VeriChip Corporation Adds 370 Physicians to VeriMed Physician Network at the Annual American Osteopathic Association (AOA) Conve

  
    
  
  
    
      VeriChip Corporation, a subsidiary of Applied Digital Solutions 
      (NASDAQ:ADSX), announced today that it added 370 physicians to the 
      VeriMed Physician Network at the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) 
      Convention held from October 17-20th in Las 
      Vegas. Including the 300 physicians that agreed to participate in the 
      Network at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Family 
      Physicians earlier this month, the total number of physicians 
      participating in the network now exceeds 1,000. In addition, 53 
      physicians at the convention were implanted with a VeriMed microchip.
    
    
      “The VeriMed Network has clearly gained 
      significant traction over the last 4-6 months,” 
      said Kevin McLaughlin, CEO of VeriChip Corporation. “Since 
      June 1st, 2006 we have added 143 hospitals/ER’s, 
      and over 800 physicians have enrolled in the VeriMed Network, which we 
      believe evidences an increasing awareness of the key role that the 
      VeriMed microchip can play in emergency care situations. We will 
      continue to target leading hospitals and physicians as we endeavor to 
      establish VeriMed as a leading patient identification, record storage 
      and retrieval system.”
    
    
      Recently, the Company announced that 67 healthcare facilities agreed to 
      participate in the VeriMed Patient Identification System Network at the 
      American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) Conference in New 
      Orleans held from October 15-18. These healthcare facilities agreed to 
      use the VeriMed reader as standard protocol to scan patients that arrive 
      in emergency rooms unconscious, delirious or confused. That brings the 
      total number of hospitals and healthcare facilities that have agreed to 
      adopt the VeriMed System to 252. These hospitals and healthcare 
      facilities are located in 31 states.
    
    
      About VeriChip Corporation
    
    
      VeriChip Corporation, a subsidiary of Applied Digital Solutions, Inc. 
      (NASDAQ:ADSX), a leading provider of identification and security 
      technology headquartered in Delray Beach, Florida, develops, markets and 
      sells radio frequency identification, or RFID, systems used to identify, 
      locate and protect people and assets. VeriChip's goal is to become the 
      leading provider of RFID systems for people in the healthcare industry. 
      VeriChip sells passive RFID systems for identification purposes and 
      active RFID systems for local-area location and identification purposes. 
      VeriChip recently began to market its VeriMed(TM) Patient Identification 
      System, which is used to rapidly, and accurately identify people who 
      arrive in an emergency room and are unable to communicate. This system 
      uses the first human-implantable passive RFID microchip, the implantable 
      VeriChip(TM), cleared for medical use in October 2004 by the United 
      States Food and Drug Administration.
    
    
      About Applied Digital Solutions - "The Power of Identification 
      Technology"
    
    
      Applied Digital develops innovative identification and security products 
      for consumer, commercial, and government sectors worldwide. Applied 
      Digital's unique and often proprietary products provide identification 
      and security systems for people, animals, the food supply, 
      government/military arena, and commercial assets. Included in this 
      diversified product line are RFID applications, end-to-end food safety 
      systems, GPS/Satellite communications, and telecomm and security 
      infrastructure, positioning Applied Digital as the leader in 
      identification technology. Applied Digital is the owner of a majority 
      position in Digital Angel Corporation (AMEX:DOC).
    
    
      About AAFP - American Academy of Family Physicians
    
    
      The American Academy of Family Physicians is the national association of 
      family doctors. It is one of the largest national medical organizations, 
      with more than 94,000 members in 50 states, D.C., Puerto Rico, the 
      Virgin Islands, and Guam. The Academy was founded in 1947 to promote and 
      maintain high quality standards for family doctors who are providing 
      continuing comprehensive health care to the public.
    
