Pinnacle Introduces New Hardware Platform from Ultimate Technology at NACStech 2005

Extending to retailers latest offerings from a trusted provider

ARLINGTON, Texas, May 9, 2005: The Pinnacle Corporation announces that it has partnered again with Ultimate Technology Corporation to bring retailers state-of-the-art point-of-sale (POS) equipment. At booth #125 at the upcoming NACStech show, Pinnacle will feature its Palm POS on the UltimaTouch™ 1800 Series POS Touch Screen Workstation.

"Retailers must protect their POS software investment by using hardware providers they can count on," said Bob Johnson, President and CEO of Pinnacle. "That's why Pinnacle only partners with industry suppliers like Ultimate Technology who share our core business values of quality, reliability, and stability."

Pinnacle's powerful yet user-friendly Palm POS version 8.0 seamlessly interfaces to multiple store applications when installed on Ultimate Technology's UltimaTouch™ 1800 touch screen POS system. The 1800 features a large, bright 15-inch thin film transistor LCD. Housed in a rugged yet elegant design, it affords today's retailers a workhorse terminal that they can count on to operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Moreover, the 1800 is designed with expansion in mind, as it offers plenty of input/output as well as a peripheral component interconnect slot for special applications such as wireless operation.

"We're very pleased to be partnering with Pinnacle, a recognized pioneer and leader in the convenience store industry," said Sam Villanti, Ultimate Technology's CEO. "We look forward to cultivating a lasting partnership and are excited to be able to assist in providing a quality POS solution to retailers."

Pinnacle's award-winning Palm POS is the fastest in-store point-of-sale system available today, running under the Microsoft Windows family of operating systems. It has more interfaces than any other open architecture point-of-sale in the industry. From training to PLU input to scanning, an intuitive touch screen makes every task fast and easy. Palm interfaces to a variety of devices including remote pole displays, security cameras, lottery, and voice confirmation. Palm POS currently runs in over 1,000 stores across the country and is certified on seven different credit payment networks.

For more information on Palm POS or any other Pinnacle product or service, e-mail or call Pinnacle at
1-800-366-1173.

About Ultimate Technology Corporation
At this year's NACStech show in Nashville, Ultimate Technology will be at booth #234 and will be displaying the UltimaTouch™ 1800 Series POS Touch Screen Workstation running Pinnacle's Palm POS software.

Ultimate Technology's POS hardware solutions are distinguished by their proven performance. Since 1988, the company has been dedicated to providing the retail sector with open architecture systems and services that yield superior value, optimal integration, and seamless migration. With more than 285,000 installations and locations in Victor, New York and Cleveland, Ohio, Ultimate Technology is one of the fastest growing POS hardware solutions providers.

For more information on the Ultimate Technology Corporation, contact Kathy Manners, Marketing Communications Specialist, at 585-742-5245 or by e-mail.

About Pinnacle
The Pinnacle Corporation is a leading supplier of automation technology to the convenience store and petroleum industries, offering products that automate the tasks of convenience store operations and supply chain management of fuel operations. Pinnacle's products are used daily by thousands of convenience store managers to improve their store operations, and fuel marketers to increase their efficiency in the management of their fuel operations.

Pinnacle has solutions to move information from the point-of-sale of merchandise and fuel to the income statement. Pinnacle develops, markets, and supports a comprehensive suite of store automation systems. Products include Pinnacle Oasis MWS, a Microsoft Windows-based in-store manager workstation system, Pinnacle Palm POS, an advanced Microsoft Windows-based point-of-sale system utilizing touch screen technology, Pinnacle Journal Manager, a Microsoft Windows application for closing and reporting for Palm POS, and Pinnacle PCTrain CBT, a Microsoft Windows interactive computer-based training program.

Pinnacle's Home Office Suite of products includes Pinnacle Price Book, a Microsoft Windows-based price and scan file management system, Pinnacle Fuel Smart, a retail and wholesale petroleum accounting system, and Microsoft Great Plains, a world-class general accounting system.

New product rollouts include web-based Pinnacle Auditor for leveraging accounting data, Pinnacle POS Manager for simplifying configurations for multiple locations, and Pinnacle Loyalink for versatile customer management systems. Pinnacle maintains offices in Arlington, Texas, LaPorte, Indiana, and Orlando, Florida. More information about Pinnacle and its automation solutions may be found on the Internet at www.pinncorp.com.

Contact Information:
Heather Killough
The Pinnacle Corporation
1-800-366-1173, extension 273