Lake Forest, IL (June 6, 2011) - Kirby Lester, LLC, today reached a major milestone as the world's foremost provider of counting technology. Kirby Lester devices are now installed in 40 countries following the sale of KL15e units into Malaysia and Afghanistan.

In February 2011, the company celebrated its 40th anniversary. With more than 40,000 customers worldwide, Kirby Lester is the undisputed leader in its commitment to the pharmacy industry. These recent international sales (to Dynamed in Malaysia and to the American Embassy in Afghanistan) are part of Kirby Lester’s growing international presence.

"Kirby Lester technology has tremendously broad appeal," says Christopher Thomsen, Vice President of Business Development. "Just consider all of the different dispensing methods, medications, and manufacturing practices around the world. Only Kirby Lester can address the needs of all customers as well as deliver absolute counting accuracy. We truly provide a universal solution."

Kirby Lester devices are unique because they are adaptable to any culture and pharmacy/manufacturing setting:

• Ships easily and inexpensively to anywhere in the world
• Plug and play; requires only a small amount of space, and very little training and maintenance
• Not language sensitive; can easily be mastered in any culture
• Configurable power source - either 110v or 220v
• Durable construction handles any climate

Kirby Lester Milestones

• 1967-70 - John and Frank Kirby developed technology for portable digital tablet counting.
• 1971 - The Kirbys and Rodney Lester moved their new company from Oldham, England to Stamford, CT.
• 1974 - New technology: KL7 tablet counter introduced, followed by KL8 and KLX over the next 15 years.
• 1990-95 - New technology: KL25, KL50 and KL200 introduced for pre-packing and batch-counting; Kirby Lester's customer base expanded beyond pharmacy to pharmaceutical and nutraceutical manufacturing, as well as "widget" makers who use Kirby Lester technology for exact counting.
• 2000 - New technology: KL15e tablet counter introduced; now used by almost 20,000 customers worldwide.
• 2003 - New technology: KL16 introduced; Kirby Lester's first device to combine counting with verification software.
• 2005 - Garry Zage-led ownership team purchased Kirby Lester.
• 2006-09 - Partnerships with 10 new international distributors continued expansion into new markets.
• 2007 - Company headquarters moved to Lake Forest, IL (suburban Chicago).
• 2008 - New technology: "next-generation" KL20 dispensing and verification system introduced; 100% verification of all medications.
  Kirby Lester entered its 35th country (Kuwait).
• 2009 - New technology: "all-in-one" KL30 dispensing system introduced; included hands-free dispensing.
• 2010 - New technology: KL60 introduced; the world's first compact robotic dispenser at just 29" wide and 46" long.
  Kirby Lester welcomed its 40,000th customer.
• 2011 - Kirby Lester celebrated its 40th anniversary.
  Kirby Lester entered its 40th country (Malaysia and Afghanistan).

About Kirby Lester
Kirby Lester is by far the world's longest-operating pharmacy automation provider. Established in 1971, Kirby Lester maintains the largest market share of automatic tablet/capsule counter sales in the United States, plus 40 other countries. More Kirby Lester counters are used to dispense prescriptions in retail, mail order, hospital and long-term care pharmacies and manufacturing facilities than any other automated counting system; 40,000 pharmacies worldwide rely on Kirby Lester for their counting needs...exactly! For more information, contact Kirby Lester at 847.984.3377 or www.kirbylester.com.