Pinnacle Africa
269 16th Street
Randjiespark
Midrand South Africa Phone : +27 (0)11 265 3000 Fax : +27 (0)11 265 3069 Website :http://www.pinnacle.co.za
Other offices
Milnerton Phone : +27 (0)21 551 3310
ZA-9310 Bloemfontein Phone : +27 (0)51 447 1000
ZA-4016 Springfield Park Phone : +27 (0)31 263 2090
Nelspruit Phone : +27 (0)13 752 2846
ZA-6055 Port Elizabeth Phone : +27 (0)41 365 1088
Team
General manager : Mr Craig Nowitz Deputy Executive Officer : Mr Trevor Van Zyl Sales director : Mr Tim Humphreys-Davies Marketing director : Mr Tim Humphreys-Davies Division director : Mr Riaan Bezuidenhoudt Division director : Mr Raymond Botha Division director : Mr Gerhard Van Vuuren Division director : Mr Johan Herselman Division director : Mr Jean Coetzee Market manager : Mr Louis Fourie Product manager : Mr Hans Steyn Product manager : Mr Phillip Labuschagne Product manager : Mr François Lottering Product manager : Mr Sheldon Vermaak Product manager : Mr Cobus Erasmus Product manager : Mr Shaun Welgemoed Product manager : Mr Robert Stephan Product manager : Mr Shane Hutchinson Product manager : Mr Tiens Lange
Information
Creation year : 1993 Company registration number : 1993/00917/07 VAT identification number : ZA 4050140039 Annual turnover 2011 : 231,40 M€ 2010 : 195,98 M€ 2009 : 242,42 M€ 2008 : 207,57 M€ 2007 : 170,00 M€ Active resellers : 5500 Indirect turnover : 100% Broadliner Main brands : Apacer, Canon, D-Link, Logitech, MSI Clients : Apple Premium Resellers, assemblers, associations, brokers, central purchasing companies, consultants, corporate resellers, dealers, department stores, distributors, e-commerce, hypermarkets, IT consulting and service providers, mail-order resellers, multispecialists, outlets, semi-distributors, service providers, specialized resellers, specialized retailers, superstores, systems integrators, traders, VAR Employees : 446 people
News
Mobilis strengthens its distribution network
2011-05-16
French case vendor Mobilis has expanded its distributor stable with two new companies : French PC component specialist Master Hightech will address the local small reseller market, while South African broadliner Pinnacle will join Mustek to strengthen Mobilis positions in this country as well as in Southern Africa (Botswana, Mauritius and Namibia) through a broader presence in the generalist IT market.
NRF 2011: HP unveils its POS plans for EMEA
2011-02-22 Launched about one year ago in the EMEA region, the POS products from HP have not been yet really promoted by the Californian vendor. HP in fact waited for the hundredth edition of the NRF (National Retail Federation Big Show), recently held in New York, to unveil its EMEA POS strategy. In the US, HP is now on this market since 2004 and has a wide offer there, including digital signage products for example. On this market, HP works with ScanSource, Bluestar and Ingram Micro DC/POS. It has also built up an ISV partner program which aims to deliver more easily complete solutions to the market. This program is currently being adapted on the European market. Compared to its competitors, HP claims to be the only one to be able to fully equip the points of sales, from front-office to back-office : a good way for suppliers not to work with several vendors. In addition, it relies on the stability of its offer: each product has a 5-year delivery warranty, then 5 more years for spare parts: this warranty is appreciated on this market, as POS assets are kept and used a long time by the users.
Currently, HP's main focuses are France, Germany, Italy, Russia, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. It is currently busy exploring the best distribution opportunities and adapting its products for each country, which will take some time before being fully implemented. As for digital signage products, they are currently distributed by some broadliners and Scala, which thus acts as the first EMEA, HP-labelised ISV. But those are not yet being actively promoted by HP, even if they drew a lot of attention on its NRF booth, thanks to a widespread use of touch technologies, which greatly improve the user experience.
