SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - January 28, 2002 - BakBone Software (TSE: BKB - news), a global provider of storage management software, announced today the appointment of John Fitzgerald to the position of Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately. Fitzgerald held the Corporate Controller position at BakBone for most of the past year where he played key roles in the reporting of financial results, private and public financings and led the corporate finance team in many other key initiatives.

Prior to joining BakBone, Fitzgerald consulted for numerous technology and start-up companies where he specialized in strategic and operational issues including SEC reporting, IPO work, divestitures, and strategic planning. Fitzgerald began his career at Arthur Andersen and is a certified public accountant. He holds a Bachelor's degree in accounting from San Diego State University.

``I am delighted to appoint John Fitzgerald as Chief Financial Officer. Over the past year he has been a key player in the growth of BakBone. I am confident that John will play a major role as we continue to significantly grow this company,'' said Keith Rickard, President and CEO, BakBone Software. ``We will be working closely together to achieve BakBone's company goals; to increase revenues, hold down expenses, and implement our capital markets strategy.''

About BakBone Software, Inc.

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

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 (866) 484-2663, e-mail sales@bakbone.com, or access BakBone's web site at www.bakbone.com.