New York, April 1st 2004 /PRNewswire/ -- Pinnacle Technology Partners Inc and Lindin Group, each a leading international business and financial consulting services organization, today announced their merger to form Pinnacle Group. The combined Pinnacle Group will offer a single vendor solution to Fortune 500 companies to select and implement business performance management solutions.

Last year, The Lindin Group was recognized as one of America’s fastest growing companies by Inc. magazine, the premier publication for small and medium-sized businesses. The publication ranked The Lindin Group #338 on its prestigious ”Inc. 500” list, a veritable “who’s who” of entrepreneurial success. Also in 2003, Pinnacle Technology Partners earned “Gold Consulting Partner” status from Hyperion, the global leader in business performance management software. “Gold” status is only given to those companies that meet Hyperion's rigorous evaluation criteria to ensure that they meet the high quality standards for which Hyperion is known.

United, these two companies will be even better able to serve their clients, obtaining the “Preferred” Reseller and Consulting partner status from Hyperion. Whether it be software selection and implementation consulting, crafting custom software solutions, performance planning, or orchestrating remote monitoring and system maintenance, The Pinnacle Group is focused on providing its clients the best business analysis and financial systems solutions available. Pinnacle Group senior partner Mike Fuori said: “ After only a few short months, post merger, we are seeing real benefits to all our customers. It’s a very exciting time for us and growth has been nothing short of explosive”.