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Roanoke Technology Announces Integration of RFQHosting and SE Data's Accounting Package

ROANOKE RAPIDS, N.C., Jan 9, 2002 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Roanoke Technology Corp. (OTC Bulletin Board: RNKE) announced today that its partially owned subsidiary, Roanoke OnLine, has completed six months of development and testing with South Eastern Data Corporation (http://www.sedata.com) to provide a seamless integration between RFQHosting and SE Data's accounting package, used by over 300 rural electrical cooperatives.

"Using the strongest encryption available, we have designed a protocol that ties the SE Data's accounting package to the RFQHosting system," said Ryan Brown, Chief Technology Officer for RTC. "Item descriptions, vendor information, and purchase orders are invisibly passed between the two systems, making RFQHosting a powerful, integrated tool to drive down costs of procuring equipment and services."

Roanoke OnLine is a subsidiary of Roanoke Technology Corp. and RERI, the for-profit subsidiary of Roanoke Electric Cooperative.

Southeastern Data Cooperative, Inc. is a developer of software systems for Rural Electric Cooperatives and Electric Distribution Utilities that integrate Consumer Accounting, General Accounting and Engineering Requirements. They currently have an installed base of 300 cooperatives nationwide with plans for the implementation of eight to ten new customers this year.

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). The third business is RTCHosting (http://www.rtchosting.com), which allows anyone to build an online presence without any technical knowledge or training. 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 of Roanoke Technology Corp., [phone], ext. 224, or [e-mail]