PINNACLE IN THE NEWS

 

    CSP Daily
4/30/2013
 
 

Pinnacle extending partnership with NPCA to support inside, outside mobile payments

 
       

WAYCROSS, Ga. -- Flash Foods is deploying a new mobile payments solution for convenience petroleum retailers using The Pinnacle Corp.'s Palm POS and the National Payment Card Association (NPCA).

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    CSP Daily
3/27/2013
 
 

Pinnacle Completes Heartland Interface for Palm POS

 
       

ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Pinnacle Corp. has completed a new Palm POS integration to the Heartland Payment Systems Inc. payments processing host, providing another payments processing option for nonbranded, convenience petroleum retailers.

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    CSP Daily
3/25/2013
 
 

Impulse Interface Drives Suggestive Selling

 
       

ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Pinnacle Corp. introduced a new POS interface to Gilbarco’s Impulse, powered by Odysii, providing suggestive selling opportunities for Pinnacle’s Palm POS.

The new feature is based on real-time transaction data sent by Palm POS to the Odysii host while the cashier rings items to the consumer’s ticket.

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    PetrolPlaza
3/1/2013
 
 

Pinnacle Celebrates Evolution of Brand With New Company Logo

 
       

The Pinnacle Corporation (Pinnacle) announced the official launch of a new company logo. The new logo brings together the Pinnacle name and recognizably stylized “P,” along with three mechanical gears, which symbolize a cohesive automation technology offering.

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    CSP Daily
2/15/2013
 
 

Pinnacle Launches Loyalty Sign-Up Service

 
       

ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Pinnacle Corp. has announced the launch of its new Sign-Up Service as part of the Pinnacle Loyalty Solutions suite.

Sign-Up Service is a scanner-interfaced application that provides a simple, accurate way for cashiers to quickly register customers for loyalty program membership at the point of sale. With a simple scan of the customer's driver's license, the Sign-up Service captures the customer's data automatically and displays it immediately on the cashier's point of sale or on a standalone PC.

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    CSP Daily
2/11/2013
 
 

Pinnacle Recognized for Excellence in BI Reports Design

 
       

ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Pinnacle Corp., a leading supplier of automation technology to the convenience store and petroleum industries, has announced that it has been recognized as an Excellence in Dashboard Design winner for its enterprise performance management (EPM) business intelligence solution.

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    CSP Daily
12/18/2012
 
 

Pinnacle Renews Microsoft Certified Partner Status

 
       

ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Pinnacle Corp., a leading supplier of automation technology to the convenience store and petroleum industries, announced it has earned two Silver Level Competencies in the Microsoft Partner Network, demonstrating its ability to meet Microsoft customers' evolving needs in today's dynamic business environment.

To earn each Microsoft Silver Competency, Pinnacle completed a set of tests and qualifications to prove a sophisticated level of technology expertise.

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    CSNews
10/23/2012
 
 

A Year of New Initiatives for CITGO Petroleum

 
       

HOUSTON -- For CITGO Petroleum Corp., 2012 has been a year of new programs, promotions and offers aimed at helping the brand's marketers and retailers increase customer visits, along with in-store purchases and fuel sales.

In the beginning of the year, the company laid out plans to introduce marketers to its new offerings through a series of roundtables, allowing them to provide input and ask questions. In fact, many of the new programs and changes to existing ones came about through feedback from its marketers, according to Alan Flagg, general manager of lights oils marketing at Houston-based CITGO.

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    CSP Daily
10/8/2012
 
 

Cardtronics' Crater to Lead NACS Supplier Board


 
       

LAS VEGAS -- NACS has named Lucia Romanello Crater, vice president of retail sales for Cardtronics Inc., as 2012-13 chairman of the NACS Supplier Board.

In addition, the group elected six new members to the NACS Supplier Board:

  • Stephen Brady, vice president of convenience and military, McLane Co. Inc., Temple , Texas.
  • Shultz Hartgrove III, senior vice president of development for convenience and nontraditional, Quiznos Sub, Denver.
  • Drew Mize, COO, The Pinnacle Corp., Arlington,, Texas...

