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CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Metabolix, Inc. (NASDAQ: MBLX), a bioscience company focused on developing sustainable solutions for plastics, chemicals and energy, today announced that it has priced a public offering of 3.0 million newly issued shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $9.00 per share. The gross proceeds to Metabolix, before underwriting discounts and commissions and other offering expenses, from the sale of the shares are expected to be approximately $27 million. Jefferies & Company and Thomas Weisel Partners LLC are the underwriters for this offering. The Company has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to 450,000 additional shares to cover over-allotments, if any. If the underwriters exercise their over-allotment option in full, gross proceeds from the offering, before underwriting discounts and commissions and other offering expenses, will be approximately $31 million. The offering is expected to close on November 16, 2009, subject to customary closing conditions. The Company intends to use the net proceeds it receives from the offering for working capital and other general corporate purposes.

The shares will be issued pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement that was previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and was declared effective on January 30, 2008. The offering is being made by means of a prospectus and related prospectus supplement. Copies of the prospectus and prospectus supplement relating to the offering may be obtained from Jefferies & Company, Inc., 520 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022, 1-888-449-2342. These shares may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted prior to delivery of a prospectus meeting the requirements of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

About Metabolix

Founded in 1992, Metabolix, Inc. is an innovation-driven bioscience company focused on providing sustainable solutions for the world's needs for plastics, chemicals and energy. The Company is taking a systems approach, from gene to end product, integrating sophisticated biotechnology with advanced industrial practice. Metabolix is now developing and commercializing Mirel(TM), a family of high performance bioplastics which are biobased and biodegradable alternatives to many petroleum-based plastics. Metabolix is also developing a proprietary platform technology for co-producing plastics, chemicals and energy, from crops such as switchgrass, oilseeds and sugarcane.

For more information, please visit www.metabolix.com. (MBLX-E)

Safe Harbor for Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements which are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The forward-looking statements in this press release do not constitute guarantees of future performance. Investors are cautioned that statements in this press release which are not strictly historical statements, including, without limitation, statements regarding expectations for Metabolix research and development programs, constitute forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated and are detailed in Metabolix's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. Metabolix assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking information contained in this press release or with respect to the announcements described herein.

    Source: Metabolix, Inc.

SHELTON, CT -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 11/11/09 -- CYA Technologies, an enChoice® company, today announced the availability of CYA SmartRecovery(TM) version 3.3.1 for IBM® FileNet® P8 4.5. This new release empowers FileNet P8 4.5 customers using the JBoss Application Server to protect their P8 investment and facilitate compliance by ensuring the continuous integrity, recoverability and accessibility of repository information.

CYA SmartRecovery, also available for IBM FileNet P8 3.5 and 4.0, is an application-aware solution that complements existing backup technologies by providing hot, synchronized backups and granular recovery of FileNet P8 repository information. This ensures data integrity, helps meet or exceed service level agreements (SLAs), and safeguards against logical failures by enabling one, several, or thousands of objects to be restored back into the repository in their original state without taking P8 offline. It also works seamlessly with traditional backup solutions such as IBM Tivoli Storage Manager, EMC NetWorker and Symantec Veritas NetBackup to reduce data loss windows to just 15 minutes in the event of a disaster.

"Our decision to provide support for JBoss was driven by P8 customer demand," said Mike Fernandes, director of product management and services for CYA Technologies. "We plan to continue expanding our support to additional environments until all P8 users can leverage CYA SmartRecovery's unique application-aware technology to ensure information accessibility, accuracy and recoverability."

Additional application servers supported by CYA SmartRecovery for IBM FileNet P8 include IBM WebSphere and BEA WebLogic. To learn more about CYA SmartRecovery, visit www.cya.com or call +1.203.513.3111 x501.

About CYA Technologies, an enChoice® company

CYA Technologies provides the only end-to-end portfolio of solutions that optimize enterprise content management (ECM) application efficiency, facilitate compliance, and insure companies against the risks of ECM information loss. CYA solutions support ECM systems including EMC Documentum, IBM FileNet P8, and OpenText Livelink, and protect over one thousand repositories at more than 250 global organizations including DuPont, SwissRe, Standard & Poor's, Boehringer-Ingelheim, Gruenthal, British Petroleum and the U.S. Army.

