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Digital Angel (NASDAQ:DIGA), an advanced technology company in the field of rapid and accurate identification, location tracking and condition monitoring of high-value assets, announced today it has secured a three-year, $6 million order from the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), a federal agency under the U.S. Department of Energy, for Passive Integrated Transponder (PIT) technology. PIT is used in conjunction with a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) antenna to monitor salmon movement and dam passage. Zeke Mejia, Chief Technology Officer of Digital Angel, said: �We have worked with the BPA for many years and this latest order is further confirmation of our ongoing successful relationship. We continue to supply BPA with cutting-edge technology, including the world�s largest RIFD antenna, to quickly and accurately observe and protect BPA�s regional fisheries.� Since the late 1980s, Digital Angel has worked with Portland-based BPA and the federal Columbia and Snake River hydroelectric projects to develop, manufacture and install implantable PIT in the native salmon population, which represents a vital resource to the local community. The species� vulnerability to pollution, weather changes and over-fishing, makes BPA�s monitoring program a crucial element in their survival. Digital Angel�s ground-breaking technology allows the BPA to effectively monitor the local salmon populations as they migrate through a river system that encompasses an elaborate network of dams and contributories. About Digital Angel Digital Angel (www.DigitalAngel.com) is a leading provider of radio frequency identification (RFID) and global positioning system (GPS) technologies that enable the rapid and accurate identification, location tracking and condition monitoring of people, animals and high-value assets. Digital Angel�s products are utilized around the world�in such�applications as pet identification using its patented, FDA-approved implantable microchip; livestock identification and tracking using visual and RFID ear tags; and GPS search and rescue beacons for use on aircraft, ships and boats, and by adventure enthusiasts. Digital Angel is the owner of a majority position in VeriChip Corporation (NASDAQ:CHIP). This press release includes forward-looking statements, including but not limited to statements regarding the Company�s relationship with BPA and the ability of the Company�s RFID technology to accurately and effectively monitor salmon populations and to protect BPA�s fisheries. This information is also qualified in its entirety by cautionary statements and risk factor disclosures contained in the Company�s Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including the Company�s annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006 and its quarterly reports. 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 that may arise after the date of this press release.