Symyx Technologies Announces Release of Symyx IntelliChem iELN Version 5.0 to Advance Capabilities of Electronic Lab Notebook Software

Symyx Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:SMMX) today announced the release of the Symyx IntelliChem iELN version 5.0 suites, advancing the company’s intelligent electronic lab notebook (iELN) software. Symyx IntelliChem’s electronic lab notebook software enables scientists in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, chemical and energy companies to replace paper lab notebooks while increasing productivity and data accessibility. The version 5.0 release expands the capabilities of electronic lab notebooks by introducing new tools for parallel experimentation, advanced enterprise-level workflow, and enhanced security functionality and performance. In addition, Symyx IntelliChem has strengthened its Formulations suite, the iELN product specifically designed for pharmaceutical formulators.

“The Symyx IntelliChem iELN is unique in its ability to provide an enterprise-level single platform for global research while at the same time providing tailored user interfaces that help scientists perform daily tasks more effectively,” said Paul Nowak, chief operating officer of Symyx Technologies. “The IntelliChem iELN version 5.0 release extends these strengths across research and development: the new features and enhancements were driven by our relationships with leading companies, and we are confident that the marketplace will benefit from the results.”

The IntelliChem iELN version 5.0 suites are available immediately. Additional information on the IntelliChem iELN version 5.0 release is available at www.symyx.com .

About Symyx IntelliChem iELN

The Symyx IntelliChem iELN product suites are tailored to streamline scientific and business processes in research and development. Every Symyx IntelliChem product shares the same multi-tiered architecture, creating a flexible and consistent global platform for the management and sharing of laboratory and procedural data. These iELN solutions not only allow pharmaceutical, chemical, and biotechnology companies to replace paper lab notebooks, but they also provide decision-support tools to help scientists make better decisions.

About Symyx Software

Symyx offers customers in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, chemicals and energy industries a complete software solution focused on enabling greater productivity, scientific advancements and data sharing. Symyx software unifies customers’ research and development organizations around a single system and solves critical issues for scientists, management, IT and IP. Symyx products include Symyx IntelliChem(R) and ARTHUR(TM) electronic laboratory notebook software for experimental design, data capture, and data querying, and Symyx Renaissance(R) for laboratory automation, data integration from bench to pilot plants and real time data warehousing, searching and reporting, to support scientific decision-making. Over 40 organizations around the world are using Symyx software — including 6 of the top 10 pharmaceutical companies, 3 of the top 10 chemical companies, 3 of the top 10 biotech companies and emerging biotech and pharmaceutical companies.

About Symyx

Symyx(R) Technologies develops and applies high-throughput research methods, instrumentation and software to enable accelerated discovery of proprietary materials and processes in the chemical, energy, pharmaceutical, electronics, consumer goods, and automotive industries. Symyx offers these proprietary technologies to customers seeking to transform their research productivity through research collaborations, Discovery Tools sales, and the license of materials, intellectual property, and software. Information about Symyx, including reports and other information filed by Symyx with the Securities and Exchange Commission, is available at www.symyx.com . Symyx IntelliChem, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Symyx Technologies, Inc.