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    CSP Daily
9/18/2012
 
 

Cogs in the Machine

 
       

FORT WORTH, Texas -- If the Internet was the last transformative technology to affect business and people's social lives, then cognitive technology--think the computer named "Watson" that beat the Jeopardy champions last year--will be the next one, according to one business futurist.

Speaking before about 150 attendees at a Pinnacle users' conference, Atlanta-based business consultant Jack Shaw said that after the advent of personal computers (PCs) in the 1980s, the client-server or mainframe integration to PCs in the 1990s and the Internet in the 2000s, "cognitive systems" or technology that can ultimately assess and make decisions with more competence than humans will be the next step.

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    CSNews
5/23/2012
 
 

PCATS/CSNews Technology Hall of Fame inducted its newest members

 
       

NASHVILLE -- Retail technology insiders gathered at the Gaylord Opryland Resort last night, May 22, to honor Jim Xenos and K&G Petroleum as the 2012 Convenience Store News Technology Leadership Awards winners.

In addition, the PCATS/CSNews Technology Hall of Fame inducted its newest members, Greg Gilkerson, president of PDI Inc.; Robert Johnson, president of The Pinnacle Corp.; and Brad McGuinness, senior vice president of research and development of VeriFone Systems Inc.

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    CSP Daily
5/16/2012
 

 

CITGO Expands Loyalty Bucks Program With Pinnacle's Loyalink

 
       

HOUSTON -- CITGO has approved The Pinnacle Corp.'s Loyalink loyalty platform  as a new offering within CITGO's Loyalty Bucks program.
 
Announced in February 2012, CITGO launched its new Loyalty Bucks program (see Related Content below for previous CSP Daily News coverage) and partnered with a small group of loyalty solution and service providers to work with branded retailers in setting up successful independent loyalty programs.
 
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    CSP Daily
5/10/2012
 
 

Helping Handheld: Pinnacle Launches Mobile Inventory Solution, Partners with 2B

 
       

ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Pinnacle Corp. has announced the launch of its new Handheld Inventory Management solutions as part of its Manager Workstation product line, which will allow store managers to count, review and post merchandise inventory quantities, receive merchandise and verify prices.

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    CSNews
5/7/2012
 
 

Phillips 66 Approves Deployment of Pinnacle Interface

 
       

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Phillips 66 has approved The Pinnacle Corp.'s Palm POS interface for deployment at its Conoco, Phillips 66 and 76 branded locations.

As a replacement to the legacy CPNI5 payment host, the NTS host provides increased data security measures for payment transactions and will enable Conoco, Phillips 66 and 76 branded marketers to take advantage of additional features and benefits that will improve their bottom line, according to a Pinnacle release.

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    CSP Daily
5/3/2012
  
 

Pinnacle Expands POS Systems Support

 
       

ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Pinnacle Corp. has announced the completion and availability of an interface between its EPM business intelligence platform and Gilbarco's Passport POS.

In use by a majority of Pinnacle Palm POS clients as early as 2005, Pinnacle's EPM (Enterprise Performance Management) business intelligence platform has been providing retailers with a real-time, browser-based, centralized database, enterprise level reporting solution for merchandise, operations, and loss prevention reporting.

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    CSP Daily
3/15/2012
 
 

Pinnacle ‘enhances’ fuel-inventory solution with mobile capabilities

 
       

ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Pinnacle Corp. introduced the latest version of its browser-based, tank-inventory system to include mobile capabilities.

The latest release of its Dispatcher Workstation adds mobile monitoring and alert capabilities. It also allows a Pinnacle-hosted SaaS implementation model for operators who don’t have or don’t want the required information technology (IT) infrastructure.

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    CSDecisions
3/9/2012
 
 

Mize Elevated to COO at Pinnacle

 
       

The Pinnacle Corp. announced the promotion of Drew Mize to chief operating officer. In his new role, Mize will be responsible for product management, marketing, client services, development, and information technology. 
 
