Exhibit 10.10

                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT


                  THIS AGREEMENT  ("Agreement") made and entered into as of this
22nd day of November,  2000, by and between APPLIED DIGITAL  SOLUTIONS,  INC., a
Missouri corporation ("Company") and JEROME C. ARTIGLIERE ("Employee").

                                   BACKGROUND

                  Employee  has been  employed  as  president  of ADS  Financial
Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Company,  pursuant to the terms of a certain
employment  agreement  ("Prior  Agreement").  The parties  desire that  Employee
become Company's vice president and chief financial  officer and desire to enter
into a formal  employment  agreement  covering the terms and  conditions of such
employment which shall supersede the Prior Agreement.

                              TERMS AND CONDITIONS

                  1. Employment.  Company hereby employs Employee,  and Employee
hereby accepts such employment by Company, on the terms and conditions set forth
below.

                  2. Capacity.  Employee shall serve as Company's vice president
and chief financial officer and/or in such other executive capacity as Company's
board of  directors  ("Board")  shall  determine.  Employee  shall  perform such
services  for Company and its  subsidiaries  and  affiliates  as the Board shall
direct from time to time.  However,  no such services shall be of a nature which
are not commensurate  with,  and/or are beneath the dignity of, Employee's title
and status as an executive employee.


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                  3. Term. Company's employment of Employee under this Agreement
shall be for an initial term of five years  commencing  on November 22, 2000 and
ending on  November  21,  2005.  The term of  Employee's  employment  under this
Agreement  shall  automatically  be renewed for  successive  additional one year
terms on each  anniversary of the  commencement of Employee's  employment  under
this Agreement,  beginning with the November 22, 2001 anniversary  date, each of
which terms shall be added at the end of the then  existing  term  (taking  into
account any prior extensions),  unless and until either party notifies the other
to the contrary,  in which event the term of this Agreement  shall  terminate at
the end of the then existing term. For example, unless either party notifies the
other to the contrary on or before  November 21, 2001, on November 22, 2001, the
term of this Agreement  shall be extended from November 22, 2005 to November 21,
2006.  For further  example,  and assuming the term of this  Agreement  has been
extended to November 21, 2006,  as described  above,  if one party  notifies the
other  that it does not  desire to extend  the term of this  Agreement  and such
notice is given on or before November 21, 2002, the term of this Agreement shall
end on  November  21,  2006.  Notwithstanding  the  foregoing,  the term of this
Agreement may end prior to the termination  date determined under this paragraph
3 as provided in paragraphs 9, 10, 11 and 12.

                  4. Service While Employed.  Employee agrees to devote his best
efforts, his full diligence and all of his business time to his duties hereunder
and shall not engage,  either  directly or indirectly,  in any business or other
activity which is  competitive  with or adverse to the interests or the business
of Company.

                  5. Items  Furnished  and  Relocation.  Company  shall  furnish
Employee  with such  private  office,  secretarial  assistance,  and such  other

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facilities,  equipment  and  services  suitable to his  position and adequate to
perform his duties hereunder. Except for Employee's contemplated and agreed upon
relocation  to Palm  Beach  County,  Florida no later  than  September  1, 2001,
Employee shall not be relocated by Company without his consent.

                  6.  Compensation,  Vacations  and  Reimbursement.  As  partial
compensation  for his  services to Company,  Company  agrees to pay  Employee an
annual salary in regular  monthly or other agreed upon  installments of not less
than  $175,000.  Employee  shall  also be  entitled  to  receive  such  bonuses,
incentive  compensation,  and other compensation,  if any, as Company's board of
directors,  executive  committee,  compensation  committee,  or other designated
committee shall award Employee from time to time whether in cash, Company stock,
stock options,  other stock based compensation,  other form of remuneration,  or
any  combination  of the  foregoing.  In  addition,  Company  shall pay Employee
monthly payments of $2,500 each as a flexible perquisite allowance to be used by
Employee for such purposes as he shall determine. All such compensation shall be
subject to legally  required  income and  employment tax  withholding.  Employee
shall  be  entitled  to paid  vacations  and  reimbursement  for all  reasonable
business expenses in accordance with Company's policies for executive officers.

                  7. Other Benefits.  In addition to his compensation  described
in paragraph 6 above,  Employee  shall be entitled to participate in such bonus,
profit sharing,  deferred compensation and pension plans of Company for which he
is eligible.

