04/08-03   -   Pressemeddelelse

BakBone Software listed in visionary quadrant by analyst firm´s 2003 enterprise backup / restore magic quadrant

MARIEHAMN, Finland - BakBone Software (OTCBB: BKBOF, TSE:BKB), a global provider of storage management software, today announced that is was listed in the visionary quadrant in Gartner Inc.’s 2003 Enterprise Backup/Restore Magic Quadrant.

Published May 9, 2003 the report evaluated 10 vendors that have demonstrated the ability to scale and address the heterogeneous backup requirements of the Global 2000. A vendor must have a large and growing customer base and must support (at a minimum) large UNIX and Windows storage environments.
“I’m very pleased to see that BakBone was positioned in the visionary quadrant in the Enterprise Backup/Restore market. Our substantial year over year improvement in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant accurately reflects our increasing traction in the market. While being recognized is important, we remain committed to our growth and to providing our customers with the best data recovery solution for networked storage - NetVault," said Keith Rickard, President and CEO at BakBone. “NetVault’s modular architecture and ease of deployment continue to drive compelling total-cost-of-ownership advantages without compromising on the features needed for complete data protection and recovery assurance," he added.

The Gartner Magic Quadrant
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About BakBone Software, Inc
BakBone Software (OTCBB: BKBOF, 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 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, with Nordic headquarters in Mariehamn, Finland. Its stock is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange.. For more information on BakBone products, call +358 18 17598, e-mail stefane@bakbone.com, or access BakBone´s web site at www.bakbone.com.

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