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BEDFORD, Mass., Nov. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Aware, Inc., a leading provider of DSL test and diagnostics solutions, today announced that its Dr. DSL® Line Diagnostics Platform (LDP) supports the new International Telecommunications Union (ITU) G.996.2 line testing standard for DSL subscriber lines. The recently ratified standard defines specifications for embedded single-ended (SELT), dual-ended (DELT), and metallic (MELT) line testing parameters and reference models. Aware's LDP can be used by telcos to collect and interpret chipset-level G.lt parameters to provide advanced DSL service assurance.

"As telcos look to reduce operational expenses and increase revenue from advanced services such as IPTV, they need a simple and cost-effective DSL test and diagnostics solution to ensure subscriber lines meet stringent throughput, performance, and stability requirements," commented Peter LeBlanc, Aware's vice president. "Our LDP solution is compatible with industry-leading DSLAMs, which allows telcos to use their installed access equipment to improve technician trouble resolution, increase revenue through accurate service qualification, and optimize line performance for delivery of IPTV."

Aware's Line Diagnostics Platform is an advanced software-based test solution that uses open interfaces to collect SELT, DELT and MELT parameters from DSLAMs, customer premises equipment, test heads, and outside plant handheld devices. These parameters are normalized in a centralized server and interpreted using Aware's award-winning Dr. DSL interpretation algorithms. Aware's diagnostics technology is based on a decade of experience in developing DSL silicon intellectual property and has been used to qualify millions of lines around the world.

Aware's Line Diagnostics Platform will be showcased in its booth (#1038) at the TelcoTV2009 Conference, November 10 - 12, 2009.

Aware's LDP and evaluation software are available immediately from Aware, Inc. More information about Aware's Line Diagnostics Platform can be found at www.aware.com/ldp.

About Aware

Aware is a leading technology and software supplier for the telecommunications and biometrics industries. Aware has pioneered innovations at telecommunications standards-setting organizations for DSL and home networking. Telecom equipment vendors and phone companies use Aware's DSL test and diagnostics modules and Dr. DSL® software to provision and troubleshoot DSL circuits globally. Aware is also a veteran of the biometrics industry, providing biometric and imaging software components used in government systems worldwide since 1992. Aware's interoperable, standard-compliant, field-proven imaging products are used in a number of applications, from border management to criminal justice to medical imaging. Aware is a publicly held company (Nasdaq: AWRE) based in Bedford, Massachusetts. www.aware.com

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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 and biometrics markets. Aware wishes to caution you that there are factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results indicated by such statements. General factors include, but are not limited to: our quarterly results are unpredictable and may fluctuate significantly; our business is subject to rapid technological change; we face intense competition from a wide range of competitors; current economic conditions, including the credit crisis affecting the financial markets; our intellectual property is subject to limited protection; our ability to obtain or enforce patents could be affected by new laws, regulations or rules; and our business may be affected by government regulations. DSL factors include, but are not limited to: our DSL licensing and DSL test and diagnostic businesses depend upon a limited number of customers; there has been and may continue to be a cyclical demand for DSL chipsets; the success of our DSL licensing and test and diagnostics products businesses requires telephone companies to install DSL service in volume; our test and diagnostic hardware and software products could have quality problems; we depend on a single source contract manufacturer for the manufacture of our DSL hardware products; and we are dependent on single source suppliers for components in our DSL hardware products. Biometric factors include, but are not limited to: market acceptance of our biometric technologies and products; changes in contracting practices of government or law enforcement agencies; the failure of the biometrics market to experience continued growth; announcements or introductions of new technologies or products by our competitors; failures or problems in our biometric software products; delays in the adoption of new industry biometric standards; growth of proprietary biometric systems which do not conform to industry standards; our ability to sell services contracts in a manner that is consistent with our business model; our ability to deliver service contract milestones; and our dependence on third party contractors and consultants to deliver certain services contract milestones. 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 annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008 and other reports and filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Aware and Dr. DSL are trademarks or registered trademarks of Aware, Inc. Any other trademarks appearing herein are the property of their respective owners.

SOURCE Aware, Inc.

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- NXP Semiconductor has been ranked at the top of the latest Vendor Matrix released by ABI Research.

INSIDE Contactless and Infineon Technologies claimed the second and third spots in the company's most recent evaluation of worldwide contactless transaction IC vendors.

"This year, NXP retained its top position after 12 months in which it not only strengthened its already strong core offerings such as increased security options on MIFARE products, but also expanded its product reach into new contactless transaction applications and markets," says Jonathan Collins, principal analyst at ABI Research.

