VeriChip Corporation Announces Sale of VeriTrace System to Kentucky's Green River District Health Department.Second VeriTrace System Sale in Last 30 Days 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. -- 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. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :CHIP) ("VeriChip"), a provider of radio frequency identification See RFID. (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. ) systems for healthcare and patient-related needs, announced today that it has sold the VeriTrace[TM] system, including 1,000 RFID microchips, for disaster preparedness and emergency management needs to Kentucky's Green River District Health Department. VeriTrace, created in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. where it
was used by the Federal Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team A Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team or DMORT is a team of experts in the fields of victim identification and mortuary services. DMORTs are activated in response to large scale disasters in the United States to assist in the identification of deceased individuals , was
designed to assist in the management of emergency situations and
disaster recovery using implantable RFID technology. The VeriTrace
system includes a unique implantable RFID microchip, a VeriTrace
Bluetooth(TM) handheld reader, a customized Ricoh 500SE Digital Camera
capable of receiving both RFID scanned data and GPS data wirelessly, and
a Web-enabled database for gathering and storing information and images
captured during emergency response operations. This database ensures the
precise collection, storage and inventory of all data and images related
to remains and the associated evidentiary items. This also allows the
recreation of an accurate and complete reconstruction of a disaster
setting, crime scene or similar setting where recreation is necessary.
Marc Poulshock, Vice President of VeriChip's Implantable and Emergency Management divisions, said, "Our continued outreach helps health care organizations and various levels of government recognize the role the VeriTrace System, the only end-to-end solution to use implantable RFID tags for disaster preparedness and emergency response, plays in meeting their needs." About VeriChip Corporation VeriChip Corporation, headquartered in Delray Beach, Florida Delray Beach is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 60,020. As of 2004, the population estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau is 64,150. , has developed the VeriMed[TM] Health Link System for rapidly and accurately identifying people who arrive in an emergency room and are unable to communicate. This system uses the first human-implantable passive RFID microchip, cleared for medical use in October 2004 by the United States Food and Drug Administration United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA), n.pr a unit of the Public Health Service created to protect the health of the nation against impure and unsafe foods, drugs, and cosmetics. . To complement its healthcare division, VeriChip Corporation established VeriGreen Energy Corporation in March 2009 to focus and invest in the clean and alternative energy sector. For more information on VeriChip, please call 1-800-970-2447, or e-mail info@verichipcorp.com. Additional information can be found online at www.verichipcorp.com. Statements about VeriChip's future expectations, including future revenues and earnings from the sale of VeriTrace, 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 An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties and are subject to change at any time, and VeriChip's actual results could differ materially from expected results. Additional information about these and other factors that could affect the Company's business is set forth in the Company's various filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including those set forth in the Company's 10-K filed on February 12, 2009, under the caption "Risk Factors." The Company undertakes no obligation to update or release any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this statement or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as required by law. |
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