Sentry Technology Receives New Library Contracts

Ronkonkoma, New York, February 17, 2006 -- Sentry Technology Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: SKVY) announced today, the receipt of new contracts for its QuickCheck™ library patron self-service system from the Calgary Public Library and the Greater Victoria Public Library totaling approximately $335,000.

QuickCheck™ operates in a similar fashion to a bank ATM. Patrons gain access to the library’s circulation software via a user card and touch screen video monitor. A barcode or RFID chip on the book is read, security functions performed and a receipt is printed to tell the patron what books have been borrowed and when they are due to be returned. Once the process is complete, the patron exits the library through the security system without any intervention by library staff. The entire process is fast, user friendly and frees library staff from the circulation desk to perform higher level tasks. The systems include statistical usage report software as well as remote diagnostic control and management of the QuickCheck™ over a local network and via the Internet.

“We are very pleased that our library sales team is continuing to win important QuickCheck™ contracts in open public bids,” said Peter Murdoch, President and CEO for Sentry Technology Corporation. “Sentry is bidding several million dollars in library business across North America and we expect that this segment of our business will continue to grow.”

Sentry Technology Corporation designs, manufactures, sells and installs a complete line of Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) solutions, Electro-Magnetic (EM) and RFID based Library Management systems as well as Radio Frequency (RF) and Electro-Magnetic (EM) EAS systems. The CCTV product line features the SentryVisionâ SmartTrack system, a proprietary, patented traveling Surveillance System. The Company’s products are used by libraries to secure inventory and improve operating efficiency, by retailers to deter shoplifting and internal theft and by industrial and institutional customers to protect assets and people. For further information, please visit our website at www.sentrytechnology.com.

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