SAN DIEGO, CA, October 2, 2000 - BakBone Software, Inc. (OTCBB:BKBOF - news; TSE:BKB. - news), a global leader in providing storage management software solutions with offices in North America, Europe and Asia, today announced the appointment of Robert F. Wilson, to the position of Chief Financial Officer.

Mr. Wilson has worked in the investment-banking industry for more than fourteen years in North America and Europe with RBC Dain Rauscher Wessels, Goldman Sachs and as a Vice President at Salomon Smith Barney.

For the past five years, Mr. Wilson has worked with emerging-growth companies, and recently founded the Clicking Network of Toronto, Canada, providing financial and strategic advisory services primarily to early-stage technology businesses.

``Bob's unique mix of capital market experience in both the investment banking industry and with emerging growth technology companies will support BakBone's evolving financial strategies in the highly competitive and fast growing storage management software market,'' commented Tony Cerqueira, BakBone's Chief Executive Officer. ``Bob is a highly skilled executive who will provide added guidance to the BakBone management team, further positioning the company as a key long-term investment in the storage management software industry. We are thrilled to have him on board as part of our team.''

Mr. Wilson serves as an advisor and director of several public and private emerging-growth companies in the U.S. and Canada. He received a Bachelor of Commerce with Honours degree from Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario and a Masters of Business Administration degree from the Wharton School of Business.

About BakBone Software, Inc.

BakBone Software™ (TSE: BKB, OTC: BKBOF) is an international storage management software company that develops and globally distributes industry-leading storage management solutions to the open systems markets, providing data protection and management solutions scalable from workgroup to enterprise that will grow with a company's needs.

BakBone's NetVaultTM storage management software is designed to provide unparalleled robustness, and unmatched data protection and recovery to meet the challenges of today's computing infrastructures. NetVault's comprehensive but easy to use features include versatile modular design, advanced SAN support and specialized on-line application backup. The very core of the product is designed with high bandwidth data transfers in mind and designed to ensure that performance is not compromised.

BakBone's corporate headquarters is located at 10145 Pacific Heights Boulevard, San Diego, Ca. 92121. Its stock is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange and is included on the TSE 300 Composite, S&P/TSE Canadian SmallCap and TSE 200 indices. For more information on BakBone products, call 858-450-9009, e-mail sales@bakbone.com, or access BakBone's web site at www.bakbone.com.

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