| XIII. | Human Microchip Implants: Market |
| Posted: December 22, 2003 |
| There may be an overlap between the market for external and implanted wireless, Global Positioning System (GPS) devices. Thus the perceived "Market Opportunity" of Wherify Wireless, Inc., "the leading location services provider," with its "wrist-worn locator," is informative. Following is a partial listing of Wherify Wireless, Inc.'s "Corporate Backgrounder" pdf "Our Market Opportunity" section. |
| A. | "Location-based Services" |
| Following is information from two of the four bulleted items under the "Location-based Services" heading. |
| 1. | "By 2004, nearly 90 percent of cellular/PCS subscribers will have location capabilities on their handsets, generating $4.5 billion in revenue for the carriers - IDC..." |
| 2. | "The number of wireless messages sent per month will balloon from 3 billion in December 1999 to 244 billion by December 2004 - Cahners In-Stat Group." |
| B. | "Children's Safety" |
| Following is information from two of the two bulleted items under "Children's Safety." |
| 1. | "Approximately 750,000 children will be reported missing in the U.S. this year. That's one child every 42 seconds - Lost Children's Network." |
| 2. | "Every year, 359,000 children are kidnapped - U.S. Justice Department." |
| C. | "Elderly and Mentally Handicapped" |
| Following is information from one of the three bulleted items under "Elderly and Mentally Handicapped." |
| 1. | "Of the 4 million Americans with Alzheimer's Disease, 60 percent will wander. Furthermore, 20 percent will wander more than once - Alzheimer's Association." |
| D. | "Criminal Justice" |
| Following is information from two of the two bulleted items under "Criminal Justice." |
| 1. | "There are an estimated 5.5 million people serving a sentence of some type, 19 percent of which have movement restriction as part of their sentence - U.S. Justice Department." |
| 2. | "Research has shown that 11 percent of movement restricted prisoners fail to report and cannot be located again - U.S. Justice Department." |
| E. | "Pets" |
| Following is information from the one bulleted item under "Pets." |
| 1. | "There are approximately 59 million cats, 52 million dogs, and 6 million horses in the U.S. - American Veterinary Medical Association."266 |