EANS-News: Identive Group Inc. / SCM launches new NFC Solutions Development Kit

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Ismaning, Germany, September 28, 2011 (euro adhoc) - SCM
Microsystems, a leading provider of solutions for secure access,
secure identity and secure exchange and a business unit of Identive
Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: INVE, Frankfurt: INV), today announced the
launch of a new near field communication (NFC) Solutions Development
Kit (SDK) that enables application developers and system integrators
to accelerate time to market of NFC technology-based readers and
terminals that support Device-to-Tag and Peer-To-Peer applications
such as event ticketing, retail loyalty, physical and logical access
as well as vending, public transport and mobile payment.

"With major mobile phone manufacturers now introducing a variety of
new NFC-enabled smart phones and other devices, the mobile
infrastructure for NFC-based consumer and commercial applications is
rapidly being put in place," said David Holmes, vice president
Mobility & NFC Solutions for Identive. "NFC technology is creating
tremendous excitement as it promises to revolutionize the way we
live, work and play, spawning innovative applications for everything
from payment to healthcare to social networking."

"Developers are racing to deliver new solutions that leverage the
potential of NFC," said Michael Ganzera, vice president Business
Development and Marketing for SCM Microsystems. "SCM´s new NFC SDK
combines our broad expertise in contactless technologies with
detailed NFC know how, enabling developers to easily upgrade existing
solutions with NFC or to build entirely new applications that combine
traditional contactless solutions with new NFC capabilities."

The SCM NFC Solutions Development Kit: SCM´s NFC Solutions
Development Kit consists of two SCM3712 NFC reader modules and one
SCL3711 reader, as well as all necessary drivers, source code
examples for handling Device-to-Tag and Peer-to-Peer NFC
applications, optimized software development tools, and essential
documentation covering NFC and PC interfaces. SCM´s SDK also includes
a complete set of NFC Forum-compliant tags in various form factors,
which model NFC application data such as Internet service initiation
using a URL, line of text, smart poster or business card. The
contactless reader modules used in the NFC SDK are compact in size,
facilitating the creation of small-footprint terminals that are
optimized for end user convenience in retail countertop environments.
The SDK also works with SCM´s widely installed contactless SCL
reader/token family, including the SCL010 and SCL011. Solutions
developers and integrators can therefore use a variety of SCM NFC
modules and readers to create the necessary infrastructure and
products for an array of new commercial NFC solutions. For example, a
direct and reliable two-way communication between two devices can be
established, allowing a mobile phone to be used as a smart credential
when presented to an NFC-equipped terminal, enabling applications
such as loyalty couponing or points redemption.

The new NFC SDK will be available mid-October both through SCM´s
traditional sales channels and via the Company´s online NFC
marketplace at www.IdentiveNFC.com.

About SCM Microsystems SCM Microsystems, a business unit of Identive
Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: INVE; Frankfurt: 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. More information at
www.scmmicro.com.

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

Note: All trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Further inquiry note:
Frau Annika Oelsner
Tel.: +49 89 9595-5220
E-Mail: aoelsner@identive-group.com

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company: Identive Group Inc.
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