Digital Angel will cut costs, staff Jul 1, 2008
(The company also has corporate offices in South St. Paul; it acquired the Florida properties when it with Applied Digital Solutions in December. . (Twin Cities Business Journal, MN)
Radio Frequency ID Device Jun 20, 2008
An alarm bell went off quietly when the Applied Digital Solutions company began manufacturing identification chips which were then implanted into patients by the VeriChip Corporation; a simple, personalized ID number that could be accessed by medical personnel with a scanner. Although implanted ID chips have been used in animals in the past, the implantation of a miniature information system - the size of a grain of rice - into a human being seems to be a step over some wavery ethical line. (Suite101.com)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
Semotus Solutions Enters Agreement to Merge With Citytalk Nov 15, 2006
As Chairman and CEO of Applied Digital Solutions, Sullivan executed a technology rollup involving 42 acquisitions, increasing the company's share price from $2. 50 to a peak of $18 per share. (Primezone Releases)
'Chip Boy' dies in motorcycle crash Oct 27, 2006
"Derek was a true technology visionary," said Scott R. Silverman, chairman and CEO of Applied Digital Solutions, which manufactured the Verichip IC implanted in Derek and his parents. "I, the people of ADS and all the technology world will never forget Derek." Legacy. (EETimes)
Teen with microchip dies Oct 3, 2006
They were the first family to get VeriChip IDs, made by Applied Digital Solutions. Derek pushed his parents to look into the chips as a way to help store medical information for his father, who suffered a host of health problems, including cancer. (USA Today -- Tech)
Teen Was On Cutting Edge Of Technological Change Oct 2, 2006
He wanted to make a difference in the world (Tampa Bay Online, FL -- News)
Motorcycle crash kills Boca technology whiz Oct 1, 2006
Applied Digital Solutions, now based in Delray Beach, touted the $200 chip, about the size of a grain of rice, as a way to help identify people and provide quick access to medical histories. "Derek was a true technology visionary" said Scott R. Silverman, chairman and CEO of Applied Digital Solutions. (The Palm Beach Post)
Microchip Under Patients' Skin Can Aid Doctors Jul 12, 2006
Verichip Corp., a subsidiary of Applied Digital Solutions out of Delray Beach, has created an implantable microchip about the size of a grain of rice that uses RFID, or radio frequency identification, technology. RFID technology has been used for decades, most recently as tracking chips in pets in case the animal runs away or gets lost. (The Ledger)
Hospitals to Start Scanning Patients for Implanted Chips Mar 18, 2006
Applied Digital Solutions, VeriChip's parent company, maintains a separate database, where patients enter their own medical information and specify which health care providers can have access to it. If the Global VeriChip Subscriber Registry becomes widespread, it could be a treasure trove of data. (eWeek)
This Chip Could Be a Lifesaver Feb 23, 2006
The VeriChip, developed by Applied Digital Solutions, of Delray Beach, Fla. could help many of these patients, he said. (MEDLINEplus)
MORE BUSINESS BRIEFS: VeriChip files for initial public offering of shares Jan 1, 2006
The VeriChip subsidiary of Delray Beach-based Applied Digital Solutions (ADSX) has filed for an initial public offering of its shares. VeriChip valued the offering at $45. (Miami.com, FL -- Business)
VeriChip files IPO Jan 1, 2006
VeriChip Corp., a subsidiary of Applied Digital Solutions Inc., known for its radio frequency identification technology, said Friday it has filed for an initial public offering of shares of its common stock. The Delray Beach, Fla. (EETimes)
