Chatter matters Feb 11, 2009
for free extra services. Profiles: meet small business leaders. (Louisville Business First, KY)
Digital Angel Jan 8, 2008
Members: Not Registered. for free extra services. (Twin Cities Business Journal, MN)
Are Microchip Tags Safe? Oct 25, 2007
The maker of the RFID chips used in the program, VeriChip Corporation, a subsidiary of the Delray Beach based Applied Digital Solutions, is funding the initiative and wants to market its tags to the roughly 45 million high-risk patients in the U.S. with diseases such as Alzheimer's, diabetes, cancer and heart disease. The company says these patients can benefit from having instant and accurate access to medical records, which the chip would provide. (Time.com)
Veterinary Studies Show RFID Implants Can Trigger Cancer Sep 14, 2007
The AP report says that five months later Thompson became a board member of VeriChip Corp. and Applied Digital Solutions. A report by the American Medical Association also endorsed the benefits of RFID devices, but did not question their health effects nor did the report cite the animal studies. (News Locale)
Arphid Watch: Arphid Cancer II Sep 14, 2007
Beyond the Beyond - Wired Blogs. (((I told you this particular sally of Katherine's was a good one. (Wired Blogs)
Reports Link RFID Implants To Cancer, Critics Are Skeptical Sep 11, 2007
" A spokesperson for The Dow Chemical Company wasn't immediately available. The AP report suggests that the Food Administration's approval of RFID implants may have been swayed by lobbying efforts rather than purely scientific considerations. "The FDA is overseen by the Department of Health and Human Services, which, at the time of VeriChip's approval, was headed by Tommy Thompson," the AP report states. "Two weeks after the device's approval took effect on Jan. 10, 2005, Thompson left his... (InformationWeek)
Microchip Implants Linked to Tumors in Animals Sep 11, 2007
The company, which sees a target market of 45 million Americans for its medical monitoring chips, insists the devices are safe, as does its parent company, Applied Digital Solutions, of Delray Beach, Fla ... Two weeks after the device's approval took effect on Jan. 10, 2005, Thompson left his Cabinet post, and within five months was a board member of VeriChip Corp. and Applied Digital Solutions ... After leaving the Cabinet and joining the company board, Thompson received options on 166,667... (Fox News)
AP Report On RFID Chips And Cancer Raises Concerns Sep 11, 2007
The devices used in humans are made by VeriChip Corp. a subsidiary of Applied Digital Solutions, of Delray Beach, Florida. Some 2,000 chips have been implanted in humans worldwide to date, and according to AP, the company, who insists the devices are safe, sees its target market for medical monitoring as 45 million Americans. (Medical News Today)
Digital Angel settles suit against Datamars Aug 28, 2007
-based Applied Digital Solutions, its biggest investor and parent company of VeriChip Corp. and Thermo Life Energy Corp.. Shares were down 3 cents to $1. (Twin Cities Business Journal, MN)
When Parents Away, Rules Should Stay Jun 6, 2007
The wearable system, developed by Applied Digital Solutions, sends a signal that can be linked to a GPS to locate the wearer. For teenage drivers, there are systems that help you locate them in the car. (Click2Houston, TX)
Daily Briefing Feb 10, 2007
The company is a spinoff of Applied Digital Solutions Inc.. The underwriters also cut the size of VeriChip's IPO to 3. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
'Wearers' of Digital Angel' monitored by GPS, Internet Jan 15, 2007
Applied Digital Solutions Chairman Richard Sullivan said the development of the technology has progressed well ahead of schedule ... Applied Digital Solutions is also exploring avenues for utilizing Digital Angel without implanting it ... Applied Digital Solutions first announced it had acquired the patent rights to a miniature digital transceiver in December 1999. (WorldNetDaily)
VeriChip Receives Patentfor Portable RFID Reader Jan 11, 2007
The subsidiary of Applied Digital Solutions announced Jan. 8 that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted it a patent for its portable RFID asset location system. The patent, numbered 7,116,230, combines RFID tagging technology with a portable receiver to track the location of assets within a fixed setting a building or a warehouse, for example negating the need for fixed readers, company officials said. (eWeek)
