VeriChip Corporation (NASDAQ:CHIP), a provider of RFID systems for healthcare and patient-related needs, announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, Xmark Corporation, will present at the 6th RFID, Barcoding & Emerging Technologies for Hospitals and Health Systems conference, organized by the International Quality and Performance Center (IQPC). Xmark is also a major conference sponsor. The conference will be held September 24 to 26, 2007, in Philadelphia.

The conference will provide hospital executives with practical, detailed information on implementing tracking technologies for improved process efficiency, patient safety and risk reduction. IQPC is a leading provider of conferences for business executives around the world; its conferences are ?must attend? events for their respective industries.

In addition to being one of the conference's principal sponsors, Xmark will also appear as a luncheon speaker to discuss its Assetrac asset locating system. The Assetrac system provides easy, effective asset tracking for healthcare facilities.

Commenting on this sponsorship opportunity, Daniel A. Gunther, President and CEO of Xmark, said, ?The IQPC conference is an excellent opportunity for Xmark to promote the Assetrac system to an audience of senior decision makers from hospitals across the nation. As one of the lead sponsors, we have an opportunity to highlight the many advantages of Assetrac over the competition.?

For more information on Xmark's products, please contact 1-866-55?XMARK or email sales@xmark.com. Additional information can be found online at www.xmark.com.

About Xmark

Based in Ottawa, Ontario, Xmark is a wholly owned subsidiary of VeriChip Corporation. For over 25 years, Xmark Corporation has provided Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) solutions to identify, locate, and protect people and assets in healthcare environments. Its market-leading infant protection, wander prevention, personal duress, and asset tracking applications are trusted by over 5,000 healthcare institutions worldwide to keep individuals safe.

Xmark products are installed and serviced through an international network of authorized dealers, backed by a dedicated technical services department at Xmark. All aspects of Xmark's business are certified to the ISO 9001 quality standard.

About VeriChip

VeriChip Corporation, headquartered in Delray Beach, Florida, develops, markets and sells radio frequency identification, or RFID, systems used to identify, locate and protect people and assets. VeriChip's goal is to become the leading provider of RFID systems for people in the healthcare industry. In addition, the Company recently began marketing its VeriMed(TM) Patient Identification System, a passive RFID 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, the implantable VeriChip(TM), cleared for medical use in October 2004 by the United States Food and Drug Administration.

VeriChip Corporation is majority-owned by Applied Digital Solutions Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSX), which also owns a majority position in Digital Angel Corporation (AMEX:DOC). For more information on VeriChip, please call 1-800-970-2447, or email info@verichipcorp.com. Additional information can be found online at http://www.verichipcorp.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.

CEOcast, New York
Dan Schustack, 212-732-4300
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VeriChip Corporation, Delray Beach
Allison Tomek, 561-805-8008
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