19.09.2011 – 11:32

Identive Group Inc.

EANS-News: Identive Group Inc.
Identive partners with NXP to introduce new NFC Tag

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Subtitle: Combination of memory and read range offer market-leading performance

Nice - Sophia Antipolis, France - September 19, 2011 (euro adhoc) - Identive
Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: INVE, Frankfurt: INV), a provider of products, services and
solutions for the identification, security and RFID industries, will be
demonstrating the market´s first NFC tag based on NXP Semiconductors´ new
NTAG203 chip at the NFC World Congress exhibition in France this week (Booth
#19). Identive´s new Smartag NFC product is available in poster label, pairing
tag or tag-in-box form factors and offers an ideal combination of memory size
and read range to enable NFC applications through glass windows, display cases
and the like. 

"Identive´s technical expertise in HF designs, coupled with their growing track
record in NFC are a winning combination when it comes to the introduction of new
NFC tags. With a presence in the reader, tag and software market, they offer an
impressive portfolio of NFC solutions. Identive´s rapid development of its new
range of NFC tags using the NTAG203 chip is allowing us to quickly leverage new
market opportunities," said Chris Feige, General Manager Tags & Labels,
Identification Business, NXP Semiconductors. 

The new Identive tag is generally compatible to NXP's Mifare Ultralight and
Mifare Ultralight C tags but boasts a 20% increase in read distance compared
with the popular Mifare Ultralight C tag, enabling a more positive user
experience with applications such as downloading information or accessing
services. Moreover, the tag´s 144 bytes of memory makes it perfect for city
apps, social networking or mobile phone makers who wish to package their phones
with pre-loaded NFC tags featuring a promotional URL address or other content.
The tag is also available for design-in applications for clients wishing to
utilize Identive´s engineering services and expertise. 
 
"Our partnership with NXP is once again yielding superior solutions for the NFC
market," said Dave Holmes, Vice President Mobility & NFC Solutions for Identive.
"NXP´s advanced silicon developments are enabling new NFC apps and approaches
that are helping to fuel a fundamental shift in how we use our mobile phones to
bridge the physical and digital worlds. Identive is committed to delivering the
NFC experience users expect and deserve and to leading the market for NFC
infrastructure solutions."  
  
Via its online marketplace at www.IdentiveNFC.com, Identive offers an array of
standards-based NFC infrastructure products including smart tags, labels,
readers, modules, software and development kits. 

About Identive Group 
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:
Frau Annika Oelsner
Tel.: +49 89 9595-5220
E-Mail:  aoelsner@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
mail:         investorrelations@identive-group.com
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sector:      Computing & Information Technology
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