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    CSP Daily
1/30/2012
 

Finding Efficiencies


 
       

TUCSON, Ariz -- Expansion of the group's scope was an important and naturally occurring evolution, said Drew Mize, vice president of product management and marketing, The Pinnacle Corp., Arlington, Texas. The data security committee is only two years old and yet a third of conference participants chose to attend, he noted, adding that the expansion of scope has lured in CIOs as well as people from operations and marketing.
 
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     CSNews
1/24/2012
  
 

New Inductees to Join PCATS/CSNews Hall of Fame

 
       

TUCSON, Ariz. -- Three new members will be inducted into the PCATS/Convenience Store News Technology Hall of Fame this year. In an announcement made today during the PCATS Annual Conference, taking place at Loews Ventana Canyon in Tucson, Greg Gilkerson of PDI Inc., Robert Johnson of The Pinnacle Corp., and Brad McGuiness of Verifone Systems Inc. were named the newest recipients of this high honor.
 
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    CSP
12/17/2011
 
 

Down for the Count: Suppliers talk item-level inventory

 
       

OAK BROOK, Ill. -- Though not as prevalent with c-stores as with other channels, item-level inventory in convenience retail may be gaining momentum, as threats to core categories of cigarettes and fuel begin to mount.

Recent interviews with technology providers revealed growing interest in the accounting and inventory management method, especially as the desire to better track merchandise flow, promotions and market-basket purchases increases.

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  CSP 12/9/2011  

Pinnacle, Centego complete loyalty interface

 
       

ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Pinnacle Corp. recently completed and certified an interface between its Pinnacle Palm POS platform and Centego's fuel rewards loyalty host. By leveraging Pinnacle's existing point-of-sale loyalty functionality and specifications, Centego has completed the development of an interface between Pinnacle Palm POS and the Centego loyalty host, enabling retailers using both platforms to offer consumer fuel discount rewards based on prior purchases at other channel retailers.

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    CSP
10/22/2011
 
 

Coupon Nation

 
       

CHICAGO -- As technology becomes more accessible in terms of price and capability, suppliers on the trade show floor at the NACS convention earlier this month were focusing on helping retailers access their sales data, spot meaningful trends and entice customers with relevant promotions and loyalty offers.

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     CSP 9/22/2011
 
 

Drill Down- Pinnacle Users Touch on Tech Trends, Solution Optimization

 
     

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Optimizing current technology, examining benefits and talk of future direction were emerging themes at the 2011 Pinnacle Summit, where about 150 retailer and supplier attendees gathered for workshops and general sessions...

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    CSP
9/21/2011
 

Solution Evolution - Pinnacle execs talk loyalty, mobile payment, "the cloud" at start of user conference

 
       

ARLINGTON, Texas -- As the ability to store and transmit data becomes both more robust and wireless, retailers are looking for ways to analyze data, access information remotely and capitalize on emerging loyalty and payment opportunities, according to executives with The Pinnacle Corp...

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    NACS
9/12/2011
 

Pinnacle Wins NACS Show Exhibitor Contest 

 
       

CHICAGO, IL -- NACS Challeneged exhibitors to tell Show attendees in 30 seconds h ow they make life great for convenience retailers and why they should visit their booth at the NACS Show, Oct. 1 to 4 in Chicago. To watch the video...

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    CSDecisions
9/11/2011
 
 

Instant Rewards for Fuel Customers

 
       

Today’s competitive retailing environment makes it tough to attract and keep customers, so convenience stores are turning to loyalty programs that allow the faithful to earn points as they shop and redeem them later for discounts and freebees.

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    CSP
6/27/2011
 
 

Pinnacle Renews Microsoft Certified Partner Status

 
       

ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Pinnacle Corp., a leading supplier of automation technology to the convenience store and petroleum industries, announced that it has achieved five Silver Level Competencies in the Microsoft Partner Network, demonstrating its ability to meet Microsoft customers' evolving needs in today's dynamic business environment.

