ISMANING, Germany, Sept. 28, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 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.

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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.

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CONTACT: Annika Oelsner, SCM Microsystems,
         aoelsner@scmmicro.com, +49 89 9595-5220
         
         Darby Dye, Identive Group,
         ddye@identive-group.com, +1 949 553-4251