05.12.2011 – 08:32

Identive Group Inc.

EANS-News: Identive Group Inc.
IDENTIVE DELIVERS ADDITIONAL SMART CARD READERS FOR SPANISH NATIONAL ELECTRONIC ID PROGRAM

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SANTA ANA, Calif., and ISMANING, Germany, December 5, 2011 (euro adhoc) -
Identive Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: INVE; Frankfurt: INV), a provider of products and
services for the identification, security and RFID industries, today announced
that it has shipped an additional 122,000 SCR3310v2.0 smart card readers to
support Spain´s national electronic ID card program. 

The smart card readers will be used to promote the use of the DNI electrónico,
or electronic ID card, which the Spanish government launched in late 2009. More
than half of Spain´s 46 million citizens now carry the eID cards. By providing
card readers free of charge, the Spanish government aims to encourage
individuals and businesses to use the secure DNI electrónico to access
eGovernment, eBanking and eAdministration applications, as well as to digitally
sign documents. Several Spanish commercial sponsors also are supporting the
project with special services and promotions that leverage the security and
convenience of the eID card.

"We are very pleased that our SCR3310v2.0 readers are being utilized to provide
support for the Spanish government´s eID program and to help both citizen and
the government to experience the full benefits of this national ID scheme. Our
long experience with large-scale government projects together with our
flexibility in meeting customer requirements makes us a preferred partner for
such projects," said Dr. Manfred Mueller, executive vice president of Identive
Group and managing director of the Company´s ID Infrastructure division. "The
DNI electrónico project offers substantial advantages to citizens as well as
businesses: online forms for government services can be filed and processed
faster, and eBanking applications can be conveniently executed."

Identive received this most recent order for eID readers from red.es, an entity
within the Spanish Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade, through its
distribution partner in Spain, Algoritmos Procesos y Diseños (APD).

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, 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:
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 
             US-CA 92705  Santa Ana
phone:       +1 949 553 4280
FAX:         +49 89 9595-5555
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sector:      Computing & Information Technology
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