RNKE - Roanoke Technology Corp. (fka rnke)

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Roanoke Technology Corp. Moves Servers to The Colocation Corporation Facility

ROANOKE RAPIDS, N.C., Feb 20, 2002 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Roanoke Technology Corp. (OTC Bulletin Board: RNKE) announces that it has contracted with The Colocation Corporation (Coloco), a Laurel, Maryland-based server co-location firm, to house the RTCHosting server farm.

"We are very excited about this new relationship and how it will help us continue to serve our customers," said Ryan A. Brown, Chief Technology Officer for Roanoke Technology Corp. "After a seamless move of our core servers last weekend, we have been up and running in Laurel in Coloco's facility. With redundant Internet connections, power, air conditioning, and a location much closer to the Internet backbone than our North Carolina facility, our customers should see increased speed and decreased access time and latency when utilizing the RTCHosting and RFQHosting systems."

Jack Webb, RNKE's Executive Vice President added, "We are estimating savings in excess of sixty thousand dollars a year as a result of this move. Needless to say, we are pleased anytime that we can increase our service level offering and decrease our costs."

RTC's subsidiaries, RTCHosting (http://www.rtchosting.com), and RFQHosting (http://www.rfqhosting.com) are both Application Service Providers (ASP) that facilitate B-to-B and B-to-C interaction for their clients over the Internet. Coloco (http://www.coloco.com), an Internet and Telephony co-location facility providing carrier-neutral space has been providing Internet co-location services in Laurel, Maryland since 1997. Coloco provides a competitive East Coast presence for clients of any size.

Roanoke Technology Corp. (OTC Bulletin Board: RNKE) operates 3 core businesses. Top-10 Promotions, Inc. (http://www.top-10.com) is a website promotion business that obtains search engine placements for clients' web sites. RFQHosting (http://www.rfqhosting.com) provides small to medium businesses with access to an online procurement system that allows buyers to place their suppliers in a competitive bidding system. RTCHosting (http://www.rtchosting.com) 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, Information Officer for Roanoke Technology Corp., 252-537-9222, ext. 224, or [e-mail]