                  8.   Welfare   and  Fringe   Benefits.   In  addition  to  his
compensation  described in paragraph 6 and the benefits described in paragraph 7
above,  Employee  shall be entitled to  participate  in such  welfare and fringe
benefits plans and programs of the Company for which he is eligible.

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                  9. Death and  Disability.  If Employee dies during the term of
this Agreement, his employment shall be deemed to have been terminated as of the
last  day of the  month in which  his  death  occurs,  and  Company  will pay to
Employee's  personal  representative  all  salary  and  other  compensation  due
Employee through the end of such month. If Employee becomes permanently disabled
so that he cannot  perform his duties  hereunder,  as  determined by a physician
selected by or acceptable  to Company,  his  employment  shall be deemed to have
been terminated as of the last day of the month in which such  determination  is
made, and he will receive his salary and other  compensation  through the end of
such month. For purposes of the foregoing computations, Employee shall be deemed
to have  earned  the  same  percentage  of his  minimum  annual  bonus  for such
employment  year as the number of days in the  employment  year through the date
his employment is deemed to terminate is of 365.

                  10.  Retirement.  From and after the time Employee attains age
65, he may  retire at any time by  notifying  Company at least 120 days prior to
his retirement date or be retired by Company upon at least two years notice.

                  11.  Default.  In the event  that  Company  fails to perform a
material  provision of this  Agreement  and such failure  continues  for 30 days
after  notification from Employee,  the Employee may terminate this Agreement by
notice to the Company.  Company may terminate  this  Agreement  upon  Employee's
material default.  Employee's material default shall mean (a) Employee's willful
and continued failure to perform the requirements of his duties hereunder (other
than as a result  of total or  partial  incapacity  due to  physical  or  mental
illness)  for 30 days after a written  demand is delivered to Employee on behalf
of Company which specifically  identifies the manner in which it is alleged that

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Employee has not substantially  performed his duties, (b) Employee's  dishonesty
in the  performance  of his duties  hereunder,  (c) an act or acts on Employee's
part involving  moral  turpitude or  constituting a felony under the laws of the
United  States  or any  state  thereof,  (d) any  other  act or  omission  which
materially injures the financial  condition or business reputation of Company or
any of its subsidiaries or affiliates,  or (e) Employee's material breach of his
non-compete and confidentiality obligations under paragraphs 4 and/or 13 of this
Agreement,  respectively.  Any  termination  shall be without  prejudice  to any
rights or remedies which Employee or Company may have.

                  12. Change in Control.  Notwithstanding any other provision of
this Agreement,  should a Change of Control (as defined below) occur,  Employee,
at his sole option and  discretion,  may  terminate  his  employment  under this
Agreement  at any time within one year after such Change of Control upon 15 days
notice.  In the  event of such  termination,  Company  shall pay to  Employee  a
severance  payment  equal to three  times the base  amount as defined in Section
280G(b)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended ("Code") minus $1.00
which shall be payable no later than one month after the  effective  date of the
Employee's  termination of employment.  In addition, in the event of a Change of
Control,  all outstanding  stock options held by Employee  (whether issued under
Company's  1996 Stock  Option  Plan,  Company's  1999  Flexible  Stock Plan,  or
otherwise)   shall  become  fully   exercisable   (to  the  extent  not  already
exercisable).  For purposes of this Agreement, a Change in Control is defined on
the attached Exhibit A.

                  13.  Nondisclosure;  Return  of  Records.  Employee  will not,
except as authorized by Company,  publish or disclose to others,  or use for his
own benefit,  or authorize anyone else to publish or disclose or use, or copy or

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make notes of any secret,  proprietary, or confidential information or knowledge
of data or trade  secrets of or relating to the business  activities  of Company
which may come to Employee's  knowledge  during his employment with the Company.
Upon termination of Employee's employment for any reason,  Employee will deliver
to Company, without retaining any copies, notes or excerpts, all records, notes,
data,  memoranda,  and all other  documents  or  materials  made or  compiled by
Employee,  or made available to him by Company during his employment,  which are
in Employee's  possession  and/or  control and which are the property of Company
and/or which relate to  Employee's  employment  or the  business  activities  of
Company.

