EANS-News: Identive Group Inc. / Multicard to Supply Innovative Multi-Functional Corporate Credentials for Global Consumer Products Company Henkel

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Subtitle: Secure ID credential enables physical and cyber access as
well as payment, time and attendance

VILLINGEN-SCHWENNINGEN, Germany, January 10, 2012 (euro adhoc) -
Multicard, a leading supplier of credential solutions, identity
management and system integration services and a business unit of
Identive Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: INVE, Frankfurt: INV) today announced
that it is providing a worldwide multi-function identity credential
service for Henkel, a global consumer products company. Multicard´s
platform will enable a single ID credential in the form of a
contactless smart card to be used for physical access to buildings,
time and attendance tracking, cashless payments in the cafeteria, as
well as PKI (public key infrastructure) applications to access the
company´s computer network. Multicard is providing ongoing project
management services for the program, as well as ID card issuance.

Based in Düsseldorf, Germany, Henkel operates worldwide in three
business areas: Laundry & Home Care, Cosmetics/Toiletries and
Adhesive Technologies. Henkel´s globally recognized brands and
technologies such as Purex/Persil detergents, Schwarzkopf, Dial soap
and Loctite adhesive hold leading positions in the international
consumer and industrial markets.

Michael Strenger, responsible for Site Security for Henkel
Düsseldorf, said, "Carrying one multi-purpose card is more convenient
for employees, but it is the security that the new system provides
that makes it particularly useful for Henkel. Rather than having to
issue and manage separate credentials for each secure application,
such as physical and logical access, we can now ensure that all
credentials for an employee are issued or revoked at the same time.
In addition, Multicard has helped us to lower the costs of our
credential logistics by providing us with professional card
fulfillment services, which gives us more flexibility in how we
manage the day-to-day issuance."

Another important criterion for Henkel was Multicard´s ability to
encode, personalize and deliver any number of cards for employees,
from one to several thousand, cost effectively and within a short
turnaround time.

Juergen Mueller, managing director of Multicard Germany, stated, "As
an ID systems integrator, Multicard is focused on providing our
customers with tailored solutions that address their needs, both now
and in the future. We are proud to be chosen by Henkel to develop and
implement a system that allows them to meet some ambitious goals: a
fast and efficient card order process, high flexibility in multiple
card variants, and high quality of the credentials - all provided
through Multicard´s professional card issuance service."

About Multicard Multicard, a business unit of Identive Group, Inc.
(NASDAQ: INVE; Frankfurt: INV), is a worldwide supplier of card
solutions for secure identification programs, with in-house
capabilities for credential issuance, personalization and fulfillment
for the consumer, government, education, healthcare, smart community
and corporate markets. Multicard offers a complete open payment
platform, ID systems management and engineering services as well as
full implementation and program management. Multicard also is a
provider of enrollment, emergency management and accreditation
solutions using government or corporate IDs. For additional
information, visit www.multicard.com.

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

Further inquiry note:
Mr. Lennart Streibel
Tel.: +49 89 9595-5195
E-Mail: lstreibel@identive-group.com

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company: Identive Group Inc.
Carnegie Ave., Bldg. B 1900
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phone: +1 949 553 4280
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sector: Computing & Information Technology
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