EANS-News: Identive Group Inc. / Identive and WPG Americas Team to Deliver NFC Pairing Solution for Transferring Medical X-Rays

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SAN JOSE and SANTA ANA, Calif. and ISMANING, Germany, March 12, 2012
(euro adhoc) - WPG Americas, Inc. and Identive Group Inc. (NASDAQ:
INVE, Frankfurt: INV) today announced that they have teamed to
deliver a near field communications (NFC) solution that allows data
from high-end medical imaging devices to be transferred to multiple
exam room monitors throughout a provider´s office, without cables,
wires or additional network investment.

Digital radiography cameras are rapidly replacing traditional x-ray
systems in medical offices of all sizes, because they expose patients
to less radiation, provide higher quality images and greatly simplify
record keeping.

"By making it easier to transfer x-ray images from digital sensors to
computer viewing monitors in multiple exam rooms, we can help
doctors, dentists and other healthcare providers extend the value of
this expensive equipment while ensuring the images are associated
with the correct patient," explained Dave Bowers, VP Supplier
Marketing for WPG Americas. "With their growing portfolio of NFC
readers and tags, Identive is becoming known as the go-to company for
NFC solutions. We are excited to continue our successful
collaboration as we work together to extend this NFC pairing solution
to other applications."

The innovative new solution utilizes NFC tags and readers from
Identive with software from WPG Americas that associates the images
from a digital x-ray camera with the patient records. An NFC tag is
affixed to the digital radiography camera. The tag is simply tapped
on one of Identive´s SCL3711 NFC readers that are attached to the
computer in each exam room. The associated software then
reconfigures the wireless communication between the camera and local
computer to transmit the x-ray images from the camera and associate
them with the appropriate patient record.

"NFC technology makes it possible to move much of what we do in the
physical world to the virtual world, in a way that is easier and more
convenient. In the healthcare market there are dozens of areas that
will benefit from the use of NFC, from making treatment information
available to managing patient records. Partnering with WPG Americas
on this NFC transfer solution allowed us to benefit from their
extensive understanding of the medical office environment and their
strong engineering expertise," said Dr. Manfred Mueller, Executive
Vice President and Managing Director of Identive´s ID Infrastructure
division.

About WPG Americas, Inc. Headquartered in San Jose, California, WPG
Americas Inc. is a member of WPG Holdings, a $13B worldwide
distributor of semiconductors, passive, electro-mechanical and
display products. Founded in November 2007, WPGA is a franchised
partner for leading technology suppliers. As a member of WPG
Holdings, WPGA is uniquely positioned to offer total solutions to its
diverse customer base. WPGA continues to introduce new leading edge
technologies, quality service and design-in focus through its
superior engineering programs. For additional info visit:
www.wpgamericas.com.

About Identive 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: All 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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