- Register their own domain and create a website for it within minutes
 -- Create email accounts for each and every agent in the system
 -- Create email forms not just links
 -- The ability for all agents to list properties from any internet access
 location 24 / 7
 -- The ability to build and change information on your web site within
 minutes
 -- The calendar feature allows you to post open house and other events on
 your site
 -- Ability to develop lists of clients and prospects for emailing
 newsletters etc]/b]

The most important aspect is that it will allow small to medium sized real
estate firms to build their own internet identity and to promote brand loyalty
and awareness for themselves. "The product is a complete solution that grows to
fit the needs of any business but this module will break the chains of bondage
that real estate agents now have to web masters," said David Smith, CEO /
President. "We have over 71,000 Real Estate businesses in our database. A
penetration of that segment at only 10% represents yearly revenues of
$9,137,700."

Roanoke Technology Corp. (OTC Bulletin Board: RNKE) operates 3 core businesses.
The first is Top-10 Promotions, Inc. (http://www.top-10.com). Top-10 is a
website promotion business that obtains search engine placements for clients'
web sites. The second business is RFQHosting (http://www.rfqhosting.com). RFQ
provides small to medium businesses with access to an online procurement system.
This system allows users to place their suppliers in a competitive bidding
system. The third business is RTCWebsite (http://www.rtcwebsite.com). RTCWebsite
allows anyone to build an online presence without knowing how. Thru a template
driven system anyone that knows how to surf the web can build a web site.

Please visit our web sites, or contact Ed Foster, Information Officer for
Roanoke Technology Corp. by phone at 252-537-9222 x224, or by e-mail at
[e-mail].

SOURCE Roanoke Technology Corp.

CONTACT: Ed Foster, Information Officer of Roanoke Technology Corp.,
 [phone], ext. 224, or e-mail, [e-mail]

URL: http://www.top-10.com
 http://www.rfqhosting.com
 http://www.rtcwebsite.com
 http://www.rtchomes.com

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