EANS-News: Identive Group Inc. / Identive Ranked Among Fastest-Growing Technology Companies in North America

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Santa Ana, Calif. and Ismaning, Germany, October 20, 2011 (euro
adhoc) - Identive Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: INVE; Frankfurt: INV), a
provider of products, services for the identification, security and
RFID industries, today announced that it has ranked No. 468 on the
2011 Deloitte Technology Fast 500™, which ranks the 500 fastest
growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and
clean technology companies in North America. This recognition is
based on the percentage of revenue growth from 2006 to 2010, during
which Identive grew by 152 percent.

Identive´s chief executive officer and chairman Ayman S. Ashour
credits the company´s growth to its comprehensive offerings along the
Secure ID technology value chain and the central role of identity
management in emerging applications -- from contactless ticketing to
enterprise security to mobile payments.

"Identive´s inclusion in the Technology Fast 500 highlights the
growing need for solutions that enable secure management of our
identity credentials, whether as citizens, employees or consumers,"
said Ashour. "Identive addresses the need for Secure ID products and
solutions along the value chain, with a strong foundation of IP in
RFID and smart card technologies and significant expertise in the
development and implementation of ID systems. As the incorporation of
identity credentials in NFC mobile phones spurs new applications and
usage models, we will continue to focus on providing identity
management solutions that protect people, data and assets."

About Deloitte´s 2011 Technology Fast 500™ Technology Fast 500, which
was conducted by Deloitte & Touche LLP, a subsidiary of Deloitte LLP,
provides a ranking of the fastest growing technology, media,
telecommunications, life sciences and clean technology companies -
both public and private - in North America. Technology Fast 500 award
winners are selected based on percentage fiscal year revenue growth
from 2006 to 2010. In order to be eligible for Technology Fast 500
recognition, companies must own proprietary intellectual property or
technology that is sold to customers in products that contribute to a
majority of the company's operating revenues. Companies must have
base-year operating revenues of at least $50,000 USD or CD, and
current-year operating revenues of at least $5 million USD or CD.
Additionally, companies must be in business for a minimum of five
years, and be headquartered within North America.

About Identive Group 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, NFC and a host of RFID-enabled applications for customers in
the government, enterprise, consumer, education, healthcare and
transportation 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. For additional info visit: www.identive-group.com.

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.
Carnegie Ave., Bldg. B 1900
US-CA 92705 Santa Ana
phone: +1 949 553 4280
FAX: +49 89 9595-5555
mail: investorrelations@identive-group.com
WWW: http://www.identive-group.com
sector: Computing & Information Technology
ISIN: US45170X1063
indexes: NASDAQ
stockmarkets: Nasdaq: New York, free trade: Berlin, Hamburg, Stuttgart,
Düsseldorf, München, Open Market / Entry Standard: Frankfurt
language: English