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DIGITAL ANGEL CORPORATION WINS CONTRACT FROM ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
SO. ST. PAUL, Minn. –January 3, 2007- Digital Angel Corporation
(Amex: DOC), an advanced technology company specializing in the field of
rapid and accurate identification, location tracking, and condition
monitoring of high-value assets, announced today that it has been awarded
a multi-year contract worth up to $10 million with the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers for Passive Integrated Transponder (PIT) technology. PIT is used
in conjunction with a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) antenna to
monitor fish movement and stream and dam passage. "We are incredibly pleased to have been chosen by the Army Corps of
Engineers as its key provider of RFID technology," said Zeke Mejia, Chief
Technology Officer of Digital Angel. "This contract reflects the market's
confidence in our products, performance and innovation. We look forward to
continued success in marketing this exciting technology." Since the late 1980's, Digital Angel has worked to develop and
manufacture passive integrated transponders, which the Army Corps of
Engineers will use to monitor everything from fish populations and
migration patterns, to water levels and the flow of various dam passages
and streams. Digital Angel's RFID antenna is capable of electronically detecting
tagged fish in a fraction of a second. When a tagged fish passes through
the monitored areas, its' transponder automatically activates, sending the
Army Corps a unique identification number. At the operations center,
important information such as the species, journey origin and age of each
fish is meticulously logged. This information is essential to biologists
and local conservationists attempting to maintain healthy ecosystems for
the indigenous fish population. In addition to the contract with the Army Corps of Engineers, Digital
Angel recently announced new contracts with the Bonneville Power
Administration, Royal Malaysian Air Force and the Royal Netherlands Navy.
Through its ground-breaking RFID and location tracking technologies,
Digital Angel remains focused on rapid growth, building a world-class
organization and driving shareholder and market value in the global
marketplace. About Digital Angel Corporation The statements in this press release that are not strictly
historical, are "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of Section
27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 and are intended to be covered by the safe harbors
created by these sections. The forward-looking statements are subject to
risks and uncertainties and the actual results that the Company achieves
may differ materially from these forward-looking statements due to such
risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, that Applied
Digital Inc. owns 55.4% of the Company's common stock, that new accounting
pronouncements regarding expensing of share based compensation may impact
the Company's future results of operations, the Company may continue to
incur net losses, infringement by third parties on the Company's
intellectual property or development of substantially equivalent
proprietary technology by the Company's competitors could negatively
impact the Company's business, domestic and foreign government regulation
and other factors could impair the Company's ability to develop and sell
its products in certain markets, the Company relies on sales to government
contractors for its animal identification and search and rescue beacon
products, and any decline in the demand by these customers for such
products could negatively affect the Company's business, the Company
depends on a single production arrangement for its patented
syringe-injectable microchips, and the loss of or any significant
reduction in the production could have an adverse effect on the Company's
business, technological change could cause the Company's products to
become obsolete, the loss of one of the Company's principal customers
could negatively impact the Company's net revenue, the Company's earnings
will decline if the Company writes off goodwill and other intangible
assets, options and warrants outstanding and available for issuance may
adversely affect the market price of the Company's common stock, currency
exchange rate fluctuations could have an adverse effect on the Company's
sales and financial results, the Company depends on a small team of senior
management. A detailed statement of risks and uncertainties is contained
in the Company's reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission,
including in particular the Company's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2005. Investors and stockholders are urged to read this
document carefully. The Company can offer no assurances that any
projections, assumptions or forecasts made or discussed in this release
will be met, and investors should understand the risks of investing solely
due to such projections. The Company undertakes no obligation to revise
any forward-looking statements in order to reflect events or circumstances
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