The Pinnacle Group Named an Authorized U.S. Reseller of the BEA WebLogic Platform™

Business Wire, August 11, 2005

CARLSBAD, Calif. -- The Pinnacle Group, a computer hardware, software and Internet service company, today announced an agreement with BEA Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: BEAS) to resell the BEA WebLogic Platform(TM), which includes the BEA WebLogic Server(R), BEA WebLogic Integration(TM), BEA WebLogic Portal(TM) and BEA WebLogic Workshop(TM).

The Pinnacle Group's expertise in large-scale enterprise solutions and its established network across the country complement the existing BEA sales channel.

The Pinnacle Group provides its customers with total IT solutions, ranging from networking and software integration to complex 64-CPU Itanium systems. BEA provides the enterprise software foundation that is designed to help enable customers to benefit from service-oriented architectures through greater re-use of IT assets, faster delivery of value to the business, and greater adaptability to support ongoing change.

As a BEA reseller, The Pinnacle Group can help provide its customers with differentiated solutions designed to help them save time and money by leveraging existing and future IT assets and provide access to information while helping to eliminate unnecessary complexity.

"Having sold enterprise solutions for more than two decades, The Pinnacle Group is dedicated to providing its customers from among the industry's best products. Clearly, the BEA WebLogic Enterprise Platform fits into this category and we are excited to add it to our offerings," said Paul Burak, vice president of business development, The Pinnacle Group. "What's more, leveraging the BEA WebLogic Enterprise Platform, we can help both our new and existing customers adopt and integrate service-oriented architectures, which are becoming a business necessity."

"We're pleased The Pinnacle Group is expanding the reach of its solutions practice by reselling the BEA WebLogic Enterprise Platform," said Robert Ontiveros, senior vice president of Americas Channels and Alliances for BEA Systems. "The Pinnacle Group's expertise complements the BEA application infrastructure software products and can help add value to better address the specific business requirements of our mutual customers."

About The Pinnacle Group

The Pinnacle Group is one of the fastest-growing computer hardware, software and Internet service companies in the United States. It combines years of experience providing state-of-the-art technology with superior services to create an environment that provides intelligent, cost-effective IT solutions. With over a dozen offices nationwide, The Pinnacle Group's organizations are aligned to meet the full range of computer hardware, software, networking and Internet support needs.