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Applied Digital Reports First Quarter 2006 Financial Results.


DELRAY BEACH Delray Beach, resort city (1990 pop. 47,181), Palm Beach co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic coast; settled 1895, inc. 1911. Mostly residential, Delray Beach is also the trade center for a citrus-fruit and vegetable-growing region. , Fla. -- Applied Digital (Nasdaq: ADSX ADSX Applied Digital Solutions, Inc. (stock symbol) ):

Quarterly Revenue Increases 47.5% to $32.3 Million; Digital Angel Reports Record Quarterly Revenue of $15.8 million; VeriChip Reports $6.6 Million in Revenue; First Quarter 2006 Gross Profit Increases 70.1% and Margins Increase to 43.1% from 37.4% in First Quarter of 2005

Applied Digital (Nasdaq: ADSX), a leading provider of identification and security technology, today reported financial results for the first quarter of 2006. The Company's consolidated financial results include the financial position, operating results and cash flows of its majority-owned subsidiaries majority-owned subsidiary

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Revenue for the first quarter of 2006 increased 47.5% to $32.3 million, compared to $21.9 million in the first quarter of 2005. Each of the Company's business segments experienced revenue growth in the first quarter of 2006 as compared to the first quarter of 2005 with significant increases coming from VeriChip Corporation VeriChip Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Applied Digital (Nasdaq: ADSX), markets a line of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Devices (including VeriChip) used in security, financial, emergency identification, and other applications.  and Digital Angel Corporation. VeriChip's revenue was approximately $6.6 million in the first quarter of 2006 compared with approximately $15,000 in the first quarter of 2005. VeriChip's revenue increase is substantially due to two acquisitions consummated con·sum·mate  
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a. To bring to completion or fruition; conclude: consummate a business transaction.

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 during the second quarter of 2005. Digital Angel reported record quarterly revenue of $15.8 million for the first quarter of 2006, compared to $13.4 million for the first quarter of 2005.

Gross profit increased 70.1% to approximately $13.9 million in the first quarter of 2006 compared to approximately $8.2 million in the first quarter of 2005, and gross profit margins Gross profit margin

Gross profit divided by sales, which is equal to each sales dollar left over after paying for the cost of goods sold.


gross profit margin

A measure calculated by dividing gross profit by net sales.
 increased to 43.1% in the first quarter of 2006 compared to gross profit margins of 37.4% in the first quarter of 2005. The significant improvement in gross profit and margins was primarily as a result of a more favorable fa·vor·a·ble  
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 mix of business, due primarily to sales of higher margin products from VeriChip Corporation. Also contributing to the increase were increased sales of higher margin services from Pacific Decision Sciences Corporation (PDSC PDSC Professional Development Support Center
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) and increased revenue from Digital Angel. PDSC is in the business of selling, maintaining and enhancing a suite of proprietary service automation software. VeriChip Corporation, PDSC and Digital Angel had gross profit margins of approximately 61%, 73% and 43% for the first quarter of 2006, respectively, compared with gross profit margins of approximately 40%, 36% and 45%, respectively, for the first quarter of 2005.

The loss from continuing operations continuing operations

Parts of a business that are expected to be maintained as an ongoing segment of an overall business operation. Income and losses from continuing operations are reported separately if any segments have been discontinued during the
 for the first quarter of 2006 was approximately $3.0 million, or $(0.04) per share, compared to income from continuing operations of $1.6 million, or $0.03 per share, for the first quarter of 2005. The loss from continuing operations for the first quarter of 2006 included a loss of approximately $0.4 million attributable primarily to capital transactions of Digital Angel and approximately $0.4 million in professional fees incurred in connection with VeriChip's contemplated initial public offering. The income from continuing operations for the first quarter of 2005 included a gain of $1.3 million attributable to capital transactions of Digital Angel, a recovery of approximately $2.3 million of interest expense as a result of the revaluation Revaluation

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 of certain common stock warrants, which are settleable in shares of Digital Angel's common stock owned by Applied Digital and the recovery of approximately $0.5 million on a note receivable note receivable

A debt due from borrowers and evidenced by a written promise of payment. Note receivable, an entry on the asset side of many corporate balance sheets, indicates the dollar amount of loans due to be repaid by borrowers.
 that the Company had previously reserved. Excluding these items, the Company incurred a loss from continuing operations for the first quarter of 2006 and 2005 of approximately $2.2 and $2.5 million, respectively.

