VeriChip Highlights Role Implanted Chip May Play in a Government
Immigration and Guest Worker Program

6/9/2006 11:37:00 AM

To: National Desk, Health Reporter

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DELRAY BEACH, Fla., June 9 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Applied Digital
(NASDAQ:ADSX), a leading provider of identification and security
technology, released the following comments today from its chairman
and CEO, Scott Silverman, regarding the VeriChip technology and the
potential role it may play in a government immigration and guest
worker program.

"We are exploring a guest worker application we believe is appropriate
to help the U.S. with its current immigration crisis. VeriChip is
currently being used as a medical application, cleared by the FDA as a
class II medical device," said Scott Silverman. "First and foremost, a
VeriChip is not a locating device. VeriChip technology has no GPS
capabilities whatsoever. It is simply a voluntary passive
identification device that is only "awakened" by a proprietary 
scanner within a very short range of a few inches."

Using VeriChip's secure implantable RFID technology, the Department of
Homeland Security can ensure that a secure, tamper- proof system is in
place to identify, register and confirm guest worker credentials at
the border or at an employer's premises. VeriChip already employs the
same technology to provide secure access to medical records and to
secure areas of buildings such as hospitals or office buildings.
Medical records access may prove relevant in immigration applications
as well. In addition to border security, this device can provide
medical records of guest workers that may be unable to communicate
(currently a strain on our medical system).

In addition, the VeriChip can also be bonded into a piece of paper,
implanted into an ID card or into a wearable wrist bracelet. Use of
this RFID chip in tandem with, or in lieu of the immigration "blue
card", provides an additional layer of security to confirm the
identity of a guest worker.

"It's really no different than a tamperproof passport you can carry
all the time," says Silverman. "As concerns mount about falsified
documents, VeriChip technology ensures security and privacy for the
individual as well as increased security at our borders." 

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Full article at U.S. Newswire
http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=67264


Cheers, Steve..

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