BakBone Adds Technology Leader and Industry Veteran Ian Bonner to Board of Directors SAN DIEGO, Aug. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BakBone Software, Inc., (TSX: BKB; OTC Bulletin Board: BKBOF), a global provider of data protection software, today announced that Ian Bonner, former president and CEO of Sistina Software, has been nominated to its Board of Directors pending approval at BakBone's Annual Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for Thursday, August 19, 2004. Bonner will fill one of the Board seats to be elected by the holders of the Preferred Shares, currently held by J. Stephan Dolezalek, a managing director for VantagePoint Venture Partners, who will not stand for reelection. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20031120/SDBAKLOGO) "BakBone is pleased to welcome Ian as its newest member of the Board," said Keith Rickard, president and CEO for BakBone. "Ian's leadership and technology expertise as a successful CEO, as well as his proven track record of developing and growing storage industry-related businesses, will be instrumental in helping the Company reach its next levels of success. We also want to thank Stephan Dolezalek for his significant contributions to the Board during the past year." Bonner's technology career spans a number of years and includes his position as president and CEO for Terraspring Software, a privately held developer of infrastructure automation software which was acquired by Sun Microsystems, and most recently, as president and CEO of Sistina Software which was acquired by Red Hat, Inc. in December 2003. Bonner also held various senior management positions at IBM and participated in the internal development and acquisition of Lotus Notes and Tivoli Storage Manager, IBM's storage management and archiving software. "I am very excited to join BakBone's Board as the Company embarks on the next chapter in its corporate history," commented Ian Bonner. "BakBone has exhibited substantial growth over the past four years and I look forward to being a part of the Company's promising future." In addition, Bonner currently serves on the Boards of Directors for Island Pacific Software (AMEX:IPI) and Commtouch Software, Ltd., (NASDAQ:CTCHC) and privately held ADUVA, a developer of system deployment and management automation tools for complex Linux server environments. Bonner received his Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Witwatersrand and his Post- Graduate Marketing and Advanced Diploma from the University of South Africa. "BakBone is expanding its value proposition and market presence and it is crucial that we build a Board infrastructure necessary to support our continued growth in the data protection space," continued Rickard. "Ian will play an important role on our Board in providing guidance and counsel regarding the Company's future direction and corporate strategy." About BakBone Software BakBone Software is a leading international data protection software 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 . BakBone, BakBone Software, NetVault, and the BakBone logo are all trademarks or registered trademarks of BakBone Software, Inc., in the United States and/or 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 more information: Karen Silva, Director of Investor Relations of BakBone Software, Inc., +1-858-795-7525, . http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20031120/SDBAKLOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: BakBone Software CONTACT: Karen Silva, Director of Investor Relations of BakBone Software, Inc., +1-858-795-7525, Web site: http://www.bakbone.com/

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