SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, January 22, 2001 - BakBone Software (TSE: BKB, OTC: BKBOF), a global provider of software-based storage management solutions, today announced that it has certified a wide range of StorageTek™ (Storage Technology Corp. NYSE:STK) line of tape backup drives and libraries on its NetVault™ backup and restore software. StorageTek is widely recognized as the industry leader in tape automation and high performance tape technologies. With this announcement, BakBone continues to demonstrate its ability to execute on the promise of offering the widest range of industry support for its NetVault high performance backup and restore software.

The certifications extend across the majority of StorageTek's 9700 and L-series tape libraries for UNIX and Windows NT, as well as its 9840 tape drive, and are aimed at small to midsize enterprises, as well as workgroups and data centers at companies of all sizes. They further extend NetVault's positioning as software capable of helping companies easily manage their growing data storage requirements across the widest range of storage configurations, ranging from direct attach and network attached storage (NAS) through storage area networks (SANs).

"StorageTek's focus on core competencies, such as tape and tape automation, virtual storage and open SANs (storage area networks), are aimed at helping companies effectively manage the explosion of information, and manage storage with fewer resources," said Tony Cerqueira, BakBone's chief executive officer. "Likewise, NetVault makes it possible for companies to handle their growing data storage requirements easily and robustly, in a way that helps them maximize their investment."

"One of the key considerations for our corporate customers is robust, scalable, and easy-to-use operations across their storage networks," said Liz Murphy, StorageTek's vice president and general manager, Global Channels. "BakBone's NetVault provides an optimal interface to our libraries and drives, assuring that the backup and restore process is both dependable and intuitive. It provides an ideal solution for firms that want to get the most of their backups with the least amount hassle."

NetVault is certified with the following StorageTek devices:

• TimberWolf™ 9710 tape library: provides backup/restore, HSM, data warehousing, imaging and scientific applications on UNIX midrange systems and NT super servers.
• TimberWolf 9714 tape library: a scalable DLT library for backup, restore and archiving of storage-intensive applications.
• TimberWolf 9730 tape library: a compact, entry-level SCSI-based, desktop or rack-mountable DLT library for Windows NT and Unix users with distributed data.
• L700 tape library: designed for large, distributed open systems implementations in UNIX and Windows NT environments. The high-speed Fibre Channel interface, paired with the Fibre Channel StorageTek™ 9840 tape drive, makes it ideal for attachment to scalable Storage Area Networks (SANs).
• L180 tape library: designed for midsize UNIX and Windows NT environments.
• L20 network-attached tape library: the first in the new L20/40/80 series of tape libraries that deliver asset protection and management to distributed NT, Novell, Linux and UNIX environments.
• 9840 tape drive: StorageTek's "access-centric" tape drive offers superior speed and unmatched data access, along with excellent capacity, for transaction-intensive applications. The 9840 is engineered for fast-paced businesses that need to maintain continuous and economical on-demand access to a wide range of data.

BakBone's NetVault is the first truly scalable, truly modular storage management solution with the ability to scale from workgroup to enterprise. With its simple point-and-click technology, users can direct data to and from any network resource, whether client, server, or storage drive, with unparalleled speed. NetVault is especially well suited to growing SAN and NAS architectures, enabling corporate-critical information to be easily stored and restored when companies needs it the most.

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 core products include nearline optical and archival, as well as tape backup and restore software for a full suite of storage management solutions to the corporate data center.

BakBone's corporate headquarters is located at 10145 Pacific Heights Boulevard, San Diego, California 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.

About StorageTek

StorageTek is the only global information storage provider to use "Open, Intelligent and Integrated"™ solutions to promote the efficient use of critical information and remove the information management constraints that inhibit business growth. Our competencies - tape and tape automation, virtual storage and open SANs (storage area networks) - effectively manage the explosion of information, and save time, money and resources. StorageTek, with headquarters in Louisville, Colo., reported revenue of $2.4 billion in 1999. Information on StorageTek is available at www.storagetek.com or phone 800.786.7835.

TRADEMARKS: StorageTek and TimberWolf are registered trademarks of Storage Technology Corp. "Open, Intelligent and Integrated" is a trademark of Storage Technology Corp. All other products or company names mentioned are used for identification purposes only, and may be trademarks of their respective owners.

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