Besides HP, NRF is the most important place in the world to discover new trends for POS equipment. And with over 20% of visitors from 82 countries (including almost 7% coming from EMEA countries), this event is now definitely not limited to the US anymore. Despite heavy snow conditions, most major European retailers (Auchan, Tesco, Metro, Ahold, etc.) were present, roaming to discover new ideas and technologies (often sold directly and therefore not distributed through distributors) to implement in their points of sale. Beside HP and its new digital signage display line (which now includes a digital signage media server), Intel has caught the attention of visitors with its Connected Concept Store. Several technologies were included in demos like adiVERSE (a virtual footwear wall), Digital Signage Endcap (based on the collection of anonymous visitor information to optimize marketing campaigns), Interactive Fashion Retail Experience (a virtual mannequin) or the IT Command Center, to minimise the energy consumption of use of POS devices. Microsoft has also made a big splash with Surface, which has been POS tailored by several ISV. The iPad has also been showcased as a useful POS tool terminal for numerous applications. The show also swarmed with smaller albeit useful innovations if imported into Europe, like an Intuit software which allows retailers to send by mail receipt to their customers: a convenient way to store and analyse them. As we can see on NRF, retail still has many ways to surprise its visitors.
A new owner for Axiz
2010-08-12 South Africa : broadliner Pinnacle Technology is buying its competitor Axiz Technology, in a deal that will create SA's largest channel-focused company. Pinnacle says it will buy out Axiz's shareholders, which include staff and management, for about €17m. This announcement comes about four months after Axiz scuttled rumours of a possible takeover, when it said in April that there was no formal offer on the table. The deal gives both organisations access to different brands that were not in their portfolios, and would result in cost savings. Pinnacle is focused on the top end of the market, while Axiz has been servicing smaller companies, which enables expanded cross-sell opportunities. Pinnacle subsidiary Workgroup will merge with Axiz once the deal is finalised. Workgroup MD Doug Woolley says, by leveraging a common infrastructure, Workgroup will escalate its product offering into new markets, and Axiz will benefit from the increased solutions expertise (source : IT Web South Africa).
Launched about one year ago in the EMEA region, the POS products from HP have not been yet really promoted by the Californian vendor. HP in fact waited for the hundredth edition of the NRF (National Retail Federation Big Show), recently held in New York, to unveil its EMEA POS strategy. In the US, HP is now on this market since 2004 and has a wide offer there, including digital signage products for example. On this market, HP works with ScanSource, Bluestar and Ingram Micro DC/POS. It has also built up an ISV partner program which aims to deliver more easily complete solutions to the market. This program is currently being adapted on the European market. Compared to its competitors, HP claims to be the only one to be able to fully equip the points of sales, from front-office to back-office : a good way for suppliers not to work with several vendors. In addition, it relies on the stability of its offer: each product has a 5-year delivery warranty, then 5 more years for spare parts: this warranty is appreciated on this market, as POS assets are kept and used a long time by the users.
Besides HP, NRF is the most important place in the world to discover new trends for POS equipment. And with over 20% of visitors from 82 countries (including almost 7% coming from EMEA countries), this event is now definitely not limited to the US anymore. Despite heavy snow conditions, most major European retailers (Auchan, Tesco, Metro, Ahold, etc.) were present, roaming to discover new ideas and technologies (often sold directly and therefore not distributed through distributors) to implement in their points of sale. Beside HP and its new digital signage display line (which now includes a digital signage media server), Intel has caught the attention of visitors with its Connected Concept Store. Several technologies were included in demos like adiVERSE (a virtual footwear wall), Digital Signage Endcap (based on the collection of anonymous visitor information to optimize marketing campaigns), Interactive Fashion Retail Experience (a virtual mannequin) or the IT Command Center, to minimise the energy consumption of use of POS devices. Microsoft has also made a big splash with Surface, which has been POS tailored by several ISV. The iPad has also been showcased as a useful POS tool terminal for numerous applications. The show also swarmed with smaller albeit useful innovations if imported into Europe, like an Intuit software which allows retailers to send by mail receipt to their customers: a convenient way to store and analyse them. As we can see on NRF, retail still has many ways to surprise its visitors.
