ARLINGTON, Texas, May 13, 2010 - The Pinnacle Corporation (Pinnacle), the leading technology supplier for retail convenience and petroleum automation solutions, announced today it was selected as an EXPO Trends 2010 winner at the NACStech show in New Orleans on May 7.  

With over 100 exhibitors participating at the NACStech technology show this year, retailers had an array of new and exciting technologies to preview and experience from industry suppliers. Retailers were then encouraged to vote for the supplier they felt offered the most innovative and exciting technologies to the industry, Pinnacle was selected as a winner.

New and emerging technology solutions highlighted by Pinnacle at this years NACStech show included:

• Andalé™ - an electronic Bill of Lading technology that streamlines the process of fuel deliveries from dispatch all the way back to the fuel accounting system; eliminating errors, speeds time to billing, and requires no new in-truck hardware
• Dispatcher Workstation™, a “mission control” that provides fuel dispatchers and buyers the ability to make informed fuel purchase and delivery decisions by having real-time inventory information along with predictive modeling
• A Loyalty web consumer interface that enables consumers to view and edit their account information
• A Loyalty iPhone App enabling consumers to use their mobile phone as their loyalty credential instead of having to carry their loyalty card; and
• An advanced Payment Terminal solution that supports signature capture, contactless payments, signature threshold, scrolling receipt, and marketing graphics support using Pinnacle’s Palm POS™ with Ingenico’s i6000 series payment terminals; complete with home office ticket research reprint tools to recreate receipts with the signature.

“We are excited to have been selected by NACStech retailer attendes as a leading technology supplier to the industry.” said Drew Mize, VP of Product Management and Marketing at The Pinnacle Corporation. “We are able to drive more value to our clients and ultimately the consumer by providing solutions that keep pace with the evolution of new trends and technologies.

For information on any Pinnacle product or service, e-mail sales-info@pinncorp.com, call 1-800-366-1173, or visit the Pinnacle website at www.pinncorp.com.

About Pinnacle
The Pinnacle Corporation (www.pinncorp.com) is the leader in the automation technology industry focusing on the rapidly evolving convenience store and petroleum industries. Pinnacle delivers products that automate the broad spectrum of convenience store operations and supply chain management of fuel operations. Nationwide, Pinnacle's products and services are used daily in thousands of convenience outlets to automate and improve their store operations and by fuel marketers to increase their efficiency in the complex management of fuel delivery.
 

Pinnacle is committed to solving key industry issues that make the greatest impact on an organization’s success. Let us show you how our PCI Compliant Palm POS and our Store and Home Office solutions can offer you streamlined efficiency and the data that matters, on time, every day. Our products include EPM Business Intelligence Suite and Enterprise Loyalty Suite. Make your business more profitable and efficient using the latest technology from a proven provider. Your choice is simple, pick Pinnacle!

Contact Information:
Tracie Wilbanks
The Pinnacle Corporation
1-800-366-1173, extension 293