POOLE, UNITED KINGDOM - January 28, 2002 - BakBone Software™ (TSE: BKB), a global provider of storage management software, will be demonstrating NetVault 6.5 at CeBIT 2002, undoubtedly the world's largest IT fair, held in Hanover, Germany.

The power and reliability of NetVault will be shown in the following configurations:

• NetVault will be running on the BakBone stand with the new StorStation backup appliance product from SONY (BA1600/BA2000), which incorporates the latest AIT 3 tape technology from SONY.
• Tape library manufacturer ADIC (Hall 1, Stand 6I12) will be demonstrating NetVault together with filers from Network Appliance, in order to conduct backups on to their hardware.

"We are particularly proud to be exhibiting at this year's CeBIT,” said Sean Jackson, EMEA Marketing Manager for BakBone Software. "The show is a worldwide attraction and draws over 800,000 from over 100 countries and I am excited to be able to give BakBone such great exposure. Moreover, I am delighted that our alliance partners (SONY, Network Appliance and ADIC) have chosen to demonstrate their great products with our NetVault solution in various configurations.”

With support for a wide range of storage devices ranging from stand-alone drives up to multi terabyte libraries, NetVault is the perfect solution for medium and large-sized organisations who require a powerful and scalable backup/recovery that allows users, from workgroup through to enterprise, to combine high performance with ease of use across a wide range of data storage topologies (from LAN to NAS and SAN) and operating systems (UNIX, NT/2000, Linux) – and all at a fraction of the cost of other backup solutions.

Pricing and Availability

NetVault 6.5 is available from BakBone's extensive network of channel partners throughout Europe. Pricing begins at $695 for an NT or Linux workgroup package and at $2595 for a similar package running on UNIX. Both include NetVault server software, and software for five clients, two tape drives and library support.

About BakBone Software, Inc.

BakBone Software™ (TSE: BKB) 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 with European headquarters in Poole, Dorset, UK. 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 01202 241000, e-mail sales_europe@bakbone.com or access BakBone's web site at www.bakbone.com.

Safe Harbor

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