    
      Statements about Applied Digital's future expectations, including future 
      revenues and earnings, and all other statements in this press release 
      other than historical facts are "forward-looking statements" within the 
      meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 21E of the 
      Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and as that term is defined in the 
      Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking 
      statements involve risks and uncertainties and are subject to change at 
      any time, and Applied Digital's actual results could differ materially 
      from expected results. The company undertakes no obligation to update 
      forward-looking statements to reflect subsequently occurring events or 
      circumstances.
    
  
VeriChip Corporation, a subsidiary of Applied Digital Solutions
(NASDAQ:ADSX), announced today that it added 370 physicians to the
VeriMed Physician Network at the American Osteopathic Association
(AOA) Convention held from October 17-20th in Las Vegas. Including the
300 physicians that agreed to participate in the Network at the annual
meeting of the American Academy of Family Physicians earlier this
month, the total number of physicians participating in the network now
exceeds 1,000. In addition, 53 physicians at the convention were
implanted with a VeriMed microchip.

   "The VeriMed Network has clearly gained significant traction over
the last 4-6 months," said Kevin McLaughlin, CEO of VeriChip
Corporation. "Since June 1st, 2006 we have added 143 hospitals/ER's,
and over 800 physicians have enrolled in the VeriMed Network, which we
believe evidences an increasing awareness of the key role that the
VeriMed microchip can play in emergency care situations. We will
continue to target leading hospitals and physicians as we endeavor to
establish VeriMed as a leading patient identification, record storage
and retrieval system."

   Recently, the Company announced that 67 healthcare facilities
agreed to participate in the VeriMed Patient Identification System
Network at the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP)
Conference in New Orleans held from October 15-18. These healthcare
facilities agreed to use the VeriMed reader as standard protocol to
scan patients that arrive in emergency rooms unconscious, delirious or
confused. That brings the total number of hospitals and healthcare
facilities that have agreed to adopt the VeriMed System to 252. These
hospitals and healthcare facilities are located in 31 states.

   About VeriChip Corporation

   VeriChip Corporation, a subsidiary of Applied Digital Solutions,
Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSX), a leading provider of identification and security
technology headquartered in Delray Beach, Florida, develops, markets
and sells radio frequency identification, or RFID, systems used to
identify, locate and protect people and assets. VeriChip's goal is to
become the leading provider of RFID systems for people in the
healthcare industry. VeriChip sells passive RFID systems for
identification purposes and active RFID systems for local-area
location and identification purposes. VeriChip recently began to
market its VeriMed(TM) Patient Identification System, which is used to
rapidly, and accurately identify people who arrive in an emergency
room and are unable to communicate. This system uses the first
human-implantable passive RFID microchip, the implantable
VeriChip(TM), cleared for medical use in October 2004 by the United
States Food and Drug Administration.

   About Applied Digital Solutions - "The Power of Identification
Technology"

   Applied Digital develops innovative identification and security
products for consumer, commercial, and government sectors worldwide.
Applied Digital's unique and often proprietary products provide
identification and security systems for people, animals, the food
supply, government/military arena, and commercial assets. Included in
this diversified product line are RFID applications, end-to-end food
safety systems, GPS/Satellite communications, and telecomm and
security infrastructure, positioning Applied Digital as the leader in
identification technology. Applied Digital is the owner of a majority
position in Digital Angel Corporation (AMEX:DOC).

   About AAFP - American Academy of Family Physicians

   The American Academy of Family Physicians is the national
association of family doctors. It is one of the largest national
medical organizations, with more than 94,000 members in 50 states,
D.C., Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam. The Academy was
founded in 1947 to promote and maintain high quality standards for
family doctors who are providing continuing comprehensive health care
to the public.

   Statements about Applied Digital's future expectations, including
future revenues and earnings, and all other statements in this press
release other than historical facts are "forward-looking statements"
within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933,
Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and as that term
is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties and
are subject to change at any time, and Applied Digital's actual
results could differ materially from expected results. The company
undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to
reflect subsequently occurring events or circumstances.