As described in the Morning Sentinel, experienced technology executive Dan Grosz has taken the helm as the new President of Pinnacle IT. As the article describes, "He joined Pinnacle because it is a fascinating company that has done interesting things, he said. He was impressed with the technical competency of staff, as well as the business' focus on customer needs." 

Former President Pamela Kick, winner of the Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce 2011 Business Person of the Year award, is thrilled with her new role as the Executive Vice President of Sales and Operations Planning.

To read the full description of Dan's experience, and his vision for Pinnacle, check out the full article here. 

  Pinnacle IT has expanded its IT Network Support Services to the Greater Bangor Area, thanks in great part to the skills of Network Support Specialist Fallon Cohen, one of Pinnacle's newest employees. Fallon's work expands both the depth and breadth of IT services that Pinnacle IT provides to the community, which include support of network connectivity, hardware support and installation, and advanced security improvement. The Pinnacle IT Network Support team can monitor your computers and networks to make sure your PC's are working, the servers are functioning, the firewalls and routers are up, backups are painless, automatic software updates perform as expected and security systems are functioning as they need to be. All these services are now more available than ever to the Bangor region. 

Pinnacle IT is proud to announce the roll-out of Pinnacle Reader v. 1.6, the exciting new version of Pinnacle IT's signature iPad application. This update adds great new functionality to the app which already eliminated the need for bulky binders and paper waste in sales teams and which keeps boards of directors in touch with updated documents at hand without a wireless connection. These new features include effortless export of documents to other iPad document management applications, allowing for document editing on the go. Also, navigate multi-page documents with ease with scrollbar sliding! Check out www.PinnacleReader.com to learn more!

 Pamela Kick, President of Pinnacle IT, presented to the Waterville Rotary club on July 18th, 2011. The topic of her presentation was the recent "Converge and Create" branding with which the town of Waterville has recently reimaged itself. Referring to her speech about the work being done in the community, Pamela said, "My goal has been to have folks in the area see the cup as half full, not half empty." Pinnacle IT is intrinsically involved with our local Community, and our members work not only with the Waterville Rotary Club, but also with the Waterville Main Street organization, and both the Mid-Maine and Bangor Chambers of Commerce. 

  Pinnacle IT is proud to announce the arrival of three new employees to our company: Network Support Specialist Fallon Cohen, Programmer John Harris, and Web Designer Joshua McGrath. We're delighted to welcome them to the team! Pinnacle IT has grown more than 33% in the past year, and as always the company is dedicated to keeping jobs local. With this burst of growth, the Pinnacle IT team can now offer even better and broader technology solutions than ever before. 

 Pinnacle IT  was featured in The Morning Sentinel this July, as a thriving local business and as a software company whose software innovations promote an eco-friendly, paper-free lifestyle. The article delves into the many benefits of the Pinnacle Reader, the iPad mobile application developed by Pinnacle IT earlier this year. As the Pinnacle Reader eliminates the need for traveling sales people to carry binders and push sheets, the use of this app eliminates an enormous amount of paper waste that comes from endless reprinting. To find out more about Pinnacle IT's innovative programs, read the full article.

 Pinnacle IT was profiled as a featured local business for "Meet me Downtown," a monthly column published by Waterville Main Street. The driving mission of the Waterville Main Street group is to advance efforts to develop the Waterville downtown area into a thriving, energetic, commercial, social, cultural and entertainment destination. Pinnacle IT is honored and delighted to be both an active member of this group and to be featured in this column. In the article, Pinnacle IT President Pamela Kick is quoted as saying, "We treat our clients with a vast amount of respect, and tailor what we offer to what they need, as opposed to a one-size-fits-all development process. Our clients really appreciate this about working with Pinnacle: we treat each client like they are our only client." To find out more about Pinnacle IT's projects and business philosophy, read the full article. 

Pinnacle IT is honored to be selected by Pine State Trading, one of the nation's largest wholesale distributors, as a partner in development of an IPad application for use by their sales force.  Pine State Trading (PST), a leader in the convenience distribution industry, wanted to maximize its Sales Representatives' ability to share up-to-date information with Pine State's clients.  Working in tandem with PST, Pinnacle developed the Pinnacle Reader for IPad.  The Pinnacle Reader application provides all of PST's weekly specials, programs, and incentives for Pine State Trading's sales force in an application which is synched nightly with PST's servers.