ADSX Applied Digital Solutions (MM)

Applied Digital (NASDAQ: ADSX), a leading provider of security and identification technology, announced today that its Chairman and CEO Scott R. Silverman, along with Tommy G. Thompson, former Health & Human Services Secretary and former Governor of Wisconsin, are scheduled to appear this weekend on DowJones' and CBS's MarketWatch Weekend program, airing at various times on more than 120 CBS stations nationwide. The show will profile Applied Digital and VeriChip and discuss the benefits of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology in modernizing health care. Station, airtime information and on-line video of the segment can be found at www.MarketWatch.com. Mr. Thompson was recently appointed to the Board of Directors of Applied Digital's subsidiary, VeriChip Corporation. About VeriChip VeriChip is a subsidiary of Applied Digital and the only company to provide both implanted and external RFID security solutions for people, their assets, and their environments. From the world's first and only FDA-cleared, human-implantable RFID microchip to the only patented active RFID tag with skin-sensing capabilities, VeriChip leads the way in next-generation RFID technologies. Today, over 3,000 installations worldwide in healthcare, security, industrial, and government markets benefit from both the protection and efficiencies provided by VeriChip systems. For more information on VeriChip, please visit www.verichipcorp.com. About Applied Digital Applied Digital develops innovative security products for consumer, commercial, and government sectors worldwide. The Company's unique and often proprietary products provide security 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 of Security Through Innovation. Applied Digital is the owner of a majority position in Digital Angel Corporation (AMEX:DOC) Statements about the Company'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 Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties and are subject to change at any time, and the Company'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.