The Vendor Matrix is an analytical tool developed by ABI Research to provide a clear understanding of vendors' positions in specific markets. Vendors are assessed on the important parameters of "innovation" and "implementation" across several criteria unique to each vendor matrix.

For this particular matrix, under "innovation," ABI Research examined the vendors' product portfolios (including specifications supported), their products' physical specifications and applicability to a range of applications or devices; the companies' experience, leadership and knowledge transfer, their relevance to the global market, and their focus on and capabilities in new application development.

Under "implementation," ABI Research scrutinized the following criteria: the vendors' overall market position, leadership, strength and experience; their marketing capabilities and strategies; their installed base and customer deployments; the breadth of the verticals and applications targeted or served and their strength within those; their partnering strategies, and their global reach.

To view a chart showing the rankings of the "top eight" firms in this Vendor Matrix, please visit "Contactless Transaction IC Vendor Matrix" (http://www.abiresearch.com/research/1003011). Registration on the ABI Research website (free) is required. Access to the rankings and profiles of all companies surveyed is available to clients of ABI Research.

This Vendor Matrix forms part of two ABI Research Services: RFID (http://www.abiresearch.com/products/service/RFID_Research_Service) and Mobile Money (http://www.abiresearch.com/products/service/Mobile_Money_Research_Service). For a list of all ABI Research Vendor Matrices, please visit Vendor Matrices (http://www.abiresearch.com/vendor_matrix_home.jsp).

ABI Research provides in-depth analysis and quantitative forecasting of trends in global connectivity and other emerging technologies. From offices in North America, Europe and Asia, ABI Research's worldwide team of experts advise thousands of decision makers through 27 research and advisory services. Est. 1990. For more information visit www.abiresearch.com, or call +1.516.624.2500.

    Source: ABI Research

FAIRBURN, Ga., Nov. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. Foodservice-Atlanta has become the first major foodservice distributor in Georgia to run its entire delivery fleet on biodiesel fuel.

All of the Atlanta division's 185 tractors and 210 trailers began using biodiesel fuel last week following its first 7,500-gallon delivery of B5, a blend of diesel containing 5 percent biodiesel, a form of diesel fuel made from vegetable oils, animal fats, or recycled restaurant greases. Biodiesel is a sustainable, renewable alternative to diesel fuel which can dramatically reduce greenhouse gases and other emissions.

"Utilizing biodiesel is a continuation of our ongoing environmental strategy," said John Leake, president of U.S. Foodservice-Atlanta. "Improving our overall impact on the environment - while helping our customers find effective ways to do the same - not only makes good business sense, it's the right thing to do."

The biodiesel fuel costs on average about a penny more per gallon. Its use is expected to reduce the U.S. Foodservice-Atlanta fleet's carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by nearly 788,000 pounds - or about 4 percent - annually. That's roughly the equivalent of taking 65 cars off the road or of planting more than 3,150 trees every year.

The biodiesel is locally sourced and refined, a product of S.A. White Oil Co. of Marietta.

U.S. Foodservice-Atlanta is active with and has a leadership role in several local, regional and state efforts to promote and protect the environment including the Georgia DNR Project, Partnership for a Sustainable Georgia and the Atlanta Zero Waste Zone. The division, which serves the entire state of Georgia and operations in parts of the five bordering states of Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, North Carolina and South Carolina, already has a number of "green" achievements to its credit. These include:

    --  Reducing electrical consumption by 18 percent with the use of T8
        fluorescent lamps in its warehouse operations.
    --  Decreasing waste by 55 percent through recovery and recycling programs.

    --  Saving fuel by decreasing truck idle time below 2 percent.

Atlanta is the third U.S. Foodservice division to use biodiesel in its fleet. It joins divisions in Streator, Ill., and Plymouth, Minn.

About U.S. Foodservice

U.S. Foodservice is one of the country's premier foodservice distributors, offering more than 43,000 national, private label and signature brand items and an array of services to its more than 250,000 customers. The company proudly employs 26,000 associates in more than 60 locations nationwide who are poised to serve customers beyond their expectations. As an industry leader, with access to resources beyond the ordinary, U.S. Foodservice provides the finest quality food and related products to neighborhood restaurants, hospitals, schools, colleges and universities, hotels, government entities and other eating establishments. To find out how U.S. Foodservice can be Your partner beyond the plate®, visit www.usfoodservice.com.

SOURCE U.S. Foodservice