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    NACS
4/26/2011
 

The Pinnacle Corporation prevailed as this year’s NACS Expo To Go video Contest winner

 
       

 ALEXANDRIA, VA – Congratulations to The Pinnacle Corporation, which emerged victorious in the NACStech Expo To Go Video Contest...


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    NACS 
4/7/2011
 
 

PCATS Announces New Chairman and 2011 Board of Advisors, Officers

 
       

STAFFORD, VA – The convenience and petroleum industry’s technology standards body — the Petroleum Convenience Alliance for Technology Standards (PCATS)...

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    CSP
4/5/2011
 
 

Pinnacle Completes Rollout of CITGO NTS Platform

 
       

ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Pinnacle Corp. has announced the completion of its Pinnacle Palm POS and payment platform software rollout to support the new CITGO NTS payment platform. The CITGO NTS payment host provides an upgrade to the legacy platform, offering many benefits, including support for Partial Authorization. It has been certified under the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council's (PCI SSC) PA-DSS standards.

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    CSP
12/10/2010
 
 

Finney Joins Pinnacle

 
       

ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Pinnacle Corp. has announced that Jack Finney has joined its sales organization as vice president of strategic accounts. In this newly formed role, Finney will be responsible for the overall account management and business objectives for existing and prospective key strategic clients.

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  CSP
11/17/2010 
 
 

CHS Selects Pinnacle Palm POS for Cenex Sites

 
       

INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, Minn. -- CHS Inc. has selected The Pinnacle Corp.'s Pinnacle Palm as a new point-of-sale (POS) platform option for its approximately 1,500 Cenex-branded sites as well as all other unbranded retail fueling locations.

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    CSP
9/13/2010
 
 

Sedelmeyer Joins Pinnacle

 
       

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Pinnacle Corp. said that Jerome Sedelmeyer has joined its sales organization as southeastern region sales manager. In this role, Sedelmeyer will be responsible for the overall account management and sales for existing and prospective clients in that region.

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    CSNews
7/5/2010
 
 

Suppliers Forecast Increase in Retailer Tech Spending

 
       

CSNews interviewed a handful of suppliers at NACStech on where they think retailers will invest their tech budgets in the coming year...

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    CSP
6/22/2010
 
 

Pinnacle Again Renews Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Status

 
       

ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Pinnacle Corp., a leading supplier of automation technology to the convenience store and petroleum industries, said that it has achieved Gold Certified Partner status for the 2010/2011 year in Microsoft's Partner Program.

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    CSNews
6/2/2010
  
 

WilcoHess Rolls Out Gas Island Vending Solution

 
       

CARY, N.C. -- Select WilcoHess locations in North Carolina will offer the first-ever gas island vending solution -- a result of the collaborations of Allied Electronics, a leading provider of service station automation systems; The Pinnacle Corp., a leading automation technology and software supplier; and Vendgogh LLC, a leader in integrated gas island vending solutions.

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    CSP
5/25/2010
 
 

NACStech Roundup

 
       

NEW ORLEANS -- As retailers rush to complete upgrades to meet payment card industry (PCI) deadlines, other technology concerns, such as loyalty and social networking, also took focus at this year's annual NACStech conference, which took place May 5-7 in New Orleans.

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   NACS 5/10/2010
 
 

And the Winner Is... Top Five Companies Selected for Expo Trends 2010

 
     

NEW ORLEANS, LA – Last week at NACtech, retailers voted for the most exciting products and companies found at the expo. Attendees chose from more than 100 exhibiting companies, with the winning results revealed at the EXPO Trends 2010 workshop on Friday, May 7...

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    CSNews
5/9/2010
 
 

Rise of the (Virtual) Machines

 
       

NEW ORLEANS -- Two retailers provided case studies on how they reduced data storage requirements and developed cost-effective disaster recovery plans through the use of virtual machines during the NACStech session entitled, "Increasing Personnel Bandwidth with Virtualization," held here Wednesday.

