RONKONKOMA, N.Y., June 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sentry Technology
Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: SKVY) announced today that ID Systems has
successfully installed the third order of QuickCheck(TM) patron self service
kiosks at the Harris County Public Library in Houston, Texas. There are now a
total of 30 QuickCheck(TM) units servicing seven branch locations.
QuickCheck(TM) operates in a similar fashion to a bank ATM, in that
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 from library staff. The entire process is fast, user
friendly and frees library staff from the circulation desk to perform higher
level tasks.
"Our end of May statistics confirm that the QuickChecks are getting 70-80%
of all check-out activities. The range depends on the branch and location of
the units," said Mr. Gene Rollins, Assistant Director, Systems and Technical
Services at Harris County Public Library. "The QuickChecks have enabled the
virtual elimination of lines waiting to check-out, even at peak periods."
"We are very pleased with the growing sales of QuickCheck(TM) and are
proud to be a supplier of a key system component at Harris County," said
Frances Giles, Library Division Sales Manager of ID Systems. "With our
Sidekick(TM) remote diagnostic software tool, we are able to offer Harris
County and ID Systems technical staff the ability to manage the performance of
the network of QuickCheck(TM) systems, do statistical analysis and software
changes over the web."
Sentry Technology Corporation designs, manufactures, sells and installs a
complete line of Radio Frequency (RF) and Electro-Magnetic (EM) EAS systems
and Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) solutions. The CCTV product line
features the SentryVision(R) SmartTrack system, a proprietary, patented
traveling Surveillance System. The Company's products are used by retailers
to deter shoplifting and internal theft and by industrial and institutional
customers to protect assets and people. The Company's acquisition of ID
Systems expands the Company's product offering to include library security and
management tools, proximity Access Control and Radio Frequency Identification
(RFID) solutions. For further information, please visit our website at
http://www.sentrytechnology.com.
CONTACT: Peter Murdoch
President & CEO
(631) 739-2000
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