San Diego, CA - December 10, 2003 - - In a move that further cements a two-year partnership between the companies, BakBone Software™ (TSX: BKB, OTCBB: BKBOF), a global provider of data recovery software, and Certance LLC, a world leader in innovative, cost-effective data protection solutions for companies of all sizes, today announced an extension to their OEM agreement to integrate BakBone's NetVault with the full line of Certance LTO Ultrium 2 family of data protection solutions. The joint offering provides the best TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) while providing a flexible automated backup, restore, and archiving solution for small-to-medium sized businesses.

The LTO-2 based solutions are currently available through the Certance worldwide network of channel partners, systems integrators, and through the company's online store, http://shop.certance.com. Additionally, the two companies will collaborate to make the NetVault workgroup upgrades available through mutually selected distributors.

"BakBone's data backup and recovery software offers a robust, scalable solution that combines ease of use with the industry's lowest total cost of ownership," said Barry Mattingly, director of OEM Sales, BakBone. "When combined with the Certance family of LTO tape drives, NetVault provides customers with a high performance storage solution that delivers the maximum levels of data protection while minimizing the risk of critical data loss."

The Certance offering combines a full version of NetVault's 7.1 Workgroup Edition with Certance's CL 400 and CLL 3200 LTO Ultrium 2 internal, desktop and rackmount tape and autoloader solutions. NetVault 7.1 Workgroup Edition runs on Windows, Unix and Linux, supports up to five clients, and provides up to 100GB of D2D2T functionality. For more information about Certance LTO Ultrium 2 solutions go to: http://www.certance.com/lto2.

About BakBone Software, Inc.
BakBone Software is a leading international data recovery solution provider that develops and distributes data backup, restore, and disaster recovery software for network storage and open-systems environments. BakBone delivers scalable solutions that address the complex demands of large enterprise environments, as well as small to medium sized businesses. Founded in 2000, BakBone products are used by Fortune 1000 corporations and domestic and international government entities. Distributed through a select global network of OEM partners, resellers and solution providers, you can learn more information about BakBone's products and services at www.bakbone.com or email info@bakbone.com.

About Certance
Certance is a worldwide market leader providing the broadest range of tape backup products and data protection solutions with a commitment to innovative, cost-effective data protection for companies of all sizes. Headquartered in Costa Mesa, California, Certance provides a full array of data recovery solutions including LTO Ultrium, DDS/DAT and Travan technologies and with more than 12 million tape devices installed worldwide. Recently, Certance extended its rich heritage beyond tape technology with the introduction of a new class of data protection solutions based on its exclusive DPA technology. The Company designs, manufactures and markets a wide range of solutions to meet the backup, restore and archive needs of virtually every platform from notebooks and PCs to enterprise servers. A Seagate affiliate, Certance can be found around the globe and at .

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