EANS-News: Identive Smart Card Readers Selected to Support Middle Eastern
National ID Program
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SANTA ANA, Calif. and ISMANING, Germany, January 15, 2013 (euro adhoc) -
Identive Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: INVE; Frankfurt: INV), a provider of solutions and
services for the identification, security and RFID industries, today announced
that it has received an order for more than 300,000 SCR3310v2 smart card readers
to support a national electronic ID card program in the Middle East. The order
is expected to be shipped during the first quarter of 2013.
Identive's smart card readers will be used by citizens to enable secure access
to eGovernment and eAdministration applications, as well as to digitally sign
documents.
"Around the world many countries are in the process of implementing electronic
identity card programs in order to decrease identity fraud, manage access to
public services online and at the same time reduce administrative costs. We are
pleased that Identive smart card readers have been selected to support this
customer's national eID program and to help both the government and its citizens
to experience the full benefits of electronic IDs. In addition to providing
secure online authentication, eID programs enable delivery of government
services in less time and with more convenience, as online forms can be filed
from home and processed more quickly. Identive's years of experience supporting
secure identification projects together with our understanding of the unique
needs of government customers makes us a preferred partner for such projects,"
said Dr. Manfred Mueller, executive vice president and COO Identification
Products for Identive.
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: Identive and the Identive logo are trademarks of Identive Group, Inc,
registered in many jurisdictions worldwide. All other company, product or
service names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of others and are the
property of their respective owners.
Further inquiry note:
Herr Lennart Streibel
Tel.: +49 89 9595-5195
E-Mail: lstreibel@identive-group.com
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company: Identive Group Inc.
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