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Applied Digital Solutions steigen um mehr als 20% auf $4.67, nachdem die VeriChip Tochter des Unternehmens mit dem Pharmakonzern Henry Schein Inc. eine Allianz begründete. Über finanzielle Details vereinbarten die Parteien Stillschweigen. Applied Digital betonte jedoch, dass Henry Schein einer der größten Vertreiber von Healthcare-Produkten an Arztpraxen in Nordamerika und Europa sei.

Digital Angel Corporation Delivers 265,000 Electronic RFID Tags to Canadian Distributors During November and December
Monday January 3, 7:30 am ET

SO. ST. PAUL, Minn., Jan. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Digital Angel Corporation (Amex: DOC - News), an advanced technology company in the field of rapid and accurate identification, location tracking, and condition monitoring of high-value assets, announced today that it has delivered more than 265,000 of its Radio Frequency Identification tags ("e-tags") to its Canadian distributors during the months of November and December.

The Company also announced that its global e-tag business increased by more than 400 percent in 2004 (as compared to 2003).

Commenting on the recent deliveries to Canada and the growth of Digital Angel's e-tag business in 2004, Kevin N. McGrath, CEO of Digital Angel stated, "Clearly, there is significantly increased demand from Canada and the world as a result of the need for national and global identification programs for livestock. The adoption of our RFID e.Tag(TM) and the associated systems has been building all year and we expect this trend to continue in 2005 and beyond as the US, Canada and other countries recognize the benefits of RFID as part of their overall traceability programs."

With regard to the confirmation over the weekend of a new case of Mad Cow Disease in a 10-year-old Canadian dairy cow, McGrath observed, "This cow did not enter the food chain, but even in a rare case, such as this, the existence of the disease reinforces the need for a comprehensive, reliable and effective livestock tracking system. We look forward to working with the governments of the US, Canada and other countries to implement RFID tracking systems as soon as possible."

About Digital Angel Corporation

Digital Angel Corporation develops and deploys sensor and communications technologies that enable rapid and accurate identification, location tracking, and condition monitoring of high-value assets. Applications for the Company's products include identification and monitoring of pets, fish and livestock through its patented implantable microchips; location tracking and message monitoring of vehicles and aircraft in remote locations through systems that integrate GPS and geosynchronous satellite communications; and monitoring of asset conditions such as temperature and movement, through advanced miniature sensors.

Digital Angel Corporation is majority-owned by Applied Digital Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: ADSX - News). For more information about Digital Angel, please visit www.DigitalAngelCorp.com.

The statements in this press release that are not strictly historical, are "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and are intended to be covered by the safe harbors created by these sections. The forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties and the actual results that the Company achieves may differ materially from these forward-looking statements due to such risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, that recent changes in the Company's senior management could have an adverse effect on the Company's financial results that the Company's stockholders will experience dilution if certain debt owned by the Company is converted into common stock; the risk of foreclosure on substantially all of the Company's assets; that the Company's majority stockholder, Applied Digital Solutions, Inc. is able to completely control the board of directors and may support actions that conflict with the interests of other stockholders; that the Company's earnings will decline if it writes off additional goodwill and other intangible assets; that exercises of the Company's options and warrants outstanding and available for issuance may adversely affect the market price of the Company's common stock, the Company's inability to generate income, the Company's ability to maintain patent and trade secret protection, domestic and foreign government regulation, the Company's sales to government contractors of animal identification products, dependence on a single production arrangement for its patented syringe-injectable microchips, dependence on principal customers, competition in the visual and electronic identification markets, foreign currency rate fluctuation, dependence on a small team of senior management and the Company's ability to develop, integrate and miniaturize and market the Digital Angel(TM) technology. A detailed statement of risks and uncertainties is contained in the Company's reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission, including in particular the Company's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003. Investors and stockholders are urged to read this document carefully. The Company can offer no assurances that any projections, assumptions or forecasts made or discussed in this release will be met, and investors should understand the risks of investing solely due to such projections. The Company undertakes no obligation to revise any forward-looking statements in order to reflect events or circumstances that may arise after the date of this press release