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Exhibit 10.9

                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

         THIS AGREEMENT  ("Agreement")  made and entered into as of this 1st day
of March,  2000,  by and between  APPLIED  DIGITAL  SOLUTIONS,  INC., a Missouri
corporation ("Company") and GARRETT A. SULLIVAN ("Employee").

                                   BACKGROUND

         Employee has been and presently is employed by Company as its president
and chief operating  officer.  The parties have entered into a formal employment
agreement  dated  March 23,  1999  covering  the terms  and  conditions  of such
employment.  The parties desire to amend such agreement and to set forth in this
document such agreement, as hereby amended, in its entirety.

                              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  president  and chief
operating  officer.  Employee  shall  perform such  services for company and its
subsidiaries  and affiliates as Company's  board of directors  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.

         3. Term. Company's employment of Employee under this Agreement shall be
for an  initial  term of five  years  commencing  on March 1, 2000 and ending on
February 28, 2005. The term of Employee's  employment under this Agreement shall

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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 March 1, 2001 anniversary  date, each of which terms shall be
added at the end of the then  existing  term  (taking  into  account  any  prior
extensions  or failures to extend),  unless  either party  notifies the other at
least 30 days  prior to an  anniversary  date of this  Agreement.  For  example,
unless either party  notifies the other to the contrary on or before January 29,
2001,  the  term of this  Agreement  shall be  extended  from  March 1,  2005 to
February 28, 2006. For further example,  and assuming the term of this Agreement
has been extended to February 28, 2006, if one party  notifies the other that it
does not desire to extend the term of this Agreement for an additional  year and
such notice is given on or before  January 29, 2002,  the term of this Agreement
shall not be extended  from March 1, 2006 to February 28, 2007.  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  facilities,
equipment  and  services  suitable to his  position  and adequate to perform his
duties  hereunder.  Employee  shall not be  relocated  by  Company  without  his
consent.  Company shall furnish  Employee with an automobile  upon the terms and
conditions that were in effect on June 1, 1998.

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         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  $165,000.
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 $3,000
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 operating 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.

         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

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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
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

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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  shall be  deemed to occur (a) if any
person,  as such term is used in Sections  13(d) and 14(d)(2) of the  Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 ("Exchange Act"), is or becomes the "beneficial  owner" (as
defined  in  Rule  13d-3  promulgated  under  the  Exchange  Act),  directly  or
indirectly,  of securities of Company  representing  20% or more of the combined
voting power (i) of Company's  then  outstanding  securities  or (ii) on a fully
diluted  basis,  (b) upon the first  purchase  of the  common  stock of  Company
pursuant to a tender or exchange  offer  (other than a tender or exchange  offer
made by Company), (c) upon the approval by Company's stockholders of a merger or

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consolidation,  a sale or disposition of all or  substantially  all of Company's
assets or a plan of liquidation or dissolution of Company, or (d) if, during any
period of 2 consecutive  years,  individuals who at the beginning of such period
constitute  the board of directors of Company cease for any reason to constitute
at least a majority thereof,  unless the election or nomination for the election
by  Company's  stockholders  of each new  director  was approved by a vote of at
least 2/3 of the  directors  then  still in  office  who were  directors  at the
beginning  of the period.  Notwithstanding  the  foregoing,  a Change in Control
shall not be deemed to occur if Company  either merges or  consolidates  with or
into  another  company or sells or disposes of all or  substantially  all of its
assets to another company, if such merger, consolidation, sale or disposition is
in connection with a corporate restructuring wherein the stockholders of Company
immediately before such merger, consolidation, sale or disposition own, directly
or  indirectly,  immediately  following  such  merger,  consolidation,  sale  or
disposition at least 80% of the combined voting power of all outstanding classes
of securities of the company resulting from such merger or consolidation,  or to
which  Company  sells or  disposes  of its  assets,  in  substantially  the same
proportion  as their  ownership  in  Company  immediately  before  such  merger,
consolidation, sale or disposition.

         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 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

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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.

         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.

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         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.  Supplemental  Compensation.  Upon the  termination  of  Employee's
employment  with Company for any reason other than Company's  termination due to
his material  default,  as described in paragraph 11, Employee shall be entitled
to receive from Company 60 equal monthly  payments,  with the first such payment
due on the second first day of the month after  termination  of  employment,  of
8.333%  of  his   Compensation   (as  defined   below)  from  Company  over  the
12-consecutive  month period for which his  Compensation  was the  greatest.  If
Employee  should  die  before  all or any part of the  above  described  monthly
payments have been made, all payments or all remaining payments shall be made to
his designated beneficiary, if any, otherwise to his estate. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the aggregate amount payable under this paragraph 21 shall be reduced
by the  amount,  if any,  payable  under  paragraph  12.  For  purposes  of this
paragraph 21, Compensation shall mean salary,  bonuses,  incentive compensation,
and other forms of remuneration for services  rendered,  whether payable in cash
or kind (including Company stock) but shall not include taxable income resulting
from the exercise of a stock option or from the  disposition  of stock  acquired
pursuant to a stock option.

