Applied Digital was initially named "Digital Angel". Another eerie factoid about what indeed appears to be the mark of the beast.
"He also forced evereone, small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on his right hand or on his forehead, so that no one could buy or sell unless he had the mark which is the name of the beast or the number of his name."
Revelations 13 vs 16 & 17
Actually this chip is made by VeriChip which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Applied Digital. Digital Angel is a partially owned subsidiary of Applied Digital which markets the livestock/pet version of the chip.