VeriChip Corporation Launches New Customer Support Initiative forInfant Protection....

VeriChip Corporation Launches New Customer Support Initiative for
Infant Protection

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DELRAY BEACH, FL VeriChip Corporation (Nasdaq: CHIP), a provider of
RFID systems for healthcare and patient-related needs, announced today
its wholly owned subsidiary, Xmark Corporation, launched the By Your
Side� program for its infant protection products at the Association of
Women�s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) Convention in
Orlando, FL.

The By Your Side program provides Xmark�s infant protection customers
with an unmatched level of support to ensure success with their Halo or
Hugs infant protection system. It is Xmark�s commitment that every
customer will be successful with infant protection.

The program has five main components: Implementation Support, Clinical
Education, Parent Education, Public Relations and Continuing Clinical
Support. Created with substantial input from current customers, industry
experts and Xmark�s clinical education staff, the program is designed to
provide customers with close and continuing support throughout the
product life cycle, from initial purchase to implementation to ongoing use.

Speaking from the AWHONN Convention, Daniel A. Gunther, President and
CEO of Xmark, said, �Xmark�s dominance of the infant protection market
is the result of listening closely to our customers and giving them
products that work in their environment. The By Your Side program is the
next step in our efforts to truly partner with our customers and provide
the best possible infant protection. It�s a commitment for the long term
that none of our competitors have made.�

The AWHONN Convention is the nation�s largest gathering of nurses, nurse
practitioners and nurse executives in the field of maternal/child care.
By launching the By Your Side program at the show, Xmark is reaching
directly more than 2000 decision makers who drive the purchase of infant
protection systems.

Xmarks Halo system and Hugs system are part of its industry-leading
portfolio of infant protection products. One out of every three infant
protection systems in the United States is an Xmark product.

For more information on Xmark�s products, please contact 1-866-55�XMARK
or email . 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. 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.





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