Road Ranger Completes Roll-Out of Pinnacle’s Palm POS!

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ARLINGTON, Texas, December 16, 2008 –The Pinnacle Corporation(Pinnacle) announced today thatRoad Rangerof Rockford, IL has completed the roll-out ofPalm POS™as their go forward POS platform for their chain of 74 convenience stores and travel centers. After an extensive review of the offerings currently available in the marketplace, Road Ranger chose Pinnacle’s award-winning Palm POS system for a number of reasons, including its productivity benefits, integration with back office applications and Pinnacle’s uniqueSymphony.pos manager™that delivers centralized management and control of remote PALM POS systems. Palm POS also supports Pinnacle’sLoyalink®, a real-time, non-invasive customer loyalty management solution that allows Palm POS clients to efficiently drive a broad range of responsive consumer marketing and promotional programs.

“The Pinnacle Corporation was chosen based on the company’s track record in this market, our responsiveness and commitment to Road Ranger throughout their evaluation process, and our ability to support a number of capabilities and functions not provided by their current POS Company. Palm POS, in conjunction with Symphony.pos manager for remote management, and Pinnacle’s Loyalty solutions will provide Road Ranger with tools to be successful in their growth initiatives” said Drew Mize, Pinnacle’s VP of Product Management and Marketing.

“The state of the art total POS solution provided by the Pinnacle Corporation has provided us with a strategic foundation upon which we can leverage operational data to drive the future success of our business. The strong customization capabilities of the Palm solution have helped us improve and strengthen the interface between us and our customer, we view the outcome of this “human interface” as the key metric upon which to measure ourselves and our success” said Jeremie Myhren, Senior Director of IT at Road Ranger.

Palm POShas a broad range of capabilities that are desired by today’s more progressive convenience store marketers. From advanced scanning and the intuitive touch-screen cashier interface, Palm POS improves your ability to service your customers. Palm POS is hardware flexible, and works with a variety of scanners, printers, pole displays, security cameras, lottery, money order, kitchen video, price sign, car washes and more. Nationwide, it is used to process more than $ 10 billion in total convenience store sales and is certified on more than ten different credit payment networks. With an open architecture, it provides comprehensive management, operational and retail reporting across the enterprise for better, more accurate and timely decision making.

For information on any Pinnacle product or service, e-mailtpcsolutions@pinncorp.com, call 1-800-366-1173, or visit the Pinnacle website atwww.pinncorp.com.

About Road Ranger

Road Ranger (www.roadrangerusa.com) has been serving customers since 1984. Headquartered in Rockford Illinois, the company currently operates 74 locations in seven Midwestern states. Driven by its mission to serve its communities with valuable commodities, goods and services and to provide long-term financial opportunities for its employees, Road Ranger has achieved operating success and growth through a dedicated team of employees and a commitment to utilizing leading-edge technologies.

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
Marketing Manager
The Pinnacle Corporation
1-800-366-1173, ext. 293

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