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    CSNews
5/6/2010
 
 

NACStech Continues to Educate

 
       

NEW ORLEANS – Retailers and suppliers gathered here during the second day of NACStech to attend educational workshops and hit the trade show floor to see the latest in c-store technology – including new products, upgraded versions of existing offerings, and even a few first-time vendors to the show.

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    CSNews
4/28/2010
 
 

Pinnacle Launches Loyalty iPhone App

 
       

ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Pinnacle Corp. launched a new feature for its suite of loyalty products, a Pinnacle Loyalty iPhone App, allowing consumers to use their iPhone as their loyalty card.

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    CSNews
4/15/2010
 
 

The Pinnacle Corp. Hires Senior Solutions Engineer Specialist

 
       

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Lonnie Buerge joined Pinnacle Corp. as senior solutions engineer specialist for Pinnacle's Wholesale and Retail Fuel Solutions. In this newly formed role, Buerge will work closely with the Pinnacle sales team and petroleum wholesalers and retailers, and will be responsible for evaluating business requirements and unearthing opportunities to improve business performance across the petroleum distribution enterprise, the company reported.

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    CSP
4/13/2010
 
 

Pinnacle Launches Loyalty Web Interface

 
       

ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Pinnacle Corp. has announced the launch of its Loyalty Web Interface, its latest addition to its comprehensive loyalty solutions offering. The introduction of the web interface takes the Pinnacle Loyalty Solutions to the next level with a "jump-start" approach for retailers to add customer web access to their loyalty offering.

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    CSP
4/8/2010
 
 

Hyche Joins Pinnacle

 
       

ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Pinnacle Corp. has announced that Howard Hyche has joined its sales organization as senior solutions engineer specialist. In this newly formed role, Hyche will work closely with the Pinnacle sales team and marketers to evaluate business requirements and unearth opportunities to improve business performance across the retail enterprise.

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    CSNews
2/19/2010
 
 

Are You Really Ready For Loyalty?

 
       

I've said it once, twice, three times, and again, if you're not seriously planning to implement a loyalty program in the near future you'd best get on the bus. Loyalty has become a household name in the convenience retail and petroleum space. It took a bit longer than many of us thought, but it is indeed here and here to stay.

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    CSNews
2/16/2010
 
 

PCATS Announces 2010 Board of Directors, Officers

 
       

STAFFORD, Va. -- The Petroleum Convenience Alliance for Technology Standards (PCATS) revealed its 2010 board of directors and its officers for 2010, following elections held during the 2010 PCATS Annual Conference in New Orleans.

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    CSNews
2/16/2010
 
 

Pinnacle Launches Symphony.dispatcher Workstation

 
       

ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Pinnacle Corp. launched Symphony.dispatcher workstation, the company's latest browser-based, near real-time tank inventory monitoring solution designed for fuel buyers and dispatchers.

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    CSNews
2/1/2010
 
 

PCATS EB2B Motor Fuels Working Group Elects New Chairman

 
       

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Brian Reynolds, director of fuel solutions at The Pinnacle Corp., was elected chairman of the Petroleum Convenience Alliance for Technology Standards (PCATS) EB2B Motor Fuels Working Group.

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    CSP
8/16/2009
 
 

Pinnacle Welcomes New Vice President of Sales

 
       

ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Pinnacle Corp. said that Bart Johnson has rejoined the organization as its new vice president of sales. Johnson brings to Pinnacle a wealth of knowledge garnered over 31 years of industry experience, and in his new position will be responsible for the overall leadership of sales and market development focused on the convenience store and petroleum marketing industries. In addition, he will provide strategic input on emerging products, partnerships and vertical markets.

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     CSNews
6/30/2009
 
 

Pinnacle Renews Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Status

 
       

ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Pinnacle Corp., a supplier of automation technology to the convenience store and petroleum industries, renewed its Gold Certified Partner status for 2009/2010 in the Microsoft Partner Program with competencies in ISV/Software Solutions and Business Intelligence.

