SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - March 4, 2002 - BakBone Software™ (TSE: BKB), a global provider of storage management software, announced today support for EMC (NYSE: EMC) Corporation's CLARiiON® IP4700 network attached storage systems with the NetVault™ NDMP Application Plugin Module™ (APM™). As part of BakBone's participation in the EMC E-Infostructure™ Developers Program, the NDMP APM has been qualified with EMC CLARiiON IP4700 systems to provide customers with high performance and centralized administration of backup and restore operations. The NDMP APM maximizes backup performance by providing a robust solution for the CLARiiON IP4700 including local backup, automation control, directory-level relocates, and dynamic drive sharing capabilities. Utilizing NetVault's powerful domain management and device handling features, the NDMP APM supports multiple CLARiiON IP4700 backup topologies including NDMP Local, NDMP Local Library, NDMP Local Shared Library, NDMP SAN-connected Shared Library, NDMP 3-way and NDMP Remote. As a result of the qualification, BakBone supports all the backup solution topologies for CLARiiON storage systems.

"As the market leader in network attached storage, EMC is committed to providing customers with an open, integrated networked storage architecture,'' said Linda Wright, Senior Director of EMC's E-Infostructure Developers Program. ``Through the E-Infostructure Developers Program, we will continue to work closely with BakBone to provide customers with interoperable, comprehensive backup solutions for EMC's networked storage systems."

"The NDMP APM with its efficient data handling provides a cost effective solution for backing up CLARiiON IP4700 systems,'' said Mike Johnson, Director of Corporate Product Management, BakBone Software. ``Utilizing NetVault's powerful domain management and device handling features, the NDMP APM fully supports multiple backup topologies for the IP4700. Working with EMC on this level demonstrates our commitment to provide qualified, interoperable solutions that support SAN/NAS convergence."

Pricing & Availability

The NDMP APM for CLARiiON IP4700 is available on UNIX, Linux and Windows platforms with two NDMP backup options: NetVault's NDMP APM Server license and the NDMP Data Mover Client, which permits the user to backup data from one filer through another at a reduced cost. Pricing starts at $3,750 for the NDMP server license and $1,495 for the Data Mover Client.

About NetVault Application Plugin Modules

BakBone's complete line of NetVault APMs ensure continuous availability of data by providing fast online backup and recovery for the widest range of business-critical applications including DB2, Informix, Lotus Notes, MS Exchange, MS SQL, NDMP, Oracle, SAP, and business critical functions like disaster recovery and open file management. NetVault's modular architecture sets new standards in application backup support with simple point and click installation and seamless integration with application software. Local and remote client software installations and automatic client backup and restores are easily administered across the NetVault domain or enterprise, all from one centralized management console.

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. 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.

BakBone Software, the BakBone logo, NetVault, Application Plugin Module and APM are all trademarks or registered trademarks of BakBone Software, Inc., in the United States and/or in other countries. EMC and CLARiiON are registered trademarks and E-Infostructure is a trademark of EMC Corporation. All other brands, products or service names are or may be trademarks, registered trademarks or service marks of, and used to identify, products or services of their respective owners.