Applied Digital Solutions to Help Design Florida Curriculum for Information Technology Related College Degree.

Business Editors/High Tech Writers

PALM BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 4, 2000

&uot;DACUM&uot; Approach To Be Used To Design Degrees

That Will Prepare Students

Applied Digital Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSX), an emerging leader in the implementation of business-to-business e-commerce/e-business solutions and Computer Telephony Internet Integration (CTII), announced today that it has been invited by the State of Florida to participate as an industry expert in a program to help determine the curriculum and standards to create an A.S. degree in Computer Programming &Analysis.

Richard J. Sullivan, Chairman and CEO of Applied Digital Solutions, said, &uot;This is a very exciting program to be affiliated with. It offers us the opportunity to play a significant role in shaping a workforce that can handle the challenges that exist in today's 'e-society' and also capitalize on the many opportunities that it presents. Florida is quickly becoming a high-tech state and finding and keeping qualified IT professionals within our own borders begins with the proper educational foundation.&uot;

Legislature Identifies Areas For Action; DACUM Process To Be Used

In Florida's last legislative session, five sectors were reviewed and targeted for improvement. Information Technology (IT) was one of those areas and there are four available degrees. In addition to Computer Programming &Analysis, the IT sector includes Computer Information Technology, Networking Services Technology, and Internet Services Technology. Specialists in Oracle implementations, Applied Digital's participation came at the recommendation of Florida Community College at Jacksonville (FCCJ), which Applied Digital regularly consults with on various instructional training needs.

DACUM is an acronym for &uot;Developing A Curriculum&uot; and was originally designed for use by education in the curriculum development process. Over the years, it has also proven to be effective in determining the duties and tasks that must be performed by workers in a given occupation - at the professional, technical, skilled and semi-skilled level. As an industry expert, Applied Digital Solutions will serve as a liaison between the business community and the State of Florida to define the real world educational needs of students.

&uot;DACUM is a modified brainstorming process and its flexibility allows educators and the business community to come together to establish a relevant, up-to-date and localized curriculum,&uot; says Richard Sullivan. &uot;It's a streamlined process which means we can quickly develop the curriculum and get it into the hands of the teachers so they can begin to share this knowledge.&uot;

APPLIED DIGITAL SOLUTIONS, INC.

Applied Digital Solutions, Inc. is an e-business-to-business solutions provider offering Internet, telecom, LAN, and software services to a wide variety of businesses throughout North America. For more information, visit the Company's web site at http://www.adsx.com .

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