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    CSP
5/13/2009
 
 

Pinnacle Launches Symphony.fuel Customer Access

 
       

ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Pinnacle Corp. has announced today the launch of its latest browser based and real-time wholesale fuel quoting and customer credit management solution, Symphony.fuel customer access.

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    CSNews
4/23/2009
 
 

Pinnacle Partners with American Technology Corp.

 
       

ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Pinnacle Corp. is partnering with American Technology Corp. (ATC) to provide additional solutions and services to its customers to meet stringent PCI compliance standards, the company reported.

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    CSP
3/4/2009
 
 

Pinnacle Carries TPCA's Priorities to Texas Legislature

 
       

ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Pinnacle Corp. said that it recently went to Austin, Texas, to carry the legislative priorities of Texas Petroleum Marketers & Convenience Store Association (TPCA) to members of the Texas Legislature. Pinnacle has been dedicated to active involvement with TPCA, an organization formed to serve the common regulatory, legislative and educational needs of businesses engaged in the distribution of wholesale fuel, retail fuel and lube oils, for years.

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    CSP
2/6/2009
 
 

Road Ranger Partners With UTC Retail, Pinnacle

 
       

ROCKFORD, Ill. -- Road Ranger LLC has rolled out UTC Retail's 1870 POS Touch Workstations in 72 convenience store locations. The solution installed in the successful Road Ranger stores combines UTC Retail's 1870 running The Pinnacle Corp.'s Palm POS c-store software. Pinnacle is a strategic partner and reseller of UTC Retail's products.

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    CSNews
1/28/2009
 
 

C-store Chains Roll Out Ingenico Terminals

 
       

ARLINGTON, Texas -- C-store operators WILCOHESS, Flash Foods and Tedeschi Food Shops are among the first of The Pinnacle Corp.'s clients to complete full integration between the Pinnacle Palm POS and Ingenico’s line of advanced payment terminals.

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    CSP
1/14/2009
 
 

Forward Foodservice

 
       

ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Pinnacle Corp. said that it will purchase Quick Servant assets from Intura Solutions LP for an undisclosed amount. In February 2005, Pinnacle partnered with Intura to build the next generation of Pinnacle's Quick Servant solution, used to manage foodservice inventory and operations in the petroleum convenience industry. The next generation of this solution, Symphony.quick servant, has since been released and version 3.0 is now available for general release.

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    CSP
12/19/2008
 
 

Road Ranger Completes Rollout of Pinnacle's Palm POS

 
       

ROCKFORD, Ill. -- Road Ranger has completed the rollout of The Pinnacle Corp.'s Palm POS as its go-forward POS platform for its chain of 74 convenience stores and travel centers. Road Ranger said it chose Pinnacle's system for its productivity benefits, integration with backoffice applications and its symphony.pos manager that delivers centralized management and control of remote Palm POS systems.

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    CSP
12/16/2008
 
 

Just in Time' vs. 'Keep Full'

 
       

ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Pinnacle Corp. has launched Symphony.fuel rti (fuel real-time inventory), extending Pinnacle's Symphony Business Platform suite of petroleum automation solutions to include real-time fuel inventory capabilities. Pinnacle has been delivering to market the Symphony suite of automation solutions since 2005, with a fully centralized and web browser-based footprint.

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    CSP
11/14/2008
 
 

Smokin Joes Picks Pinnacle

 
       

SANBORN, N.Y. -- Smokin Joes Trading Post has selected The Pinnacle Corp.'s Palm POS as its go-forward point-of-sale platform as well as Pinnacle's full suite of retail automation software for its retail cigarette locations throughout New York. It has four locations on the on the Tuscarora Nation in western New York selling gasoline, tobacco products and other merchandise.

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    CSP
9/25/2008
 
 

Pinnacle Joins PCI Security Standards Council

 
       

ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Pinnacle Corp. said that it has joined the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) as a new participating organization, providing guidance and input to creating and maintaining standards used to secure the payment card environment.

