News Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Peter L. Murdoch

President & CEO

(631) 739-2000

SENTRY TECHNOLOGY Wins RFID Contract

RONKONKOMA, New York, June 17, 2009, -- Sentry Technology Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: SKVYE) today reported that it was recently awarded a contract by Toronto Public Library to supply custom printed, programmable Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags for the Library’s retrospective collections for up to three years.  

About Toronto Public Library

Toronto Public Library is the world's busiest urban public library system. Every year, more than 16 million people visit our 99 branches and borrow almost 30 million items. 

About Sentry Technology

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 SentryVisionâ, SmartTrack, 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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