Pinnacle Africa
269 16th Street
Randjiespark
Midrand Sudafrica Tel : +27 (0)11 265 3000 Fax : +27 (0)11 265 3069 Sito web :http://www.pinnacle.co.za
Altri sedi
Milnerton Tel : +27 (0)21 551 3310
ZA-9310 Bloemfontein Tel : +27 (0)51 447 1000
ZA-4016 Springfield Park Tel : +27 (0)31 263 2090
Nelspruit Tel : +27 (0)13 752 2846
ZA-6055 Port Elizabeth Tel : +27 (0)41 365 1088
Contatti
Amministratore delegato : Sig. Craig Nowitz Vice Direttore : Sig. Trevor Van Zyl Direttore commerciale : Sig. Tim Humphreys-Davies Direttore marketing : Sig. Tim Humphreys-Davies Direttore di divisione : Sig. Riaan Bezuidenhoudt Direttore di divisione : Sig. Raymond Botha Direttore di divisione : Sig. Gerhard Van Vuuren Direttore di divisione : Sig. Johan Herselman Direttore di divisione : Sig. Jean Coetzee Responsabile di mercato : Sig. Louis Fourie Responsabile prodotti : Sig. Hans Steyn Responsabile prodotti : Sig. Phillip Labuschagne Responsabile prodotti : Sig. François Lottering Responsabile prodotti : Sig. Sheldon Vermaak Responsabile prodotti : Sig. Cobus Erasmus Responsabile prodotti : Sig. Shaun Welgemoed Responsabile prodotti : Sig. Robert Stephan Responsabile prodotti : Sig. Shane Hutchinson Responsabile prodotti : Sig. Tiens Lange
Informazioni
Data di creazione : 1993 Company registration number : 1993/00917/07 Partito IVA : ZA 4050140039 Fatturato annuale 2011 : 231,40 M€ 2010 : 195,98 M€ 2009 : 242,42 M€ 2008 : 207,57 M€ 2007 : 170,00 M€ Rivenditori attivi : 5500 Fatturato indiretto : 100% Generalista Principali marchi : Apacer, Canon, D-Link, Logitech, MSI Clientela : Apple Premium Resellers, broker, catene di rivenditori, centrali d'acquisto, commercio elettronico, consulenti, distributori, GDO, GDS, grandi magazzini, integratori di sistema, multispecialista, negozi, prestatori di servizi, produttori di pc, rivenditori, rivenditori a valore aggiunto, rivenditori corporate, rivenditori specializzati, semi-distributori, società di consulenza e servizi IT, superstores, trader, vendita per corrispondenza Addetti : 660 persona(e)
News
Woolley leaves AxizWorkgroup
2012-02-29 South Africa : AxizWorkgroup CEO Doug Woolley is leaving the company to take up a position at Business Connexion (BCX), one of its clients. Woolley is the fifth senior manager out of 25 to leave the company within the past months. Woolley's post will be filled in an acting capacity by Henry Ferreira, who was set to join AxizWorkgroup's parent company, Pinnacle, as CEO of distribution this month. Woolley's departure is a "disruptive" event and the company regrets losing its CEO. However, Ferreira is experienced and will join the company from one of its suppliers, according to Craig's Brunsden, executive director of the company (source : ITweb South Africa).
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.
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.
