Applied Digital Solutions to Provide Self-Service Web Solution to Its Customers.

Business Editors/High Tech Writers

PALM BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 18, 2000

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 will implement an internal browser-based e-business solution specifically to serve its large corporate customers.

This is part of the company's recently announced Strategic Management Information System 2000 initiative and will offer Applied Digital customers true self-service via the web.

"Faster access and improved customer touch utilizing the same solutions that we develop for our own customers is our strategic direction. This new service will make it even easier for our high-volume corporate customers to do business with us," said Richard J. Sullivan, Chairman and CEO of Applied Digital Solutions. "Large corporate customers will benefit from faster purchasing cycles, lower costs, and improved control and management over the supply chain process."

Company's Internet Group To Perform Implementation

Applied Digital's Internet Group will perform the implementation. Information on availability, order entry/status, delivery schedules, bill payment, and invoicing for all of Applied Digital's computer, telephony, and Internet products will be readily available via the Internet.

Through a secured connection, Applied Digital's customers will be able to go directly into Oracle applications and view their data, including such areas as account status and credit requests. This system will significantly reduce Applied Digital's customer service response times and will also increase worker productivity.

Internet procurement will also be highly streamlined. Applied Digital will be able to solicit almost instantly a varying number of bids from its suppliers via the Internet without accumulating and tracking layers of paperwork, which normally accompany the bid process.

Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation.

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 .

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. The Company intends that 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.