Aware, Inc. to Present At AEA Classic in San Diego, November 6-7, 2000.

Business/Technology Editors

AEA Classic 2000

BEDFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 2, 2000

Aware, Inc. (NASDAQ: AWRE), a worldwide leader in DSL (digital subscriber line) technology for high-speed Internet access over existing telephone networks, will be presenting at the AEA Classic on November 6-7, 2000. The AEA Classic is an annual financial conference sponsored by the American Electronics Association. The conference will be held at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina in San Diego, California.

Michael Tzannes, president and chief executive officer, and Rick Moberg, chief financial officer, will discuss Aware's technology, business, and how growing demand for ADSL services is shaping the ADSL industry. They will make eight 45-minute presentations starting at 8:00 AM on Monday November 6, and three additional 45-minute presentations starting at 8:00 AM on November 7. Aware encourages conference attendees to visit our presentation to learn more about us and the ADSL industry.

For those of you who can not attend the conference in person, one of Aware's presentations will be broadcast live over the Internet by Investor Broadcast Network on Monday, November 6, 2000 at 4:30 PM Eastern (1:30 PM Pacific). To listen to the webcast presentation, please go to http://www.aware.com/ and click on "Investor Relations," or go to http://www.investorconference.com/, and click on "The AEA Classic." The presentation will also be available on both websites for 90 days.

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, Dr. DSL and DMTflex, address central office as well 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. Aware wishes to caution you that there are some 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 and unproven business model, our quarterly results are difficult to predict, we depend on a limited number of licensees, 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 Risk Factors in our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2000 and other reports and filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission.