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BakBone TO SHOWCASE INNOVATIVE DATA BACKUP SCENARIOS

BakBone Software, a global provider of data protection solutions, announced that it will showcase a variety of different data backup scenarios at CeBIT 2004, the world's leading event for the Information Technology sector, held March 18-24 in Hanover, Germany. BakBone's flagship backup and recovery software solution, NetVault 7, is helping companies meet current and future data protection needs through its highly flexible, modular architecture that delivers proven reliability and high performance.

As BakBone continues to build on its position as one of the fastest growing companies in the storage management software market, BakBone's CEO, Keith Rickard, will be present at this year's show for press and analyst interviews. Rickard will be available to discuss a number of topics including the Company's strong revenue growth, technology leadership, and its continued traction with OEM partners, resellers and solution providers, as well as recent customer wins such as Yahoo! and the NASA/Mars Project.

The innovative scenarios to be showcased include:

• Disk-to-Disk backup -- Using NetVault's Virtual Disk Library (VDL) feature, data backups can easily be sent directly to a local hard drive or SAN attached disk subsystem for improved performance during backup and recovery. VDL staging can minimize the impact on the network and act as a buffer to ensure device streaming when it's time to copy staged data to tape.
• NDMP backups -- NetVault offers the most comprehensive support for NDMP-based networks with modules for NDMP backups, SnapMirror to Tape, SnapShot Manager and SnapVault.
• Linux backups -- NetVault supports more leading Linux distributions than any other backup software vendor. In 2003, BakBone announced the Linux Advantage initiative, a program that gives end-users the assurance that there is no compromise in their data protection strategies when deploying mission-critical applications on Linux. Partners include the industry's leading Linux distributors such as Red Hat and SuSE and enterprise application vendors, OEMs, and solution providers such as HP, Intel, Network Appliance, Oracle, SGI, Sony, StorageTek, Fujitsu and Breece Hill.
• Windows/Exchange 2003 cluster backups -- In addition to an extensive list of applications and operating systems, BakBone now offers support for Exchange 2003 clusters. Using the cluster's real IP address, NetVault can back up each node with a NetVault client. This capability adds a further level of data protection to customers who have invested in clustered environments.