PHILADELPHIA, September 11, 2000 - A new survey, conducted exclusively for BakBone Software (TSE: BKB, OTCBB: BKBOF), confirms that the need for data storage at small and mid-sized companies continues to grow exponentially. Many firms, the survey concludes, are expected to require between one and two terabytes (TB) of storage capacity by this time next year.

That figure is far above what many experts predicted would be needed several years ago, and highlights the crucial importance of data to today's companies as the key element that enables them to stay in business.

Results of the thumbnail survey were announced at the HP World conference, which began today in Philadelphia. BakBone Software is exhibiting its NetVault™ storage management software at the Avnet Computer Marketing / Hall-Mark booth (#723).

The one hundred companies questioned said the need to consistently backup their corporate-critical data has grown as well, with almost three-quarters of the firms surveyed (71%) doing full backups at least once a week; 27% said they perform full backups daily, with nearly half (47.7%) saying the size of their backups range between 100 gigabytes (GB) and one TB.

Joseph Paiva, VP/Chief Financial Officer at Malvern, Pennsylvania-based Orthovita (NASDAQ: VITA), a leading developer of orthopaedic biomaterials, concurs with the findings, saying his company has routinely doubled its need for data storage every year, due to the amount of pre-clinical and clinical data his company needs to retain. Paiva said Orthovita is storing about 500GB of information this year, much of it graphic files, such as x-rays and histology slides. He anticipates the firm will need at least one TB by next year. "In our line of work, charts are good, but a picture is worth a thousand words. One of the challenges we face is how much data needs to be stored on the database, and how much can be archived," Paiva commented.

Reports from several industry analysts say smaller and mid-size companies worldwide increasingly share Paiva's concerns, adding that storage needs will continue to double in size annually over the next several years. The combination of growing storage requirements, shrinking backup windows and static IT staffing have dramatically increased the need for storage management software that is not only robust and scalable, but easy to use as well, minimizing the time companies must spend administering backups.

"Well-architected storage management products like NetVault have become essential to meet those needs," said Jack Corrao, BakBone's President/Chief Operating Officer. "NetVault's ease of installation, ease of use, scalability and robustness make it an excellent choice across a wide range of environments, including HP-UX, Windows NT and other demanding environments."

Industry analysts and trade publications, such as Federal Computer Week, have cited NetVault's ease of use. FCW reported, "NetVault is one of the top choices to safeguard (corporate) information."

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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