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. For more information, please visit http://www.identive-group.com

1. Identive Smart Card Readers Selected to Support Middle Eastern
National ID Program
SANTA ANA, Calif. and ISMANING, Germany, January 15, 2013 – 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

2. 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.
Contacts:
Darby Dye, +1 949 553-4251, ddye@identive-group.com
Lennart Streibel, +49 89 9595-5195, lstreibel@identive-group.com
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