Being Sold On The Mark Of The
Beast What sweet names and great stories will be used
to usher in the implantation of the human race. Yesterday, VeriChip Corp sent
out a press release stating that its "Hugs" RFID infant protection system had
prevented the abduction of a baby at Presbyterian Hospital in Charlotte, North
Carolina.
VeriChip
Corporation's RFID Technology Prevents Infant Abduction at North Carolina
Hospital
DELRAY BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 18,
2005--VeriChip Corporation, a subsidiary of Applied Digital, a leading provider
of security and identification technology, announced today that its "Hugs" RFID
infant protection system has prevented the abduction of a baby at Presbyterian
Hospital in Charlotte, North Carolina.
On July 15, the Hugs
system went into alarm when the infant was removed from the hospital's
seventh-floor nursery. Staff quickly responded to the "CODE PINK" alert, and
security officials thwarted the abduction, recovered the infant unharmed and
returned him to the safety of maternity ward staff.
The "Hugs" Infant
Protection System, part of a recent acquisition by VeriChip, contains a tiny
radio transmitter designed to prevent infants from being removed from a
healthcare facility without authorization. Every infant wears a Hugs tag on the
ankle or wrist, and exit points throughout the hospital are electronically
monitored to detect unauthorized removal of an infant.
In the last 22 years,
there have been 233 infant abductions in the United States - half of these
abductions occurred from healthcare facilities. VeriChip's RFID infant
protection systems are designed to combat not only infant abductions, but also
accidental infant mismatchings. According to the Journal of Healthcare
Protection Management, mismatching incidents occur an estimated 20,000 times
annually. VeriChip's infant protection systems are currently installed in
approximately 900 U.S. hospitals.
About VeriChip
VeriChip is a subsidiary
of Applied Digital and an innovative provider of RFID technology for people
including their assets and their environments. From the world's first and only
FDA-cleared, human-implantable RFID microchip to the only patented active RFID
tag with skin-sensing capabilities, VeriChip leads the way in next-generation
RFID technologies. Today, over 3,000 installations worldwide in healthcare,
security, industrial, and government markets benefit from both the protection
and efficiencies provided by VeriChip systems. For more information on VeriChip,
please visit www.verichipcorp.com.
About Applied
Digital
Applied Digital develops
innovative security products for consumer, commercial, and government sectors
worldwide. The Company's unique and often proprietary products provide security
for people, animals, the food supply, government/military arena, and commercial
assets. Included in this diversified product line are RFID applications,
end-to-end food safety systems, GPS/Satellite communications, and telecomm and
security infrastructure, positioning Applied Digital as the leader of Security
Through Innovation. Applied Digital is the owner of a majority position in
Digital Angel Corporation. For more information on Applied Digital, please visit
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.
