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 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE)
-- Identive Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:INVE) (Frankfurt:INV), a provider of
products and services for the identification, security and RFID
industries, today introduced the TouchSecure(R) 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(R) 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.

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