To: Enigma who wrote (46976 ) 1/12/2000 4:02:00 AM From: long-gone Respond to of 116762
OT (oh, I feel much better now) ednesday December 15, 9:46 am Eastern Time Company Press Release Applied Digital Solutions Acquires Rights to World's First Digital Device Implantable in Humans - With Applications in E-business to Business Security, Health Care and Criminal Justice PALM BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 15, 1999-- Inserted just under the skin, with maintenance-free regenerating power supply, miniature ``Digital Angel©' has multi-billion dollar market potential Applied Digital Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSX - news) today announced that it has acquired the patent rights to a miniature digital transceiver -- which it has named ``Digital Angel©' -- that can be used for a variety of purposes, such as providing a tamper-proof means of identification for enhanced e-business security, locating lost or missing individuals, tracking the location of valuable property and monitoring the medical conditions of at-risk patients. In the agreement signed last week, ADS acquired the right to develop this unique product itself for all of its applications or to sublicense the development of specific applications to other entities. A special technology group has been formed within ADS to supervise the development of the device. The implantable transceiver sends and receives data and can be continuously tracked by GPS (Global Positioning Satellite) technology. The transceiver's power supply and actuation system are unlike anything ever created. When implanted within a body, the device is powered electromechanically through the movement of muscles, and it can be activated either by the ``wearer' or by the monitoring facility. A novel sensation feedback feature will even allow (cont)biz.yahoo.com