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Digital Angel Corporation Ships Electronic Products to USDA in Connection With Study of Chronic Wasting Disease
Monday February 14, 7:30 am ET

Global Livestock Tagging Market Estimated to Be More Than $500 Million for Entire Industry

SO. ST. PAUL, Minn., Feb. 14 /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 shipped the initial portion of an order from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for the Company's proprietary RFID (radiofrequency identification) traceability system to help the government's ongoing effort to eradicate Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in captive cervids (deer and elk).

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This contract was announced in December 2004 and the shipment, valued at more than $150,000, represents the initial shipment of a total contract of more than $800,000. The contract covers the purchase of electronic tags, combination visual and e.Tags(TM) and scanners designed to identify individual animals in the national captive cervid population. The Digital Angel system is similar to the Company's products currently used in the companion pet, livestock, and salmon industries in the U.S., Canada and other parts of the world.

The Company expects to fulfill the remaining portion of the USDA contract during 2005.

"We are very pleased to have shipped this order and we look forward to working closely with the USDA," said Digital Angel Chief Executive Officer Kevin McGrath. "We believe our technology will be useful to better understand and help eradicate Chronic Wasting Disease."

Chronic Wasting Disease is a fatal neurological disease found in deer and elk. It belongs to a family of diseases known as transmissible spongiform encephalopathies or prion diseases of which Mad Cow Disease is a variant. The disease attacks the brains of infected deer and elk, causing the animals to become emaciated, display abnormal behavior, lose bodily functions and die. Besides being found in captive deer and elk, the disease has also been found in wild deer and elk in eight states in the U.S. and Canada.

"This USDA program takes on special significance given the recent discovery of Mad Cow Disease in goats in France and Great Britain," noted McGrath. "We compliment the USDA for its efforts to understand the disease in deer and elk and thus, potentially, understand characteristics similar to those of Mad Cow Disease, which the Department is proposing to control in livestock through a national ID program."

McGrath continued: "With regard to the national ID program for livestock, Digital Angel's staff participated in the National Cattleman's Beef Association convention in San Antonio two weeks ago and saw clear indications that the implementation of the system is accelerating. Although the current U.S. livestock tag market is probably 95 percent visual, we expect a significant increase in electronic tags as the national ID program is rolled out. We sold slightly more than 1 million electronic tags in 2004 and have budgeted more than 3 million tags in 2005, but if the national ID program is initiated before the fall we could see 2005 electronic tag sales of several times that number. Moreover, as national ID programs begin to occur throughout the world, we expect to see significant increases in the global tagging market. We currently estimate the global tagging market to be between $150 million and $200 million. Assuming implementation of electronic ID systems in the U.S., Canada, parts of South America and the European Union, we estimate that the tagging market will exceed $500 million for the tags, scanners and related data systems. This will be good for Digital Angel and the entire industry."

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 humans, 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 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 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, 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.

Applied Digital's CEO to Appear on CNBC's Squawk Box Tomorrow
Monday October 10, 9:33 am ET

DELRAY BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 10, 2005--Applied Digital (NASDAQ:ADSX - News), a leading provider of identification and security technology, announced today that its Chairman and CEO Scott R. Silverman is expected to appear on CNBC's Squawk Box on Tuesday, October 11th to discuss the opportunities for the RFID industry and VeriChip Corporation, the Company's subsidiary. The interview is scheduled to appear during the 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. eastern time period.


About VeriChip - "RFID for people"

VeriChip is a subsidiary of Applied Digital and provides state-of-the-art RFID security solutions that identify, locate, and protect people, their assets, and their environments. From the world's first and only FDA-cleared, human-implantable RFID microchip to the only active RFID tag with patented skin sensing capabilities, VeriChip's technology ensures the safety and security organizations are looking for. Its market-leading infant protection, wander prevention, asset tracking, and patient identification applications make VeriChip the predominant RFID solutions provider in the healthcare industry. And today, VeriChip systems are installed in over 4,000 locations worldwide in healthcare, security, industrial, and government markets making it the world's premier RFID company for people. For more information on VeriChip, please visit www.verichipcorp.com.

About Applied Digital - "The Power of Identification Technology"

Applied Digital develops innovative identification and security products for consumer, commercial, and government sectors worldwide. The Company'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.

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.