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NPN 9/12/2008 
 
 

Loyalty Programs 

 
     

Restaurants use them, as do book stores; grocery stores would be at a loss without them. They’re loyalty programs, and they are changing the way petroleum marketers do business...

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  CSP
5/28/2008
 
 

Pinnacle Partners with Bit9 

 
       

ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Pinnacle Corp. has forged a partnership with Bit9 Inc. to help retail customers meet the stringent policies required by the Payment Card Industry 's (PCI) Data Security Standards (DSS)...

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    CSP
5/13/2008
 
 

Tech on Display

 
       

GRAPEVINE, Texas -- With enterprise systems, networking advances and new kiosk enhancements among the many developments at the NACStech trade-show floor, retailers with a growing technological savvy had plenty to review at last week 's three-day conference.

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    CSP
5/12/2008
 
 

NACStech-nicalities

 
       

GRAPEVINE, Texas -- Suppliers on the trade-show floor of the 13th annual NACStech conference pointed to compliance with Visa and MasterCard standards, as well as more sophisticated technological advances as key discussion points this year.

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  NACS
5/1/2008
 
 

PCI Myths Debunked 

 
       

NACS Magazine published an article by Drew Mize about PCI Compliance...

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    CSP
3/5/2008
 
 

Pinnacle Exec Expands Responsibilities

 
       

ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Pinnacle Corp. has announced the promotion of Drew Mize to vice president of product management and marketing. Based at the Arlington, Texas, headquarters, Mize came to Pinnacle as vice president of retail solutions, overseeing the strategic positioning, planning and product management areas of Pinnacle's Retail Solutions group.

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    CSP
11/21/2007
 
 

Tech Notes

 
       

ATLANTA -- Compliance to payment-card industry (PCI) standards drove many of the innovations seen on the trade-show floor at this month's NACS convention, with upgraded in-pump payment systems, networks and point-of-sale (POS) devices being equipped to meet the challenge.

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    CSP
10/24/2007
 
 

Pinnacle Palm POS Achieves PCI Compliance

 
       

ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Pinnacle Corp. said that Pinnacle Palm POS v9.2 has passed the PCI Compliance Audit performed by Coalfire Systems (Coalfire), a Visa approved independent quality service assessor.

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    CSP
5/2/2007
 
 

What's New in Tech

 
       

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The crop of new products and developments featured at this year's NACStech Show in Nashville, Tenn., included among others, advancements in loyalty programs, automated clearinghouse (ACH) transaction options, payment card industry (PCI) compliant devices and applications, in-pump merchandising, wide-area networks and contactless payment.

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     CSP 2/7/2007
  
 

Flash Foods Selects NPC to Enhance Loyalty Program 

 
     

WAYCROSS, Ga. -- Flash Foods Inc. has entered into an agreement with National Payment Card LLC (NPC), an electronic funds payment service bureau that interfaces with point-of-sale (POS) systems, to introduce an ACH payment system to the consumer that will help take their installed loyalty system to the next level...

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    CSP
2/5/2007
 
 

Town Pump Selects Pinnacle
Palm POS

 
       

BUTTE, Mont. -- Town Pump Inc. has selected Pinnacle's Palm POS as its go-forward point-of-sale (POS) platform for its chain of 81 convenience stores and travel centers...

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    CSP
1/25/2007
 
 

New Marketing Manager Joins Pinnacle 

 
       

ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Pinnacle Corp. has announced that it has hired Tracie Wilbanks as its new manager of marketing and communications...

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     CSP 12/6/2006 
 
 

InComm Unwraps December Deals

 
     

ATLANTA, GA -- Prepaid products and point-of-sale (POS) technology provider InComm, which specializes in retail prepaid services, subscriber services and payment solutions, said that it has streamlines contract services offerings, and that it has forged several deals in early December, including with The Pinnacle Corp., Green Dot and Signature Days...

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    CSP
12/1/2006
 
 

Pinnacle Teams Up with Standard Register

 
       

ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Pinnacle Corp. has forged an alliance with Standard Register, a premier document services provider, to provide turnkey offerings via Pinnacle's Loyalty suite of solutions including Loyalink, LoyalPass, LoyalPay and LoyalDebit...

