St. Gallen, Switzerland – Bluehill ID AG (Frankfurt Stock Exchange: BUQ) a provider of products, services and solutions for the security, identification and RFID industries, today announced unaudited preliminary results for its 2009 fiscal fourth quarter (Q4) and year (FY) according to IFRS.

PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT REACHED WITH ANIMALCARE GROUP PLC TO DISTRIBUTE EID WAND READER

Montreal, Quebec – Syscan ID Inc., a leading producer of RFID readers used in animal identification and livestock tracking management, today announced its expansion into the UK market. The company announced it has reached a channel distribution agreement with Animalcare Group’s Livestock division which include the well established Ritchey and Fearing brands.

SANTA ANA, Calif. and ISMANING, Germany – SCM Microsystems, Inc., d.b.a. Identive Group (NASDAQ: INVE; Frankfurt Stock Exchange: INV), a provider of products, services and solutions for the security, identification and RFID industries, today announced preliminary results for its 2009 fiscal fourth quarter (Q4) and year (FY) and outlined the Company’s cost reduction program following the completion of its combination with Bluehill ID.

Melvin Denton-Thompson Named CFO/COO, Dr. Manfred Mueller Named CEO of SCM Microsystems Business Unit

SANTA ANA, Calif. and ISMANING, Germany – SCM Microsystems, Inc., d.b.a. Identive Group (NASDAQ: INVE; Frankfurt Stock Exchange: INV), a provider of products, services and solutions for the security, identification and RFID industries, today announced that it has expanded its management team with the addition of three new executives in line with the announced reorganization of its management structure. All appointments are effective January 19, 2010.

Combined Company to Adopt New Name: Identive Group

Santa Ana, Ismaning, and St. Gallen – SCM Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCMM; Prime Standard: SMY), a leading provider of solutions for secure access, secure identity and secure exchange, and Bluehill ID AG (FSE: BUQ), a leading provider of automatic identification and RFID technologies, products, services and solutions, announced today that the transaction to combine their respective businesses has closed.