Identive Group Inc.: Multicard Provides Integrated Smart Card Solution for Student ID Verification and Administration

(DGAP-Media / 17.05.2013 / 13:00) 
 
NFC-enabled ID card verifies student identities, tracks and reports 
attendance, validates exam papers and more 
 
MURARRIE, Queensland, Australia, May 17, 2013 - Multicard, a leading 
supplier of credential solutions, identity management and system 
integration, and a business unit of Identive Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: INVE), 
(Frankfurt: INV), today announced an integrated smart card solution that 
allows schools, universities and other educational institutions to verify 
student identities, track and report attendance, manage access to campus 
services and validate students' exam papers. The new student ID solution is 
based on the latest near field communication (NFC) and MIFARE(TM) DESFire 
EV1 contactless card technologies, ensuring the highest level of security 
and data validation capabilities, as well as significant ease of use for 
administrators and students alike. 
 
'Our new Student Identification and Tracking Solution enables educational 
institutions to upgrade their existing identity management systems and 
benefit from the greater power, security and ease of use of contactless 
smart cards,' said Ross Head, Managing Director for Multicard Australia. 
'We have been working with a number of universities that have assisted and 
guided us through the key issues that affect them most. The result is an 
integrated, comprehensive solution that encompasses registering students; 
issuing personalized student smart ID cards; verifying those ID cards at 
the door, at the library and for payment, parking and events; and 
validating exam results.' 
 
Multicard's Student ID and Tracking solution allows educational 
institutions to interface to their existing student databases, retrieve 
student data and produce new student IDs based on secure contactless smart 
card technology. The new student IDs can be verified and logged with a 
quick tap to an NFC-enabled mobile device loaded with Multicard's mobile 
application - a portable verification station that can be located anywhere 
on campus, for example outside an exam room or sporting event. These 
information logs can be used to collate data for ongoing education credits, 
to verify attendance or for other purposes. To reduce testing fraud, the 
student ID cards can be visually confirmed and then scanned along with NFC 
tags attached to exam papers to track and validate the authenticity of the 
exam to the identity of the student. All data captured on the local NFC 
verification devices can later be securely transferred to a central web 
server where Multicard's management software can generate administrative 
reports. The solution is flexible and educational institutions can select 
the features they want initially and add to the system over time. 
 
For more information about the new solution, please visit 
www.multicard.com.au or contact our sales team at [e-mail] 
for assistance. 
 
About Multicard 
Multicard, a business unit of Identive Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: INVE), 
(Frankfurt: INV), is a worldwide supplier of card solutions for secure 
identification programs, with in-house capabilities for credential 
issuance, personalization and fulfillment for the consumer, government, 
education, healthcare, smart community and corporate markets. Multicard 
offers a complete open payment platform, ID systems management and 
engineering services as well as full implementation and program management. 
Multicard also is a provider of enrollment, emergency management and 
accreditation solutions using data capture equipment for ePassport and 
other government ID and corporate ID applications. For additional 
information, visit www.multicard.com.au 
 
Identive Group, Inc. is a leading provider of products, services and 
solutions for the identification, security and RFID industries. For more 
information, please visit www.identive-group.com or follow us on Twitter at 
@IdentiveGroup. 
 
Note: Identive, the Identive logo and Multicard 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. 
 
 
Contact: 
Annika Walther 
[phone] 
[e-mail] 
 
 
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Language:    English 
Company:     Identive Group Inc. 
             1900B Carnegie Avenue 
             CA 92705 Santa Ana 
             United States 
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