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Pinnacle Micro goes green - A commitment to our environment

Johannesburg, 15 Jul 2009

Pinnacle Micro operates on its core values of people - product - passion. It chooses and develops the brightest and most dedicated people, its products are top-of-the-line in terms of performance and durability versus price and the company is simply passionate about being the best supply chain partner.

This passion is more than a mere statement - it flows through everything we do. It is almost tangible from the customer contact people to the most removed of the back offices.

Pinnacle Micro is a wholly owned subsidiary of the JSE listed Pinnacle Technology Holdings (PTH). It is a major part of this group, and works in close synergy with group members Workgroup, Rentnet and Datanet.

All technical sections are certified ISO 9001 2000 and ISO 14001 2004 (see below). This means that from the production line to implementation, repairs, warranty and even the call centre are ISO certified for both quality and environmental care. Key components used in manufacture and repair, like the high performing Proline power supplies, are SABS tested and approved.

We take our commitment to the environment seriously and have implemented the following:

* Our new range of Nanoware computers are “power friendly” and only draw 150 watts of power, hence reducing the power consumption of the computer.
* Our refreshed Officeware range are 80+ certified. This means that the power supply has a greater than 80% power efficiency ratio and again means that the power consumption of the Proline PC is lower.
* Our Proline monitors are Energy Star compliant. We are also in the process of having our entire desktop range certified by this international compliance agency.
* Through our technical services division, Pinteq, we have signed a sub-contractual agreement with Non Ferros Shredders that collect end of life Proline machines and dispose of these in an environmental manner.

This company has full ISO certification to undertake such work.

* We recently ran an internal competition that rewarded the branch that lowered its energy consumption over a three-month period. We also have dedicated people who ensure that all lights are switched off at night.
* We now offer a green PC as a product - this includes all products that are green focused - such as the hard drive that powers down on inactivity and a 80+ power supply.

We will continue to look for ways to improve our environmental footprint as we understand our commitment to sustainable energy world to operate within.

Pinnacle Micro is a highly successful South African distributor of advanced ITC equipment to value added resellers, mass retailers and government. We are a proud member of the listed Pinnacle Technology Holdings Ltd. Group. We manufacture products like the Proline range of server, PCs and notebooks. We are the authorised or sole distributors for leading vendors such as MSI, D-Link, Logitech, Canon, Apacer, Western Digital, LG, HP, DELL and Lenovo and many others. Product quality is a watchword and passion of ours.

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