EANS-News: Identive Group Inc. / Identive's Next Generation CLOUD Readers Enhance Security and Performance for ID Credentials from Smart Cards to Smart Phones

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PARIS, France, November 6, 2012 (euro adhoc) - Identive Group, Inc.
(NASDAQ: INVE; Frankfurt: INV), a provider of products and services
for the identification, security and RFID industries, today announced
CLOUD, its next-generation smart card reader platform that provides
increased performance and enhanced security for a wide variety of ID
credentials, from traditional contact-based smart cards to near field
communication (NFC)-enabled mobile devices. Identive's new CLOUD
readers will be on display in the company's booth 4K 051 during the
2012 CARTES Exhibition & Conference, taking place November 6 - 8 at
the Paris-Nord Villepinte exhibition centre.

Identive's new CLOUD platform includes a range of state of the art
readers for desktop, contactless, dual interface and integrated
applications. New NFC desktop and dual interface readers allow
organizations to extend their traditional IT authentication
environments beyond traditional contact and contactless smart cards
to support NFC credentials in a range of form factors, from tags,
keyfobs and wristbands to smart phones. An optional secure access
module (SAM) on certain models provides secure storage and processing
of sensitive ID information to enable robust authentication for logon
and other access applications.

"The popularity of mobile computing devices such as smart phones and
tablets is re-shaping the corporate IT environment, as more people
work from home and bring their own devices to work, blurring the
edges of what constitutes a network. Additionally, employees want the
same convenience and flexibility in their workplace they experience
as consumers, where technologies such as NFC speed everyday
transactions like riding the subway or paying at the register," said
Dr. Manfred Mueller, executive vice president and COO, Identification
Products for Identive. "Identive's new CLOUD readers provide
organizations with a simple, yet powerful way to bridge their current
smart card-based IT systems with emerging contactless applications
such as NFC. Support for a wide variety of credential types, enhanced
security and improved transaction times make our new CLOUD readers
ideal for secure account logon, web and cloud-based transactions and
consumer applications such as payment, loyalty programs, age
verification, online shopping and more."

Identive currently is announcing the following versions of its CLOUD
readers for OEM customers:

CLOUD 4700 F Dual Interface Reader - Supporting ISO 7816 contact
cards, 13.56MHz contactless technology and NFC, this PC-linked
desktop dual interface reader supports end-user environments where
both contact and contactless chip-based credentials are in use.

CLOUD 4710 F Contactless reader - Supporting 13.56MHz contactless
technology and NFC with a protected SAM socket, the CLOUD 4710 F
conveniently enables two-factor authentication and additional
security for contactless applications. Both the CLOUD 4700 F and the
CLOUD 4710 F readers also are available as reader board products for
integration into non-desktop applications such as kiosks or
terminals.

CLOUD 2700 F Contact Flash Reader - Supporting the industry's latest
generation of ISO17816 high-speed contact smart cards, The CLOUD 2700
F optimizes card performance and user convenience with the shortest
possible transaction times for secure network logon, web/cloud-based
applications and payment. Identive's SmartOS™ technology allows for
future field upgrades as new capabilities are added.

Identive's CLOUD 47X0 F readers will be available later this month
and CLOUD 2700 F readers will be available in early 2013. Additional
information on the CLOUD 4700 F dual interface desktop reader can be
found here. Additional information on the CLOUD 4500 F internal dual
interface desktop reader board can be found here. For sales
information, contact Identive at sales@identive-infrastructure.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,
cashless payment, NFC solutions and a host of RFID-enabled
applications for customers in the government, enterprise, consumer,
education and healthcare 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. The company delivers up-to-date information on its
activity as well as industry trends through its industry-leading
social media initiatives and educational resource, AskIdentive.com.
For additional information, please visit www.identive-group.com or
follow on Twitter at @IdentiveGroup.

Note: Identive, the Identive logo and SmartOS are trademarks of
Identive Group, Inc, registered in many jurisdictions worldwide. All
other company, product or service names may be trademarks or
registered trademarks of others and are property of their respective
owners.

Further inquiry note:
Darby Dye, +1 949 553-4251, ddye@identive-group.com
Lennart Streibel, +49 89 9595-5195, lstreibel@identive-group.com

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company: Identive Group Inc.
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