SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - November 25, 2002 - BakBone Software, a global provider of storage management software, announced today they have certified Hewlett Packard's (NYSE:HPQ) Ultrium Generation 2 tape drive with Overland's (NASDAQ:OVRL) Neo Series(TM) tape library.

Hewlett Packard's newest tape drive offers the largest capacity and fastest performance currently available. Together with Overland, they double the capacity and performance of their first generation tape products. Combined with BakBone's backup and restore software NetVault(TM), LTO enterprise customers can easily and securely protect their automated data at a lower cost of ownership.

"Overland Storage is focused on delivering the best storage solutions to our customers," said Robert Scroop, vice president and general manager of Overland's storage resource business unit. "The Neo Series provides non-stop operation, solid investment protection, and the latest in tape technology. BakBone's NetVault complements the Neo Series to offer customers a complete high performance storage solution."

NetVault is built upon an advanced modular architecture that provides IT managers the flexibility required to support continued growth and incorporate new enhancements rapidly as information storage needs expand and change. NetVault is able to operate in multi-vendor networks and supports a broad range of platforms, applications, and high performance tape and networked storage devices.

"BakBone is very pleased to be the first partner to announce compatibility with Overland's Neo Series tape library using HP Ultrium Generation 2 tape drives. We can offer Overland customers a certified backup and recovery solution utilizing this latest technology, reinforcing our commitment to provide customers with high performance data protection and recovery solutions that maximizes their return on investment (ROI)," said Randy Batterson, vice president of strategic alliances, BakBone Software.

About BakBone Software Inc.

BakBone Software 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 backup and restore software provides 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. 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.

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