EANS-News: Identive Group Inc. / Innovative Access Control Technology from Identive Revolutionizes Integrated Identity Management

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Subtitle: New reader family enables rapid convergence of physical and
logical access

SANTA ANA, Calif. and ISMANING, Germany, March 13, 2012 (euro adhoc)
- Identive Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: INVE: Frankfurt: INV), today
introduced TouchSecure OpenAccess™, a family of revolutionary access
readers that enable a broad range of organizations to upgrade and
integrate their physical and logical access control systems quickly
and cost-effectively while retaining existing proprietary physical
access systems.

"To enhance security of personnel and assets within their facilities,
government agencies and businesses of all sizes are working to
integrate their physical and IT network access systems using open
standard platforms, so that a single identity credential can be used
for employees across the entire enterprise, from door to network,"
explained John Menzel, vice president Access Control ID Solutions for
Identive. "In order to bridge logical and physical systems with a
single identity, door readers need to combine support for proprietary
legacy systems with secure and open IT network communication
capabilities. This principle is the basis for the new TouchSecure
reader family."

As one of the world´s first physical access readers capable of
reading a multitude of access card formats, the TouchSecure
OpenAccess supports the convergence of physical and logical access
systems around the use of a single trusted identity credential. When
installed at a facility´s entrance points, the reader becomes a
secure open platform to unify and enhance building security within a
single site or across different sites using different card systems.
The reader also offers complete scalability from local to cloud-based
management and reporting.

"Physical access systems are notoriously difficult to upgrade because
they are deeply embedded within buildings," noted Mark Diodati,
research vice president at Gartner. "An intelligent reader can
provide stronger authentication, mobile device support, and simpler
IT convergence without a potential multi-year upgrade of the entire
physical access system."

TouchSecure OpenAccess provides this intelligence. For companies that
wish to upgrade their access control systems from older proprietary
systems to newer technologies that offer higher security and more
flexibility, the reader provides a migration path that allows a
gradual swap-out of employee credentials over time, without the need
to rip out and replace existing controllers, wiring or access
readers.

"TouchSecure readers are ideally suited for organizations
implementing card technology migration or support for multiple types
of credentials, as well as those just seeking a reader with maximum
performance and security options for the future," stated Dr. Manfred
Mueller, Executive Vice President of Identive and Managing Director
of the Company´s ID Infrastructure division. "An open architecture
design enables broad applicability for small/medium enterprises of
100 employees all the way up to the largest corporations that
maintain multiple campuses spanning the globe. Compliance with the
industry´s most stringent security standards ensures the reader´s
suitability for use in high-security government facilities, as
mandated under federal directives. TouchSecure OpenAccess is truly
designed for the 21st century, able to take you from your current
door reader technology to wherever you want to migrate in the
future."

TouchSecure OpenAccess readers support multiple proximity and smart
card formats, including proximity-125 kHz (all major building access
formats), NXP MIFARE® Classic, DESFire® EV1, ISO14443A/B CSN, PLAID,
ISO 15693, NFC and U.S. government personal identification
verification (PIV), including PIV-I. The TouchSecure OpenAccess
reader is based on international standards including ISO14443A/B,
ISO7816, FIPS201, FIPS140-2 and PLAID. With remote connectivity
capabilities, firmware technology updates can add new compatibilities
in the future, making the TouchSecure OpenAccess a long-term
solution, available today.

In addition to traditional Wiegand and RS-485 communication to a
controller, TouchSecure OpenAccess readers offer support for Ethernet
and Wi-Fi, enabling remote management from the desktop and overall
system management in the cloud. Configuration, firmware updates and
diagnostics are easily accomplished with just a few clicks.

Identive´s TouchSecure OpenAccess readers are available now. For more
information, visit www.identive-infrastructure.com/touchsecure. .

About Identive Group Identive Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: INVE; Frankfurt:
INV) is focused on building the world´s signature company in Secure
ID. The company´s products, software, systems and services address
the markets for identity management, physical and logical access
control, NFC and a host of RFID-enabled applications for customers in
the government, enterprise, consumer, education, healthcare and
transportation sectors. Identive´s mission is to build a lasting
business of scale and technology based on a combination of strong
technology-driven organic growth and disciplined acquisitive
expansion. For additional info visit: www.identive-group.com.

Note: TouchSecure OpenAccess is a trademark of idOnDemand, a business
unit of Identive Group, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of
their respective owners.

Further inquiry note:
Mr. Lennart Streibel
Tel.: +49 89 9595-5195
E-Mail: lstreibel@identive-group.com

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company: Identive Group Inc.
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