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         22.  Non-Competition.  During the period  that  Employee is entitled to
receive  payments under  paragraph 21,  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 22. The payments to be made under  paragraph 21 are
conditioned upon Employee's  complying with the provisions of this paragraph 22,
and,  in the event that such  provisions  are not  complied  with,  Company  may
suspend  such  payments  for any  period  of time in  which  Employee  is not in
compliance with the preceding provisions of this paragraph 22.

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

         24. Other  Matters.  For purposes of this  paragraph  24, a "Triggering
Event" is a Change of Control (as defined in paragraph  12), the  termination of
Richard  Sullivan's  employment  for any reason  other than due to his  material
default,  as  described  in  the  present  paragraph  11 of  Richard  Sullivan's
Employment Agreement, if Richard Sullivan ceases to be Company's chairman of the
board or chief  executive  officer for any reason other than due to his material
default,  as  described  in  the  present  paragraph  11 of  Richard  Sullivan's
Employment  Agreement,   or  the  sale  by  Company  of  the  stock  of  Company
subsidiaries or the sale by Company subsidiaries of assets, outside the ordinary
course of business,  having aggregate proceeds of at least $110 million.  Within

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10 days of the occurrence of a Triggering  Event.  Company shall pay to Employee
the sum of  $3,525,000.  Company  may pay such  amount  in cash or in  Company's
common stock or in a combination of cash and common stock.  Common stock used in
payment  shall be valued at the  average  closing  price on the Nasdaq  National
Market over the last 5 business days prior to the date of the Triggering  Event.
The  allocation  of cash  and  stock  for  payments  provided  pursuant  to this
paragraph 24 shall include at least  sufficient  cash to cover the tax liability
associated with such payments,  and shall otherwise be structure to maximize tax
efficiency to both Company and Employee.

         25. 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.

         26. Effect of Amendment.  This Agreement shall supersede all agreements
between the parties relating to Employee's employment by Company.

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         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"

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                                     Garrett A. Sullivan

                                                      "Employee"

                                       11Exhibit 10.10

                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

         THIS AGREEMENT  ("Agreement")  made and entered into as of this 1st day
of March,  2000,  by and between  APPLIED  DIGITAL  SOLUTIONS,  INC., a Missouri
corporation ("Company") and DAVID A. LOPPERT ("Employee").

                                   BACKGROUND

         Employee  has been and  presently  is  employed  by Company as its vice
president and chief  financial  officer.  The parties have entered into a formal
employment  agreement  dated March 23, 1999 covering the terms and conditions of
such employment.  The parties desire to amend such agreement and to set forth in
this document such agreement, as hereby amended, in its entirety.

                              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.  Employee  shall  perform such  services for company and its
subsidiaries  and affiliates as Company's  board of directors  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.

         3. Term. Company's employment of Employee under this Agreement shall be
for an  initial  term of five  years  commencing  on March 1, 2000 and ending on
February 28, 2005. The term of Employee's  employment under this Agreement shall

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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 March 1, 2001 anniversary  date, each of which terms shall be
added at the end of the then  existing  term  (taking  into  account  any  prior
extensions  or failures to extend),  unless  either party  notifies the other at
least 30 days  prior to an  anniversary  date of this  Agreement.  For  example,
unless either party  notifies the other to the contrary on or before January 29,
2001,  the  term of this  Agreement  shall be  extended  from  March 1,  2005 to
February 28, 2006. For further example,  and assuming the term of this Agreement
has been extended to February 28, 2006, if one party  notifies the other that it
does not desire to extend the term of this Agreement for an additional  year and
such notice is given on or before  January 29, 2002,  the term of this Agreement
shall not be extended  from March 1, 2006 to February 28, 2007.  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  facilities,
equipment  and  services  suitable to his  position  and adequate to perform his
duties  hereunder.  Employee  shall not be  relocated  by  Company  without  his
consent.

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         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  $150,000.
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 operating 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.