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    CSP
11/9/2006
 
 

Pinnacle Expands Team 

 
       

ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Pinnacle Corp. recently announced the promotion of Bob Wilhelm to vice president of professional services...

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    CSP
11/2/2006 
 
 

Taking the Next Step- Dari Mart Selects Pinnacle's biz intel suite

 
       

JUNCTION CITY, Ore. -- Dari Mart Stores Inc. has selected The Pinnacle Corp.'s Enterprise Performance Management (EPM), a browser-based business intelligence suite...



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    ISO&Agent 
10/26/2006 
 
 

Another Alternative Payment Card System Debuts

 
       

Drew Mize talks about loyalty cards used by consumers as identifiers to payment systems for ISO and Agent...

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    CSP
10/10/2006
  
 

Industry View: Minimizing Credit Card Fees

 
       

CSP Magazine published Drew Mize's article on fight back against rising card fees...

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    CSP
10/6/2006 
 
 

Clydes Gets Dynamic- Selects Pinnacle as Microsoft financial management provider

 
       

GLENNVILLE, Ga. -- Clyde's Market Inc. has selected Microsoft Dynamics GP financial management suite and the professional services of The Pinnacle Corp., a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, to provide implementation, training and support...

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    CSP
9/29/2006 
 
 

Whitehead Oil Buys Pinnacle's Loyalty, Symphony Solutions 

 
       

ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Pinnacle Corp. said that Whitehead Oil Co., a longtime Pinnacle client, has licensed Loyalink, Pinnacle's loyalty solution that links retailers and their locations to customers, defines spending habits and improves product and store performance...

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    CSP
9/12/2006
 
 

Pinnacle, PaySpot in POS Partnership

 
       

ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Pinnacle Corp. has forged a partnership with PaySpot Inc., a leading U.S. prepaid electronic payment processor...

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    CSP
9/7/2006 
 
 

Pinnacle, Corporate Safe Specialists Ink Partnership Deal

 
       

ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Pinnacle Corp. has forged a partnership with Corporate Safe Specialists (CSS), a major supplier of safes to the U.S. retail and restaurant communities... 

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    CSP
9/5/2006 
 
 

New Market Demands, New Operational Demands 

 
       

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- Platolene 500 Inc. has purchased The Pinnacle Corp.'s Price Book, Pinnacle's Windows-based price management and scan file support system designed specifically for the convenience store and petroleum retail industries. 

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    CSP
8/29/2006
  
 

Three Chains get Fuel Smart 

 
       

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Stewart's Shops Corp., Nouria Energy Corp. and R.L. Vallee Inc. have all purchased The Pinnacle Corp.s Fuel Smart, a fuel management system designed for high-volume petroleum marketers. 

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    CSP 
7/27/2006
 
 

Pinnacle, Ingenico Join Forces 

 
     

ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Pinnacle Corp. said that it has partnered with Ingenico, a financial transactions systems and equipment provider. Pinnacle's Palm POS interfaces to several of Ingenico's products, specifically the i3010 PIN pad and the en-Touch 1000 and i6000 series signature capture payment terminals. 

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    CSP
6/9/2006 
 
 

Pinnacle Retools Website 

 
       

ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Pinnacle Corp. has relaunched its website, www.pinncorp.com

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    CSP
3/21/2006
  
 

Fuel Smart Know-How Move

 
       

ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Pinnacle Corp. said that it has hired Brian Reynolds as director of fuel solutions. In this capacity, Reynolds will oversee and manage Pinnacle's Fuel Smart fuel management system as it grows and expands throughout the petroleum industry. 

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    CSP 
3/24/2006
 
 

Pinnacle's Auditor goes Live at WSCO

 
       

ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Pinnacle Corp. completed testing of its Auditor retail accounting manager software with WSCO Petroleum Corp. and has moved it into the production accounting environment for all stores. 

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