25/08-03   -   Pressmeddelande

BakBone announces Netvault 7 and increased operations in Scandinavia

MARIEHAMN, Finland — BakBone Software, a global provider of open systems data backup and recovery software, has recently increased the level of their operations in the Scandinavian market.

BakBone Software, which manufactures NetVault backup and recovery software for open systems and networked storage environments, launched their Scandinavian operations back in March 2001. Since then, they have continued to increase their presence in the market by entering into agreements with various channel partners across the region. BakBone is committed 100% to selling NetVault through the channel.

BakBone is currently looking to engage other storage-specific resellers and distributors in the region. With a solid channel partner program, BakBone can offer attractive margins as well as good technical and marketing support.


Since 2000, BakBone has also entered into business relationships with numerous key alliance partners including Network Appliance, SONY, ADIC and StorageTek. Given that NetVault offers extensive support for Linux and NDMP configurations as well as for more platforms, operation systems and applications than any of its competitors, NetVault has become one of the most powerful and modular backup software products on the market today. By working with such key alliance partners, BakBone can provide their channel partners with complete solutions centered around data protection and data recovery strategies.

BakBone also recently announced the release of NetVault 7, the latest generation in their backup and recovery software product. BakBone’s NetVault 7 provides improved scalability, increased automation and enhanced administrator productivity for the enterprise market while providing a lower total cost of ownership (TCO) and ease of use in NAS and SAN centric storage environments.

“NetVault 7 represents a significant milestone in our company in many ways. We believe it is the most advanced data protection offering available in the market today. NetVault 7 combines rich features with unprecedented ease of use and speed to deploy. It represents the vehicle with which we will be driving increased market share and revenue growth in the Scandinavian market," said Stefan Eriksson, Regional Manager Scandinavia, BakBone.

NetVault is built upon an advanced modular architecture that provides IT managers the flexibility for growth and continued enhancement as companies’ information storage needs expand and change. With an intuitive and easy-to-use GUI delivering enterprise-wide control in both distributed and centralized environments, NetVault is able to operate in multi-vendor networks and supports a broad range of platforms, applications and high performance tape devices.

Pricing and Availability:
NetVault 7.0 is available now on UNIX, Linux, NT and Windows 2000 platforms. Pricing starts at €595. A free 45-day fully featured demo is available on BakBone’s web site at www.bakbone.com.

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 based 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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