         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

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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
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

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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  shall be  deemed to occur (a) if any
person,  as such term is used in Sections  13(d) and 14(d)(2) of the  Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 ("Exchange Act"), is or becomes the "beneficial  owner" (as
defined  in  Rule  13d-3  promulgated  under  the  Exchange  Act),  directly  or
indirectly,  of securities of Company  representing  20% or more of the combined
voting power (i) of Company's  then  outstanding  securities  or (ii) on a fully
diluted  basis,  (b) upon the first  purchase  of the  common  stock of  Company
pursuant to a tender or exchange  offer  (other than a tender or exchange  offer
made by Company), (c) upon the approval by Company's stockholders of a merger or

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consolidation,  a sale or disposition of all or  substantially  all of Company's
assets or a plan of liquidation or dissolution of Company, or (d) if, during any
period of 2 consecutive  years,  individuals who at the beginning of such period
constitute  the board of directors of Company cease for any reason to constitute
at least a majority thereof,  unless the election or nomination for the election
by  Company's  stockholders  of each new  director  was approved by a vote of at
least 2/3 of the  directors  then  still in  office  who were  directors  at the
beginning  of the period.  Notwithstanding  the  foregoing,  a Change in Control
shall not be deemed to occur if Company  either merges or  consolidates  with or
into  another  company or sells or disposes of all or  substantially  all of its
assets to another company, if such merger, consolidation, sale or disposition is
in connection with a corporate restructuring wherein the stockholders of Company
immediately before such merger, consolidation, sale or disposition own, directly
or  indirectly,  immediately  following  such  merger,  consolidation,  sale  or
disposition at least 80% of the combined voting power of all outstanding classes
of securities of the company resulting from such merger or consolidation,  or to
which  Company  sells or  disposes  of its  assets,  in  substantially  the same
proportion  as their  ownership  in  Company  immediately  before  such  merger,
consolidation, sale or disposition.

         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 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

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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.

         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.

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         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.  Supplemental  Compensation.  Upon the  termination  of  Employee's
employment  with Company for any reason other than Company's  termination due to
his material  default,  as described in paragraph 11, Employee shall be entitled
to receive from Company 60 equal monthly  payments,  with the first such payment
due on the second first day of the month after  termination  of  employment,  of
8.333%  of  his   Compensation   (as  defined   below)  from  Company  over  the
12-consecutive  month period for which his  Compensation  was the  greatest.  If
Employee  should  die  before  all or any part of the  above  described  monthly
payments have been made, all payments or all remaining payments shall be made to
his designated beneficiary, if any, otherwise to his estate. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the aggregate amount payable under this paragraph 21 shall be reduced
by the  amount,  if any,  payable  under  paragraph  12.  For  purposes  of this
paragraph 21, Compensation shall mean salary,  bonuses,  incentive compensation,
and other forms of remuneration for services  rendered,  whether payable in cash
or kind (including Company stock) but shall not include taxable income resulting
from the exercise of a stock option or from the  disposition  of stock  acquired
pursuant to a stock option.

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         22.  Non-Competition.  During the period  that  Employee is entitled to
receive  payments under  paragraph 21,  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 22. The payments to be made under  paragraph 21 are
conditioned upon Employee's  complying with the provisions of this paragraph 22,
and,  in the event that such  provisions  are not  complied  with,  Company  may
suspend  such  payments  for any  period  of time in  which  Employee  is not in
compliance with the preceding provisions of this paragraph 22.

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

         24.  Relocation   Reimbursement.   The  Company  previously  moved  its
corporate  office to Palm Beach,  Florida and requested  Employee to relocate to
the Palm  Beach,  Florida  area,  which  Employee  has done.  In order to induce
Employee  to so  relocate,  Company  agreed to  reimburse  Employee  for certain
additional  reasonable  costs on a  "grossed  up" basis.  Except  for  Company's
agreement to reimburse  Employee for the cost of private  schools for Employee's
children  in the Palm  Beach  area for no more  than 3 school  years  but not in
excess of $15,000 for any school year,  Company has reimbursed  Employee for all
expenses which it agreed to reimburse Employee.  Company reaffirms its agreement
relating to private schools described above. Reimbursement on a grossed up basis

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means reimbursement that covers the federal or state income taxes, if any, which
would not have been incurred by Employee if the expenditure to be reimbursed had
not been made and no reimbursement had been received. For example, if the amount
to be reimbursed is $10,000,  and no portion of the expenditure to be reimbursed
is  deductible  by Employee  for federal or state income tax purposes and all of
the reimbursement is includible in Employee's gross income for federal and state
income tax purposes,  and Employee's  combined federal and state marginal income
tax rate is 40%,  the  grossed  up amount is $16,667  ($16,667  - .4  (16,667) =
$10,000).  For  further  example,  if,  in  the  preceding  example,  all of the
expenditure  to be  reimbursed is fully  deductible by Employee,  the grossed up
amount is $10,000.

         25. 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.

         26. Effect of Amendment.  This Agreement shall supersede all agreements
between the parties relating to Employee's employment by Company.

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         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"

                                     -------------------------------------------
                                     David A. Loppert

                                                      "Employee"

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