XceedID and SCM Microsystems Form Standards-Based Technology Partnership

GOLDEN, COL. – June 9, 2010 – XceedID, a leading manufacturer of contactless credentials and readers, and SCM Microsystems, a leading provider of both contact and contactless security and identity solutions for secure access and a business unit of Identive Group, are partnering to offer enhanced solutions for physical and logical access based on standardized ISO14443 credentials.

The latest XceedID physical access reader platform utilizes MIFARE DESFire™ EV1 credentials. When combined with SCM’s secure range of contactless smart card readers, the integrated solutions let employees use the same card or token to access their PCs and networks as they use to enter company buildings. As a result, organizations can leverage their investments in physical access systems while securing their IT assets.

Utilizing proven, industry standard technology allows XceedID and SCM to provide robust, secure solutions at competitive prices. The initial phase of the partnership between the two companies will be an integrated product that enables a fully converged physical and logical access control system. The companies expect to expand this offering in the coming months through other industry partnerships and provide the market with leading solutions that address the growing demand for standards-based contactless technology.

“This partnership helps customers manage the convergence of physical and logical access and enables them to deploy one credential across the enterprise,” said John Menzel, XceedID director of business development. “The need to protect both physical and electronic assets continues to grow and we look forward to delivering standards-based solutions that will ensure that organizations and end-users alike are protected both by their access control systems and from their obsolescence.”

“By offering standards-based solutions, XceedID and SCM bring significant benefit to the market,” explains Joe Pilozzi, director of business development for SCM. “In contactless credentials, much of what is offered today is proprietary and ultimately controlled by one source which, frankly, limits its usefulness. Standards-based technology allows solutions providers to respond to what the market needs with greater flexibility and faster response times. In the end, users need a system that can be more easily implemented, expanded and replicated.”

About SCM Microsystems, Inc.

SCM Microsystems is a leading provider of solutions for secure access, secure identity and secure exchange. The company offers the world's broadest range of contact, contactless and mobile smart card reader and terminal technology, digital identity and transaction platforms, as well as systems that integrate physical and logical access control. SCM’s smart card-based products and solutions are utilized around the world to enable security and identification applications, transaction systems, eHealth and eGovernment programs and physical access systems.

SCM Microsystems is a business unit of Identive Group (NASDAQ: INVE; Frankfurt Stock Exchange: INV), a leading provider of products, services and solutions for the security, identification and RFID industries. For additional information, visit www.scmmicro.com and www.identive-group.com.

XceedID® is a registered trademark of XceedID Corporation.