                  14. Binding  Effect.  This Agreement shall be binding upon and
inure to the benefit of Company and any  successors  or assigns of Company,  and
Employee,  his  heirs,  personal   representatives  and  assigns,   except  that
Employee's  obligations  to  perform  services  and  rights to  receive  payment
therefore shall be nonassignable and nontransferable.

                  15. Entire Agreement: Modification. This Agreement constitutes
the entire agreement  between the parties with respect to the subject matter and
supersedes  all  prior  or  contemporaneous  agreements  not set  forth  in this
agreement.  This  Agreement  may not be modified  other than by an  agreement in
writing signed by each of the parties.

                  16.  Waiver.  Any  failure  by  either  party to  enforce  any
provision of this  Agreement  shall not operate as a waiver of such provision or
any other  provision.  Any waiver by either party of any breach of any provision
of this  Agreement  shall not  operate  as a waiver of any other  breach of such
provision or any other provision of this agreement.

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                  17.  Severability.  The invalidity or  unenforceability of any
particular  provision of this Agreement shall not effect the other provisions of
this Agreement, and this Agreement shall be construed in all respects as if such
invalid or unenforceable provision were omitted.

                  18. Paragraph  Headings.  Paragraph  headings  throughout this
Agreement  are  solely  for the  convenience  of the  parties  and  shall not be
construed as a part of any section or as modifying the contents of any section.

                  19.  Governing  Law.  This  Agreement  shall be  governed  and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Missouri.

                  20.  Notices.  All  notices  under  this  Agreement  shall  be
personally  delivered,  sent certified mail, postage prepaid,  to Company at its
corporate  office  and to  Employee  at his  principal  residence,  or  sent  by
telecopy.

                  21. Non-Competition.  For two years from and after termination
of  Employee's  employment  with  Company  for any reason  other than his death,
Employee shall not engage,  directly or indirectly,  either on his own behalf or
on  behalf  of any other  person,  firm,  corporation  or other  entity,  in any
business  competitive  with the business of Company,  in the geographic  area in
which Company is conducting  business at the time of  termination  of Employee's
employment,  or own more than 5% of any such firm,  corporation or other entity.
In addition,  Employee  must furnish  Company with such  information  as Company
shall  from time to time  request  in order to  determine  that  Employee  is in
compliance with the  requirements of the preceding  provisions of this paragraph
21.

                  22. Company.  For purposes of paragraphs 4, 13, and 21 of this
Agreement,  the Company  shall mean  Applied  Digital  Solutions,  Inc.  and all
subsidiaries and affiliates of it.

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                  23.  Excise Gross Up. In the event that any payment or benefit
received or to be received by Employee under this Agreement and/or under another
plan of or agreement  with  Company is subject to the excise tax ("Excise  Tax")
under Section 4999 of the Internal  Revenue Code of 1986,  as amended  ("Code"),
Company shall pay Employee an amount ("Excise Gross Up Payment") that covers all
Excise Taxes incurred or to be incurred by Employee  because of any such payment
or benefit and all federal and state income taxes and Excise Taxes on the Excise
Gross Up Payment and which, therefore,  will place Employee in the same position
that he would have been in had no such  payment or benefit  been  subject to the
Excise Tax. The Excise Tax Gross Up Payment (or portion  thereof)  shall be made
upon the  earlier  of the  imposition  of any Excise  Tax upon  Employee  or his
payment of any Excise Tax.

                  24. Effect of Agreement.  This Agreement  shall  supersede all
agreements  relating to Employee's  employment  by Company or any  subsidiary or
affiliate, including, without limitation, the Prior Agreement.

                  IN  WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the  parties  have duly  executed  this
Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

                                                APPLIED DIGITAL SOLUTIONS, INC.



                                                By:
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                                                Title:
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                                                               "Company"



                                                --------------------------------
                                                Jerome C. Artigliere

                                                               "Employee"
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                                   EXHIBIT A
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                  (a) An  acquisition  of any common stock  ("Common  Stock") or
other voting  securities of Company  entitled to vote generally for the election
of directors (the "Voting  Securities") by any "Person" or "Group" (as each such
term is used for  purposes  of  Section  13(d) or  14(d) of the  Exchange  Act),
immediately  after  which  such  Person  or  Group,  as the  case  may  be,  has
"Beneficial  Ownership"  (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the
Exchange Act) of more than 20% of the then outstanding shares of Common Stock or
the combined  voting  power of Company's  then  outstanding  Voting  Securities;
provided, however, that in determining whether a Change of Control has occurred,
shares of Common Stock or Voting  Securities  that are acquired in a Non-Control
Acquisition  (as defined below) shall not constitute an acquisition  which would
cause a Change of Control. A "Non-Control Acquisition" shall mean an acquisition
by  (i)  Company,   (ii)  any  corporation  which  is  considered  a  subsidiary
corporation  of Company  under  Section  424(f) of the Internal  Revenue Code of
1986, as amended  ("Subsidiary") or (ii) any employee benefit plan maintained by
Company or any  Subsidiary,  including a trust forming part of any such plan (an
"Employee Benefit Plan");

