EANS-News: Identive Smart Card Readers Selected to Support Middle Eastern National ID Program

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SANTA ANA, Calif. and ISMANING, Germany, January 15, 2013 (euro
adhoc) - Identive Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: INVE; Frankfurt: INV), a
provider of solutions and services for the identification, security
and RFID industries, today announced that it has received an order
for more than 300,000 SCR3310v2 smart card readers to support a
national electronic ID card program in the Middle East. The order is
expected to be shipped during the first quarter of 2013.

Identive's smart card readers will be used by citizens to enable
secure access to eGovernment and eAdministration applications, as
well as to digitally sign documents.

"Around the world many countries are in the process of implementing
electronic identity card programs in order to decrease identity
fraud, manage access to public services online and at the same time
reduce administrative costs. We are pleased that Identive smart card
readers have been selected to support this customer's national eID
program and to help both the government and its citizens to
experience the full benefits of electronic IDs. In addition to
providing secure online authentication, eID programs enable delivery
of government services in less time and with more convenience, as
online forms can be filed from home and processed more quickly.
Identive's years of experience supporting secure identification
projects together with our understanding of the unique needs of
government customers makes us a preferred partner for such projects,"
said Dr. Manfred Mueller, executive vice president and COO
Identification Products for Identive.

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 and the Identive logo 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 the property of their respective owners.

Further inquiry note:
Herr 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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