Scott R. Silverman

SCOTT R. SILVERMAN has been Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of
Applied Digital Solutions, Inc., since March 2003. Mr. Silverman has
served since August 2001 as a Special Advisor to the Board of Directors.
In March 2002, he was appointed to the Board of Directors and was named
President. From September 1999 to March 2002, he operated his own
private investment-banking firm and prior to that time, from October
1996 to September 1999, he served in various capacities for Applied,
including positions related to business development, corporate
development and legal affairs. From July 1995 to September 1996, he
served as President of ATI Communications, Inc., one of Applied’s
subsidiaries. He began his career as an Attorney specializing in
commercial litigation and communications law at the law firm of Cooper
Perskie in Atlantic City, New Jersey, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Mr. Silverman is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and
Villanova University School of Law.