EANS-News: Identive Group Inc. / SCM Microsystems Introduces ConCERTO for Converged Logical and Physical Access

Innovative solution can be integrated into existing systems without
additional infrastructure changes or costs

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Subtitle: Innovative solution can be integrated into existing systems
without additional infrastructure changes or costs

Ismaning, Germany - December 6, 2010 (euro adhoc) - SCM Microsystems,
a business unit of Identive Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: INVE, FSE: INV) and
a leading provider of solutions for secure access, secure identity
and secure exchange, today introduced ConCERTO, an innovative
solution that allows the rapid and cost-effective addition of logical
access security to existing physical access systems. The new solution
combines SCM's new ConCERTO LOGON Manager, the Company's SCL series
contactless card readers, and the widely used MIFARE™ DESFireTM EV1
platform from NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ: NXPI) to enable a single
credential to be used both for building access and PC/network logon.

"Increasingly, physical presence is a pre-condition for accessing
data from a corporate network. For enterprises that already have a
physical access system in place, the challenge is to protect their IT
assets with logical access security that utilizes the same user
credential and all the data associated with it. This can be a complex
and expensive process. SCM's ConCERTO solution is an innovative,
quick and cost-effective approach to combining logical and physical
access that eliminates many of the barriers to a highly secure,
integrated access management system based on one single credential,"
explained Dr. Manfred Mueller, Executive Vice President of Identive
Group and CEO of SCM Microsystems.

The ConCERTO LOGON Manager and dedicated SCM hardware work together
with the data structure on the MIFARE DESFire EV1 platform to enable
employees to use one identification card (credential) both to
physically access the building and log on to the company´s network.
Based on Microsoft® Windows®, ConCERTO LOGON manages the enrolment
and logon process for users, including writing privileges onto the
cards when they are issued and saving data onto Windows or the
company´s network systems for subsequent lookup and verification.
Consequently, the physical presence of an employee can be verified
before allowing access to the company´s network. ConCERTO LOGON also
keeps each logon transaction protected using AES-128 encryption,
which is the preferred method of the National Institute of Security
and Technology (NIST) for encrypting contactless communications.
Users' data is additionally protected on the NXP chip, further
minimizing the risk of data theft.

"We believe that state of the art access management systems should be
based on Common Criteria certified ICs and rely on verified and open
cryptographic algorithms for increased security," said Henri Ardevol,
Vice President and General Manager of Secure Transactions, NXP
Semiconductors. "NXP's MIFARE DESFire EV1 is a proven platform that
meets these requirements, and opens the possibility to support
multiple applications on a single card."

The ConCERTO solution can be quickly installed onto existing networks
without other changes to the infrastructure. The solution's use of
fully ISO14443 compliant technology and open standards and
specifications also means that enterprise clients will be able to
leverage the reuse of smart cards or key fobs, from SCM and other
physical access vendors embracing open standards. ConCERTO LOGON
Manager is available beginning in late December 2010 and available
product bundles will include both desktop and mobile offerings.

About SCM Microsystems SCM Microsystems, a business unit of Identive
Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: INVE; Frankfurt Stock Exchange: INV), is a
leading provider of solutions for secure access, secure identity and
secure exchange. The company offers the world's broadest range of
contact, contactless and mobile smart card reader and terminal
technology, digital identity and transaction platforms, as well as
systems that integrate physical and logical access control. SCM´s
smart card-based products and solutions are utilized around the world
to enable security and identification applications, transaction
systems, eHealth- and eGovernment programs and physical access
systems.

Identive Group, Inc. is a leading provider of products, services and
solutions for the security, identification and RFID industries. For
additional information, visit www.scmmicro.com and
www.identive-group.com.

Note: Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft
Corporation and MIFARE and DESFire are trademarks of NXP B.V.

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