BakBone Inks Worldwide Alliance With NEC NEC to Integrate NetVault With TX7 Series Server Family on Intel(R) Itanium(R) 2 Processor-Based Platform SAN DIEGO, June 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BakBone Software(TM) (TSX: BKB; OTC Bulletin Board: BKBOF), a global provider of data protection software, and NEC Corporation (NASDAQ:NIPNY) today announced that they have signed a worldwide alliance to integrate BakBone's NetVault software with NEC's TX7 Series Server Family based on the Intel(R) Itanium(R) 2 processor. Under the agreement, NEC will have global distribution rights to NetVault 7 Enterprise edition. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20031120/SDBAKLOGO) The combination of NetVault high reliability backup and recovery software with NEC's TX7 series servers offers customers an advanced program development environment running on 64-bit Linux. Delivering enhanced data protection and enterprise-class functionality that scales to meet the demands of any size environment, NetVault is ideally suited for high performance computing environments for which the TX7 series family is targeted. As part of the agreement, NetVault will be deployed as the backup and recovery solution for NEC in markets that require large-scale data processing and high performance with an emphasis on technical, scientific and educational verticals. The agreement includes NetVault Enterprise edition for heterogeneous environments, BakBone's VaultShare APM which supports StorageTek libraries using StorageTek's ACSLS library control module, as well as BakBone's disk to disk backup (Virtual Disk Library) capability. "NEC selected BakBone's NetVault for its modularity which provides the ability to quickly adapt to new applications and storage technologies such as support for the latest advancements in tape," said Toshiyuki Furui, General Manager, HPC Marketing Promotion Division, NEC. "NetVault's scalability is ideal for our TX7 Series which is targeted at high performance environments such as the technical and science markets. In the future, NEC will sell the TX7 server not only as a calculation server but also as a large-sized file server for our supercomputer SX Series." "The BakBone/NEC alliance provides a complete, scalable solution for enterprise customers looking to effectively manage the backup and restoration process of business-critical data," said Adrian Jones, senior vice president, worldwide OEMs and alliances, BakBone Software. "Pairing NetVault with NEC's high performance servers gives customers with high volume processing and continuous application demands the data protection they need for their business continuance strategies." About BakBone Software, Inc. BakBone Software is a leading international data protection 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, interested companies can learn more information about BakBone's products and services at http://www.bakbone.com/ or email . 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The potential risks and uncertainties may include, but are not limited to, competition in our target markets; potential capital needs; management of future growth and expansion; risk of third-party claims of infringement; protection of proprietary information, customer acceptance of the company's products and fee structures; the success of BakBone's brand development efforts; risks associated with strategic alliances; reliance on distribution channels; product concentration; need to develop new and enhanced products; potential product defects; our ability to hire and retain qualified employees and key management personnel; and risks associated with changes in domestic and international market conditions and the entry into and development of international markets for the company's products. Our forward- looking statements should be considered in the context of these and other risk factors disclosed in our most recent report filed with the Canadian Securities Administrators, which is available on the SEDAR disclosure system at http://www.sedar.com/ and/or those risk factors disclosed in the current report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which may be found at http://www.sec.gov/. All future written and oral forward-looking statements made by us or on our behalf are also subject to these factors. BakBone assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances arising after the date on which it was made. BakBone, BakBone Software, NetVault, Application Plugin Module, APM and the BakBone logo are all trademarks or registered trademarks of BakBone Software, Inc., in the United States and/or in other countries. All other brands, products or service names are or may be trademarks, registered trademarks or service marks of, and used to identify, products or services of their respective owners. For further information, please contact: Dani Kenison, Manager, Public Relations of BakBone Software, +1-858-795-7584, http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20031120/SDBAKLOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: BakBone Software CONTACT: Dani Kenison, Manager, Public Relations of BakBone Software, +1-858-795-7584, Web site: http://www.bakbone.com/

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