EANS-News: Identive Group Inc.
Identive Introduces Family of LEGIC® Readers to
Address Growing Trend of Multi-function ID Cards
20.09.2012 – 14:20
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Corporate news transmitted by euro adhoc. The issuer/originator is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marketing SANTA ANA, Calif. and ISMANING, Germany, September 20, 2012 (euro adhoc) - Identive Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: INVE; Frankfurt: INV), a provider of products and services for the identification, security and RFID industries, today announced the introduction of a new family of multi-protocol LEGIC® card readers that address the growing trend in corporate, campus and other environments towards the use of a single smart ID card to perform many functions. Based on the latest advant 4000 reader IC technology from LEGIC Identsystems AG, Identive's new readers work with a variety of smart card formats to support multiple applications, including secure access to networks and shared office equipment, ID credential authentication, cashless payment, loyalty and others. Identive's LEGIC product family includes a desktop reader, reader modules for easy integration with vending machines, kiosks and production lines, as well as a small-profile reader module for integration into handheld terminals. "With more than 25 million readers and chipsets deployed, Identive is one of the world's leading suppliers of smart card readers for access applications such as cyber security and secure PC/network logon. As our customers have begun to incorporate multi-function smart cards into their identity and access programs, they have naturally turned to us to provide contactless readers for new applications such as payment and ID checks. LEGIC's chip, card and reader technology has a strong foundation in Europe and a growing presence in Asia and the Americas, so providing contactless readers with LEGIC support was a logical move. We are excited to extend our reader portfolio with LEGIC functionality and to broaden our capabilities in the multi-function ID card market with these new product offerings," said Dr. Manfred Mueller, executive vice president and COO Identification Products for Identive. Identive's new family of contactless readers benefits from LEGIC's latest advant 4000 chip technology, with backwards compatibility to smart cards using LEGIC prime technology, full compliance to smart ID and access card standards including ISO14443 and ISO15693, and interoperability with other chip and card technology such as NXP Semiconductors' MIFARE family and Sony's FeliCa. This makes the new reader-writer very flexible in supporting today's dynamic card environments, where a single ID card based on diverse technologies may be used for a variety of purposes such as building access, network logon and payment in the canteen or café. "LEGIC and Identive have enjoyed a successful collaboration on several joint customer projects in Europe, and we are pleased that Identive has now added LEGIC technology-based products to their market-leading contactless reader portfolio," said Klaus Klosa, managing director of LEGIC Identsystems AG. "This expansion of our partnership further strengthens both companies' ability to address new opportunities as the use of multi-function ID cards grows in corporate settings, on campuses and throughout organizations of all sorts." Identive's new LEGIC readers offer a variety of host interface options including UART/TTL, RS232 and USB to support a broad array of applications and use cases. Fixed and mobile device reader modules are available now and a desktop version allowing chip initialization, card issuance and application management will be introduced later this month. To further simplify the contactless chip access process and support application development on the readers, Identive is also developing an easy to use command set that will be made available later this year. 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. About LEGIC® Identsystems Ltd LEGIC Identsystems Ltd, based in Switzerland, is a leading provider of contactless people identification technology at 13.56 MHz. Its products include highly integrated read/write chip sets, reader modules and transponder chips which support the LEGIC RF Standard and comply with ISO 15693, ISO 14443 and NFC/ISO18092. It currently has over 250 official LEGIC licence partners in its global network of partners. LEGIC partners offer a variety of LEGIC all-in-one card applications for entrance control, biometrics, e-payment, parking, ticketing and other multiple applications. Over three million reader modules and more than 150 million LEGIC identity cards are used in over 100,000 business and leisure applications worldwide. Note: LEGIC is a registered trademark of LEGIC Identsystems AG, MIFARE is a trademark of NXP Semiconductors and FeliCa is a trademark of Sony Corporation. Further inquiry note: Mr. Lennart Streibel Tel.: +49 89 9595-5195 E-Mail: lstreibel@identive-group.com end of announcement euro adhoc -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- company: Identive Group Inc. Carnegie Ave., Bldg. B 1900 US-CA 92705 Santa Ana phone: +1 949 553 4280 FAX: +49 89 9595-5555 mail: investorrelations@identive-group.com WWW: http://www.identive-group.com sector: Computing & Information Technology ISIN: US45170X1063 indexes: NASDAQ stockmarkets: free trade: Berlin, München, Hamburg, Düsseldorf, Stuttgart, Nasdaq: New York, Open Market / Entry Standard: Frankfurt language: English