The Company ended the first quarter of 2006 with cash and cash equivalents of $20.9 million.

"The first quarter of 2006 represented another quarter of transitioning from sales of lower margin products to higher margin sales," said Scott R. Silverman, Applied Digital's Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "Driven by strong revenue from VeriChip and record sales at Digital Angel, we have improved our gross profit and margins while investing approximately $1.1 million in the infrastructure to position the VeriMed System for widespread adoption. We will continue to focus on ways to accelerate hospital and physician adoption of VeriChip to ensure that it becomes a key element in the delivery of healthcare services in the future."

Some of the highlights of the first quarter and year-to-date Year-to-date (YTD)

The period beginning at the start of the calendar year up to the current date.
 2006 include:

--Continuing adoption of the VeriMed System. In 2006, 13 additional healthcare facilities have agreed to implement the VeriMed(TM) System for Patient Identification. The new hospitals bring the total healthcare facilities that have agreed to implement the System to 97. Many of the new hospitals signed up after attending the Emergency Medicine Spring Conference in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. , sponsored by the American College American College is the name of:
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 of Emergency Physicians' (ACEP ACEP American College of Emergency Physicians. ) Scientific Assembly, held from April 19 to April 21st. Most of these facilities are in the implementation stage.

--Filing of VeriChip's IPO (Initial Public Offering) The first time a company offers shares of stock to the public. While not a computer term per se, many founders, employees and insiders of computer companies have found this acronym more exciting than any tech term they ever heard.  Registration Statement. On April 7, 2006, VeriChip filed Amendment No. 1 to its registration statement on Form S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission for its planned initial public offering. The Company anticipates completing the offering during the next several months.

--Entering into an agreement with the Brazilian Agriculture Research Corporation. On April 25, 2006, the Company's subsidiary, Digital Angel, announced that it had entered into an agreement with the Brazilian Agriculture Research Corporation to conduct a joint pilot program to fight Hoof hoof, horny epidermal casing at the end of the digits of an ungulate (hoofed) mammal. In the even-toed ungulates, such as swine, deer, and cattle, the hoof is cloven; in the odd-toed ungulates, such as the horse and the rhinoceros, it is solid.  and Mouth Disease (HMD See head mounted display. ). The pilot program includes the continued development of a bio-thermal (temperature sensing) RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) A data collection technology that uses electronic tags for storing data. The tag, also known as an "electronic label," "transponder" or "code plate," is made up of an RFID chip attached to an antenna.  umbilical umbilical /um·bil·i·cal/ (um-bil´i-k'l) pertaining to the umbilicus.

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 chip that will assist in identifying Hoof and Mouth Disease in the Cebu cattle population in Brazil. The bio-thermal RFID umbilical chip being developed is based on the Bio-Thermo(R) RFID chip currently sold by Digital Angel in Europe and South Africa South Africa, Afrikaans Suid-Afrika, officially Republic of South Africa, republic (2005 est. pop. 44,344,000), 471,442 sq mi (1,221,037 sq km), S Africa. . The initial pilot program in Brazil, which is expected to proceed over the next six months, will involve tagging up to 175 cattle with an electronic RFID tag An electronic identification device that is made up of a chip and antenna. For reusable applications, it is typically embedded in a plastic housing, and for tracking shipments, it is usually part of a "smart" packaging label. , a visual tag, and a bio-thermal chip located in the umbilical cord umbilical cord (ŭmbĭl`ĭkəl), cordlike structure about 22 in. (56 cm) long in the pregnant human female, extending from the abdominal wall of the fetus to the placenta. . In addition to temperature sensing, this will provide for visual and electronic identification of the cattle.

Receiving a new order for 160,000 cattle tags. On April 19, 2006, Digital Angel announced that it had received a new order for 160,000 cattle tags, raising 2006 orders to over 1.44 million cattle tags in Argentina. Digital Angel has now exceeded by over 30 percent the total of 1.1 million orders from Argentina for the entire year of 2005.

The Company's executives will host a conference call today to discuss these results. The conference call will take place at 9:00 AM Eastern Time. Interested participants should call (800) 472-8309 when calling within the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area.  or (706) 643-9561 when calling internationally. Please use passcode 8761657.

