Aware, Inc. to Demonstrate Four Simultaneous Phone Calls Over a Single ADSL Link.

Business/Technology Editors

BEDFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 9, 2001

New Voice-Enabled DSL Technology Integrates Derived Voice

Capability Into ADSL Equipment

Aware, Inc. (NASDAQ:AWRE), a worldwide DSL technology leader and innovator, today announced that it would be demonstrating Voice-Enabled DSL (VeDSL(TM)) in its booth at the DSLcon Spring 2001 exhibition in Denver. The demonstration will show how VeDSL offers phone companies a cost-effective means to use ADSL to bundle up to four derived voice calls along with high-speed Internet access and POTS (plain old telephone service) for their residential customers, all over a single copper phone line.

VeDSL technology, which reserves a dedicated channel of ADSL bandwidth for each phone call, allows derived voice functionality to be integrated into remote DLCs (digital loop carriers) and next-generation DSLAMs (DSL access multiplexers), thus avoiding the need for voice over DSL gateway equipment for these architectures. In addition, VeDSL's simplicity makes its integration into customer DSL modems less expensive.

Aware's leadership role in standards bodies has been instrumental in achieving VeDSL's most recent milestones toward standardization. Aware is one of a group of DSL industry leaders working together to standardize the technology under its more generic term, `Channelized VoDSL'.

"The progress of Channelized VoDSL in the standardization process speaks volumes about the broad support in the industry behind this technology," commented David Benini, DSL marketing manager at Aware. "Its growing support is largely attributable to the fact that Channelized VoDSL is so ideally suited for residential ADSL services, enabling providers to profitably offer multi-line voice and high-speed data service bundles to mass consumer markets."

Aware will also be demonstrating Dr. DSL(R) loop diagnostics technology and the Veritas line of test and development systems. Aware can be found in Booth #905 at the DSLcon Spring exhibition at the Colorado Convention Center, Denver, Colorado, April 10 - 12, 2001. Aware will present at a session on Channelized VoDSL at the conference on Thursday, April 12 at 9:15 am.

More About VeDSL

VeDSL enables DSL equipment with the capability to deliver additional lines of voice to residential DSL consumers. VeDSL transports voice traffic over the copper loop within the DSL data stream by dedicating DSL bandwidth for each voice channel. Because VeDSL avoids the use of ATM or IP to carry voice, the complexity associated with these protocols is eliminated, while reliable toll-quality voice is ensured. It also delivers voice traffic to the access network just like a regular telephone call. As a result, VeDSL technology is less expensive and easier to integrate into existing switched networks and management systems, yet versatile enough to simplify evolution to next generation packet networks without replacement of the customer equipment. These features make VeDSL highly suitable for residential VoDSL services. A white paper with more information about VeDSL is available at Aware's website, www.aware.com.

About Aware

Aware, Inc. designs, develops, licenses and markets DSL technology that enables broadband communications over existing telephone networks. Its solutions, including splitterless G.Lite, full-rate ADSL, VeDSL(TM), Dr. DSL(R), and DMTflex(TM), address central office as well as consumer electronics requirements. The company licenses its intellectual property and software to semiconductor manufacturers and equipment manufacturers who sell products incorporating Aware's technology. Aware also markets to systems companies to encourage them to design its technology into their products, and to service providers to encourage them to deploy new broadband services based on its technology. More information about Aware can be found at http://www.aware.com.

Safe Harbor Warning

Portions of this release contain forward-looking statements regarding future events and are subject to risks and uncertainties, such as estimates or projections of future revenue and earnings and the growth of the DSL market. Aware wishes to caution you that there are factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results indicated by such statements. These factors include, but are not limited to: we have a unique business model, our quarterly results are difficult to predict, we depend on a limited number of licensees, we derive a significant amount of revenue from one customer, we depend on equipment companies to incorporate our technology into their products, we face intense competition from other DSL vendors, DSL technology competes with other technologies for broadband access, our business is subject to rapid technological change, and we will require additional engineering personnel. We refer you to the documents Aware files from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, specifically the section titled Factors That May Affect Future Results in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000 and other reports and filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission.