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Computer ID chips inside humans? (Insider Report).(Brief Article)
The VeriChip, made by Applied Digital Solutions, will soon be available for implantation under a person's skin. The VeriChip is a programmable computer chip about the size of a grain of rice that emits a radio signal when a special scanning device is passed over it. A Florida family -- Jeffrey Jacobs, his wife Leslie, and 14-year-old son Derek -- has even volunteered to be the first to receive the chip.
For now, the VeriChip will be limited to holding only a unique identification number that can be cross-referenced to Applied Digital's Global VeriChip Subscriber Registry database, set to launch on May 1, 2002. Persons implanted with the chip will provide the medical information that they want made available through the database, and pay a monthly subscription fee for the service. Though the chip could internally store a person's complete medical history, the company elected not to do this yet. The VeriChip can thus bypass Food and Drug Administration review, required only if medical data is stored directly ...
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- Press release article from: Business Wire April 1, 2005 700+ words
...position of CEO of VeriChip Corporation...has served as Applied Digital's President...management changes at VeriChip Corporation...Chairman and CEO of Applied Digital stated, "This...acute accent]VeriChip Corporation...subsidiary of Applied Digital, provides ...
- Applied Digital Solutions Agrees to Merge Its Wholly Owned Subsidiary, VeriChip...
- Press release article from: Business Wire July 22, 2002 700+ words
...to be renamed VeriChip Corporation Applied Digital Solutions...to merge with VeriChip Corporation, Applied Digital's wholly owned...verification number. VeriChip Corporation...parent company, Applied Digital Solutions...
- VeriChip Provides Update on Initial Public Offering; Company To Offer Directed...
- Press release article from: Business Wire February 16, 2006 700+ words
...announced, VeriChip Corporation...subsidiary of Applied Digital (NASDAQ...sec.gov. VeriChip intends that Applied Digital shareholders...continue to be Applied Digital shareholders...participate in the VeriChip directed share...
- Applied Digital's VeriChip Corporation Acquires Instantel, Inc., Including Its...
- Press release article from: Business Wire June 10, 2005 700+ words
...22 and $24 Million VeriChip Corporation, a subsidiary of Applied Digital (NASDAQ: ADSX...combination of cash, VeriChip Corporation stock and Applied Digital stock, depending on whether and when VeriChip Corporation has an...
- Applied Digital Solutions Prepares ``Protected by VeriChip'' Product Awareness...
- Press release article from: Business Wire June 6, 2002 700+ words
...applications for VeriChip's secure personal...verification technology Applied Digital Solutions, Inc...President of Applied Digital Solutions, said...Protected by VeriChip' awareness campaign...verification number. VeriChip Corporation and its parent company, Applied ...
- Applied Digital's VeriChip Corporation Strengthens its Washington Team with Two...
- Press release article from: Business Wire January 24, 2005 700+ words
...energy and natural resources, communications and homeland security. About VeriChip: VeriChip Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of Applied Digital. The VeriChip product is a sub dermal RFID micro transponder that can be used in a variety...
- Applied Digital Solutions Introduces Verichip, a Miniaturized, Implantable...
- Press release article from: Business Wire December 19, 2001 700+ words
...Richard J. Sullivan, Chairman and CEO of Applied Digital Solutions stated: "With VeriChip, Applied Digital has taken another significant step in...technologies for a rapidly evolving marketplace. VeriChip joins Digital Angel(TM) and Thermo...
- Applied Digital Solutions to Showcase VeriChip's Security Applications At...
- Press release article from: Business Wire June 26, 2002 700+ words
...Protected by VeriChip" awareness campaign...President of Applied Digital Solutions, said...verification number. VeriChip Corporation and its parent company, Applied Digital Solutions, are...verification market. VeriChip Corporation is...subsidiary of Applied ...
- Applied Digital's VeriChip Corporation Signs Medical Distribution Agreement...
- Press release article from: Business Wire November 10, 2004 700+ words
...to include VeriChip(TM) in Product Offerings Applied Digital (Nasdaq...adoption of VeriChip." About Applied Digital Applied Digital...applications. VeriChip Corporation...subsidiary of Applied Digital. Statements...
- Applied Digital Updates Shareholders on the Status of the 510-K- Application...
- Press release article from: Business Wire July 27, 2004 700+ words
...manufacturer of VeriChip and has licensed...technology to VeriChip Corporation...subsidiary of Applied Digital, for human...by the FDA. VeriChip Corporation...subsidiary of Applied Digital. About Applied...
Source: HighBeam Research, Computer ID chips inside humans? (Insider Report).(Brief Article)