EANS-News: Identive Group Inc. / Identive's TouchSecure® Desktop Reader Enables Use of Single ID Credential to Manage Privileges Across the Organization

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Subtitle: Lets enterprises utilize existing employee ID cards to
provide secure access to facilities, networks and shared services

SANTA ANA, Calif. and ISMANING, Germany, July 16, 2012 (euro adhoc) -
Identive Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: INVE; Frankfurt: INV), a provider of
products and services for the identification, security and RFID
industries, today introduced the TouchSecure® Desktop Reader, an
innovative identity authentication solution that allows enterprise
customers to implement secure access to their physical facilities,
corporate networks, shared printers and copiers using a single
identity credential -- their employees' existing building access
cards.

"Every enterprise has its own set of corporate programs for privilege
management: to check employees' identity at the door, ensure cyber
security and track the use of shared resources. However, these
programs are nearly always independent from each other - and so are
the access protocols, resulting in multiple ID cards, passwords and
PINs," said John Menzel, vice president Access Control ID Solutions
for Identive. "Our new TouchSecure Desktop Reader enables the use of
employee ID cards to manage privileges across the enterprise - to
enter the workplace, securely sign on to corporate networks, secure
email, access shared copiers and printers and even pay for food in
the company cafeteria. Having a single ID credential to access
multiple services is more convenient for employees, easier and more
cost effective to manage for organizations and ultimately more
secure."

Identive's patent-pending technology enables the TouchSecure Desktop
Reader to validate a broad array of disparate ID badges and building
access cards, making it possible for enterprises to utilize existing
employee ID credentials to access multiple services within an
organization. Connecting the reader via USB to a desktop computer or
PC enables two-factor authentication (card and PIN) for single
sign-on to the network, which offers higher security than a simple
password. The reader can be connected to shared printers and copiers
to restrict and track access so that the costs of using these assets
can be managed and charged to the appropriate departments. When used
in conjunction with a cash register, the TouchSecure Desktop Reader
can be used to process payment transactions in a company cafeteria or
store.

The TouchSecure family of readers is based on international standards
including ISO14443A/B, which guarantees an open and interoperable
platform design that supports current and future chip technologies
and card formats. TouchSecure readers support both legacy proximity
and newer smart cards, creating a single platform on which OEM and
integrators can standardize, eliminating the requirement to support
multiple models. Card technologies and formats supported by the
TouchSecure Desktop Reader include proximity - 125 kHz (most major
building access formats), NXP MIFARE® CSN and ISO 15693 CSN.

The TouchSecure Desktop Reader is available now. For more
information, visit: www.identive-infrastructure.com/desktop-reader.

About Identive 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,
cashless payment, NFC solutions and a host of RFID-enabled
applications for customers in the government, enterprise, consumer,
education and healthcare 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. The company delivers up-to-date information on its
activity as well as industry trends through its industry-leading
social media initiatives and educational resource, AskIdentive.com.
For additional information, please visit www.identive-group.com or
follow on Twitter at @IdentiveGroup.

Note: TouchSecure is a registered trademark of Identive.

Further inquiry note:
Media:
Brooke Grigsby, bgrigsby@identive-group.com, +1 415-200-4546 ext 6008

Investors:
Darby Dye, +1 949 553-4251, ddye@identive-group.com
Lennart Streibel, +49 89 9595-5195, lstreibel@identive-group.com

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company: Identive Group Inc.
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