23/10-03   -   Pressmeddelande

BakBone Software announces the availability of Netvault version 7.1

Latest Version Provides Industry-Leading Platform Support and Improved Performance, Scalability and System Administration

Stockholm, Sweden — October 23, 2003 — BakBone Software™ (TSX: BKB, OTCBB: BKBOF), a global provider of data recovery software, today announced the availability of NetVault 7.1, the latest version of the Company’s enterprise-class data protection software. NetVault’s newest version provides the industry’s most comprehensive platform support and includes key features designed to improve performance, scalability and system administration.

NetVault 7.1 offers a flexible array of configuration options to exactly match a customer’s unique mix of budget and feature requirements. In support of BakBone’s growth and customer acceptance in international markets, NetVault also offers improved support for international character sets.

“By dramatically simplifying implementation and networked storage administration, NetVault has established itself as one of the most cost-effective and easy to use data backup and restore solutions," said Keith Rickard, president and CEO of BakBone Software.
“NetVault 7.1 builds on that reputation with the introduction of key feature sets to further drive down total cost of ownership. In addition, version 7.1 demonstrates our focused commitment to customers to put our technical ability to work for them, immediately. This new version offers a robust, high performance data protection package that scales to meet the demands of any sized environment."

NetVault 7.1 gives end-users enhanced platform support, improved performance and utilization, as well as operational scalability that enables the management of data protection of servers in mission-critical business environments. Feature highlights include:

· Enhanced platform support – added data protection support for the latest releases of vendors’ operating platforms including AIX, FreeBSD, Linux, HP-UX, SGI IRIX, TRU 64, Solaris (SPARC and Intel), Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, and SCO Openserver and Unixware. Version 7.1 builds upon and expands NetVault’s data protection solution for emerging Microsoft technologies through the integration with Volume Shadow Copy Services (VSS) introduced in Windows Server 2003

· Improved performance and utilization – includes:

o Media Manager Enhancements – media and resource scheduling performance improvements to support enterprise class libraries

o Backup Index Retention Control and Index Compression – controls NetVault database size by providing tools to control the amount of disk space utilized while ensuring all data file index records remain available for recovery

· Operational scalability – increased workload management and device support by leveraging existing hardware and network resources. Additional NetVault functionality includes:

o Mixed Media Support – seamlessly manages tape libraries capable of supporting multiple media and drive technologies in a single library instance

o Job Prioritization – improves ability to intelligently manage workloads by allowing an execution priority to be associated with each job

Pricing and availability
Most platforms are available now, with others becoming available over the next month. NetVault 7.1 workgroup package begins at €995 for Intel based systems (Windows and Linux) and €2,995 for UNIX. For more information, please visit BakBone’s web site at www.bakbone.com.

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

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