Symyx Technologies to Announce Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results On July 29,...

Symyx Technologies to Announce Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results On July 29,
2009

SUNNYVALE, Calif., July 14, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Symyx Technologies, Inc.
(Nasdaq:SMMX) announced today that it plans to release its second-quarter 2009
financial results after the close of market on Wednesday, July 29, 2009.

Isy Goldwasser, chief executive officer, and Rex Jackson, chief financial
officer, will host a teleconference at 2:00 pm PT/5:00 pm ET to discuss Symyx's
recent results and outlook. A question-and-answer session will follow
immediately.

How to Access the Live Teleconference

To participate, please dial 800-967-7149 (U.S. and Canada) or 719-325-2409
(international). Interested parties may also access a replay which will be
available for two weeks after the live call by dialing 888-203-1112 (U.S. and
Canada) and 719-457-0820 (international), reservation number 5364540.

How to Access the Teleconference Webcast

The teleconference will be webcast live and archived on the Symyx investor
relations website at http://investor.symyx.com/.

About Symyx

Symyx Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:SMMX) enables companies in life sciences,
chemicals and energy, and consumer and industrial products to transform
scientific R&D and achieve extraordinary breakthroughs in productivity and
return on investment. Symyx scientific information management enables scientists
to design, execute, analyze, and report experimental results faster, easier, and
less expensively. Symyx microscale, parallel experimentation enables a single
scientist to rapidly explore a broad experimental space and develop
comprehensive data sets in days -- not weeks or months. Symyx contract research
delivers these advantages on a project basis and enables companies to increase
R&D productivity, agility, and flexibility. Information about Symyx, including
reports and other information filed by Symyx with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, is available at www.symyx.com.

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CONTACT: Symyx Technologies, Inc.
Rex S. Jackson, EVP and CFO
(408) 773-4075
ir@symyx.com