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 available as well. To listen to the playback, please call (800) 642-1687 when calling within the United States or (706) 645-9291 when calling internationally. Please use passcode 8761657. The call will also be webcast and will be available on the Company's web site at www.adsx.com on the Home Page of the site.

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 diversified (di·verˑ·s  product line are RFID applications, end-to-end end-to-end

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 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 (AMEX:DOC).

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 forward-looking statement

A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections.
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 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 CIRCUMSTANCES, evidence. The particulars which accompany a fact.
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APPLIED DIGITAL SOLUTIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

              CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS DATA
                   (In thousands, except par value)

                                Assets

                                                    March 31, Dec. 31,
                                                      2006     2005
                                                    -------- --------
 Current Assets                                         (unaudited)
    Cash and cash equivalents                       $ 20,934 $ 22,417
    Restricted cash                                      173      310
    Accounts receivable and unbilled receivables      22,378   26,236
    Inventories                                       12,757   12,317
    Deferred taxes                                       227      422
    Other current assets                               3,416    3,232
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 Total Current Assets                                 59,885   64,934

 Property And Equipment, net                          10,569   11,120

 Goodwill, net                                        87,491   86,231

 Intangibles, net                                     21,039   21,568

 Other Assets, net                                     2,883    2,135
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                    $181,867 $185,988
 =====================================================================

                 Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

 Current Liabilities
    Notes payable and current maturities of long-
     term debt                                      $  3,348 $  3,645
    Accounts payable                                  15,150   12,465
    Accrued expenses                                  19,831   25,076
    Net liabilities of Discontinued Operations         5,491    5,499
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 Total Current Liabilities                            43,820   46,685

 Long-Term Debt and Notes Payable                     15,560   15,692

 Deferred Taxes                                        5,546    5,644

 Other Long-Term Liabilities                           2,203    1,659
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------

 Total Liabilities                                    67,129   69,680
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------

 Commitments And Contingencies
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------

 Minority Interest                                    49,988   49,762
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------

 Stockholders' Equity                                 64,750   66,546

                                                    $181,867 $185,988
 =====================================================================




           APPLIED DIGITAL SOLUTIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

         CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS DATA
                 (In thousands, except per share data)
                              (Unaudited)

                                                      For The Three
                                                          Months
                                                     Ended March 31,
                                                    ------------------
                                                        2006     2005
                                                     --------  -------

 Product revenue                                    $ 27,633  $18,134
 Service revenue                                       4,709    3,804
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 Total revenue                                        32,342   21,938

 Cost of products sold                                16,331   12,184
 Cost of services sold                                 2,068    1,555
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------

 Gross profit                                         13,943    8,199

 Operating costs and expenses:
 Selling, general and administrative expense          14,422    9,333
 Research and development                              2,171    1,300
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------

 Total operating costs and expenses                   16,593   10,633
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 Operating loss before other items                    (2,650)  (2,434)

 Interest and other income                              (291)    (312)
 Interest expense (recovery)                             671   (2,160)
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 Total other expense (income)                            380   (2,472)

 (Loss) income from continuing operations before
  taxes, minority interest and gain (loss)
  attributable to capital transactions of
  subsidiaries                                        (3,030)      38

 (Provision) benefit for income taxes                    (21)      13
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------

 (Loss) income from continuing operations before
  minority interest and gain (loss) attributable
  to capital transactions of subsidiaries             (3,051)      51

 Minority interest                                       449      280

 Net (loss) gain on capital transactions of
  subsidiaries                                           286      380

 (Loss) gain attributable to changes in minority
  interest as a result of capital transactions of
  subsidiaries                                          (639)     902
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------

 (Loss) income from continuing operations             (2,955)   1,613

 Change in estimate on loss on disposal of
  discontinued operations
       and operating losses during the phase out
        period                                             -       (4)
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------

 Net (loss) income                                  $ (2,955) $ 1,609
 =====================================================================


 (Loss) Income per common share - basic and diluted
       (Loss) income from continuing
        operations                                  $  (0.04) $  0.03
       (Loss) income from discontinued operations          -        -
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------

 Net (loss) income per common share - basic and
  diluted                                           $  (0.04) $  0.03
 =====================================================================


 Weighted average number of common shares
  outstanding - basic and diluted                     66,996   56,871
 =====================================================================
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