EANS-News: Identive Group Inc. / Hirsch Awarded First $1M for Multi-year Project to Supply Security Systems to the IRS

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Dec. 8, 2010 - Santa Ana, CA (euro adhoc) - Hirsch, a leading
security systems manufacturer and a business unit of Identive Group,
Inc. (NASDAQ: INVE) (FRANKFURT: INV), today confirmed the award of
more than $1 million in orders to supply the Internal Revenue Service
(IRS) with Hirsch security systems and services. The awards are
associated with the first phase of a multi-year plan to install
Hirsch security systems at several hundred buildings nationwide. The
notice of the awards was first made public by the General Services
Administration pursuant to Federal disclosure regulations.

The Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) requires
agencies to ensure the security of personal information -- names,
addresses, etc. -- that resides in computer systems. As part of
FISMA, federal agencies must conduct an extensive Security Test and
Evaluation (ST&E) and issue Certification and Accreditation (C&A)
only to vendors that meet the security requirements.

"This customer's data security needs and FISMA requirements were
indeed extensive," noted Lars Suneborn, director of Hirsch's
Government Program Group. "Hirsch is proud to have had its Velocity
software successfully complete the C&A process." Before obtaining a
C&A, a software package´s internal security settings and policies are
rigorously reviewed and tested. "The testing requirements make sense
when you consider the liability issues associated with identity theft
and storing PII [personally identifiable information] in computers."

As part of the project, Hirsch will provide card access readers,
access control panels, intrusion detection devices, video
surveillance equipment and professional services. The system features
include encryption of data at rest, in transit and in use; remote web
access system administration; and a fully redundant immediate
fail-over server environment.

"The IRS data centers and computers hold a massive amount of
sensitive information -- all of our tax records plus much more,"
noted Mr. Suneborn. "It's an exciting project working with the
agency's officers and administrators, IT staff, engineers and
facilities groups in designing and implementing this advanced
security system. It addresses not only security but also information
assurance (IA) objectives -- such as data confidentiality, integrity,
and availability -- and continuity of government (COG) needs for
fault tolerance, replication, disaster recovery, and remote yet
secure accessibility."

About Hirsch Electronics

Hirsch, a business unit of Identive Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: INVE)
(FRANKFURT: INV), manufactures integrated security and identity
systems for worldwide markets. Hirsch provides solutions for
commercial and government smart cards and employs experts in HSPD-12,
FIPS 201, PIV, CAC, TWIC, ICAM and FISMA. The company won both "Best
of Show" and "Best IT Security Product" awards at GOVSEC 2009.
Further, Hirsch's RUU Verification Station was awarded "Best
Authentication/Identification System" at the Government Security News
2009 Homeland Security Awards. Identive Group, Inc. is a leading
provider of products, services and solutions for the security,
identification and RFID industries. For more information, please
visit www.HirschElectronics.com and www.identive-group.com.

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