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BakBone SOFTWARE ANNOUNCES SUPPORT FOR UnitedLinux

BakBone Software, a global provider of storage management software, has announced support for UnitedLinux, a new initiative that will streamline Linux development and certification around the world.

UnitedLinux is the collaboration of industry leading Linux companies that will develop an industry standard version of Linux, lead by Caldera, Conectiva, SuSE and Turbolinux. UnitedLinux addresses enterprise customers' need for a standard, business focused Linux distribution that is certified to work across hardware and software platforms, accelerating the adoption of Linux in the enterprise.

"BakBone Software has always been dedicated to providing our customers with the widest support for Linux in the industry. With over six Linux platforms and over forty Application Plugin Modules (APM), BakBone is the leader in secure backup and recovery solutions with our NetVault product," said Randy Batterson, vice president of strategic alliances and OEMs, BakBone Software. "The advantages with UnitedLinux are that instead of certifying to multiple distributions of Linux, ISVs and IHVs we can now concentrate on one major business distribution -- UnitedLinux. Therefore, we can provide our business customers the latest Linux technologies much faster. We are pleased to be supporting UnitedLinux, the next evolution of Linux."

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.

About UnitedLinux

UnitedLinux is a partnership of industry leading Linux companies combining their intellectual property, geographic mind share, sales, support and marketing expertise to produce a uniform distribution of Linux designed for business. UnitedLinux applies the collaborative development model of open source to the business model to enable a one-stop shop for developers, partners and customers to install, support and maintain quality business solutions based on Linux anywhere in the world. UnitedLinux is actively recruiting membership for both industry software developers and those who provide Linux as an integral part of their business solutions. For more information, visit www.unitedlinux.com.

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/restore and near-line archival 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 TSX 300 Composite, S&P/TSX Canadian SmallCap and TSX 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.

Contact: BakBone Software Inc, Chanda Idano, 858-450-9009, chanda.idano@bakbone.com.