Applied Digital Solutions Appoints Angela Fulcher as Vice President of Marketing and Communications.

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PALM BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 29, 2004

Applied Digital Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSX), an advanced technology development company, announced today that it has appointed Angela Fulcher to the position of Vice President, Marketing and Communications. In this role, Ms. Fulcher is expected to focus on enhancing Applied Digital Solutions' corporate communications activities, with a focus on increasing brand awareness for the company's products and supporting shareholder communication efforts.

"We are pleased to attract an experienced marketing executive such as Angela at such an exciting time for our company," said Scott R. Silverman, Applied Digital's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "After years of focusing on our capital structure and managing creditor issues, the company is now in position, for the first time, to proactively market our promising technologies. Our management team looks forward to working closely with Angela."

Previously, she was a Producer for privately-held MPact Communications, which managed numerous national and international corporate sales events and multimedia productions for Fortune 500 companies. She also produced the Opening Ceremonies for the U.S. Olympic Festival in 1993 for the U.S. Olympic Committee. She was also the Marketing Director/ National Spokesperson for The Walt Disney Company. Ms. Fulcher was awarded a BBA from the University of Texas.

About Applied Digital Solutions, Inc.

Applied Digital Solutions is an advanced technology development company that focuses on a range of early warning alert, miniaturized power sources and security monitoring systems combined with the comprehensive data management services required to support them. Through its Advanced Wireless unit, the Company specializes in security-related data collection, value-added data intelligence and complex data delivery systems for a wide variety of end users including commercial operations, government agencies and consumers. For more information, visit the company's website at http://www.adsx.com.

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" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and as that term is defined in the Private Litigation 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.