SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - July 3, 2001 - BakBone Software™, Inc. (TSE: BKB, OTC: BKBOF), a global provider of storage management software, today announced that NetVault™, its flagship backup/restore software product, has received a coveted “recommended” status from the CRN Test Center at PC Expo, following a thorough evaluation.

"There are three words to describe NetVault: fast, stable and easy," writes reviewer Mike Wroobel in this week’s edition of CRN. "While other applications offer partial support for an enterprise, or even require the use of other backup management packages (especially packages with proprietary backup formats) to manage your disparate storage installations, NetVault 6.03 covers all of the bases. The CRN Test Center recommends NetVault 6.03 as an excellent choice for any enterprise backup needs, especially for solution providers who have clients with SAN or NAS infrastructure." Wroobel demonstrated the product last week, at the CRN Test Center at PCExpo conference and exhibition in New York City.

CRN, the nation’s leading weekly news magazine aimed at solution providers, tests hundreds of hardware and software products yearly. Products that receive "Test Center Recommended" status must provide performance and value that exceeds the industry norm to solution providers, and their end-user customers. CRN reaches more than 115,000 readers weekly.

"CRN is clearly established as the premier source of information for solution providers. Its recommendations are sought out by hardware and software vendors, and listened to by resellers and integrators everywhere," said Mike Johnson, BakBone’s Senior Director, Product Management. "The Test Center findings confirm our message, that NetVault provides clear value, enabling companies to handle their growing data storage needs through an unbeatable combination of power, speed and ease of use."

The complete CRN Test Center review of NetVault is available online here. It may also be accessed through BakBone’s web site, www.bakbone.com.

About BakBone Software, Inc.

BakBone Software™ (TSE: BKB, OTC: BKBOF) is an international storage management software company that develops and globally distributes high-performance storage management solutions to the open systems markets. BakBone's near-line archive and backup/restore software suites provide scalable data protection from the workgroup to the enterprise. Founded in 2000, BakBone Software's products are now used by companies worldwide, and are distributed through a network of OEMs, system integrators and VARs.

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 CRN

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