                  (b) When,  during any 2-year period,  individuals  who, at the
beginning of the 2-year period,  constitute the Board (the  "Incumbent  Board"),
cease for any  reason to  constitute  at least 50% of the  members of the Board;
provided,  however,  that (i) if the  election  or  nomination  for  election by
Company's  shareholders  of any new  director was approved by a vote of at least
two-thirds of the Incumbent Board, such new director shall, for purposes hereof,
be deemed to be a member of the Incumbent Board; and (ii) no individual shall be
deemed  to be a  member  of the  Incumbent  Board if such  individual  initially
assumed office as a result of either an actual or threatened  "Election Contest"
(as described in Rule 14a-11 promulgated under the Exchange Act) or other actual
or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person or
Group  other  than the  Board (a  "Proxy  Contest")  including  by reason of any
agreement intended to avoid or settle any Election Contest or Proxy Contest;

                  (c) The consummation of:

                      (i) a merger,  consolidation or  reorganization  involving
Company or any Subsidiary, unless the merger, consolidation or reorganization is
a Non-Control  Transaction.  A  "Non-Control  Transaction"  shall mean a merger,
consolidation or reorganization of Company or any Subsidiary where:

                          (A) the shareholders of Company  immediately  prior to
the  merger,  consolidation  or  reorganization  own,  directly  or  indirectly,
immediately following such merger, consolidation or reorganization, at least 50%
of the  combined  voting  power  of the  outstanding  voting  securities  of the
corporation  resulting from such merger,  consolidation or  reorganization  (the
"Surviving Corporation") in substantially the same proportion as their ownership
of the Common Stock or Voting Securities,  as the case may be, immediately prior
to the merger, consolidation or reorganization,

                          (B) the  individuals who were members of the Incumbent
Board  immediately  prior to the  execution of the  agreement  providing for the
merger,  consolidation or  reorganization  constitute at least two-thirds of the

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members of the board of directors of the Surviving Corporation, or a corporation
beneficially owning, directly or indirectly, a majority of the voting securities
of the Surviving Corporation, and

                          (C) no Person or Group,  other than (1)  Company,  (2)
any Subsidiary,  (3) any Employee  Benefit Plan or (4) any other Person or Group
who,  immediately  prior to the merger,  consolidation  or  reorganization,  had
Beneficial  Ownership  of not  less  than  20% of the  then  outstanding  Voting
Securities  or Common  Stock,  has  Beneficial  Ownership  of 20% or more of the
combined voting power of the Surviving  Corporation's  then  outstanding  voting
securities or common stock;

                  (d) A complete liquidation or dissolution of Company; or

                  (e) The sale or other  disposition of all or substantially all
of the assets of Company to any Person (other than a transfer to a Subsidiary).

         Notwithstanding the foregoing,  a Change of Control shall not be deemed
to have  occurred  solely  because  any Person or Group (the  "Subject  Person")
acquired  Beneficial  Ownership  of more than the  permitted  amount of the then
outstanding  Voting  Securities  or Common  Stock of  Company  as a result of an
acquisition of Voting  Securities or Common Stock by Company which,  by reducing
the number of shares of Voting  Securities  or Common  Stock  then  outstanding,
increases the proportional  number of shares  beneficially  owned by the Subject
Person; provided,  however, that if a Change of Control would have occurred (but
for the  operation of this  sentence) as a result of the  acquisition  of Voting
Securities or Common Stock by Company,  and after such  acquisition  by Company,
the Subject  Person becomes the  beneficial  owner of any  additional  shares of
Voting  Securities or Common Stock,  which  increases the percentage of the then
outstanding  shares of Voting Securities or Common Stock  beneficially  owned by
the Subject Person, then a Change of Control shall be deemed to have occurred."


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