BakBone Introduces NetVault: Report Manager Pro for Improved Search Capabilities and Simplified Data Management.

BakBone Continues to Enhance Breadth of Technology and Build on Integrated Data Protection Strategy with Newest Release of NetVault: Report Manager

SAN DIEGO -- BakBone Software([R]) (Pink Sheets:BKBO), the leading provider of heterogeneous integrated data protection solutions, now offers NetVault([R]): Report Manager Pro, an update to BakBone's NetVault: Report Manager solution. The new version provides detailed backup log reports and advanced search capabilities, along with extensive monitoring and reporting for backup, disk space and Exchange. These capabilities are easy to use and can help keep storage costs to a minimum by providing immediate access to any level of detail required to manage data protection environments. NetVault: Report Manager Pro is tightly integrated with BakBone's flagship data protection solution NetVault: Backup, offering a single view into storage operations, which can significantly reduce backup administration time.

"The new file data management options in NetVault: Report Manager Pro are more robust and allow us to do a higher-level analysis of data redundancy," said Martin Frankhouse, network manager, University of Detroit Mercy. "The ability to monitor bandwidth and I/O usage will help us modify our IT structure internally. I am also looking forward to the improved log reporting in NetVault: Report Manager Pro for faster access to data and more granular search capabilities."

The NetVault: Report Manager Pro suite includes many capabilities that integrate seamlessly into users' environments, including the following:

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Enterprise Management Associates senior analyst, Mike Karp, has been following storage solutions over the last 20 years, examining the trends and adoption of storage solutions by end users. "There is a large percentage of business data that is unmanaged," said Karp. "As companies try to learn how to more efficiently manage their information, IT departments are looking for solutions to simplify the management of their expanding data. BakBone's NetVault: Report Manager offers companies a solution to diagnose backup problems with greater simplicity and less time by providing a detailed, single view of backups. The detailed reports allow customers to quickly identify problems by troubleshooting potential issues in the data being backed up."

"BakBone understands that spending as little time as possible managing backups and recoveries is extremely important to our customers," said Jeff Drescher, vice president of Marketing, BakBone. "By providing key technologies that simplify data management, we help end users eliminate backup challenges and meet the growing demands in data protection that IT administrators face every day. With NetVault: Report Manager, IT administrators can easily monitor all of their data so they can investigate and resolve any issues before it affects their environments."

About BakBone Software, Inc.

BakBone is committed to making data protection a simple, straightforward process while delivering its Integrated Data Protection (IDP) strategy through an award-winning product suite. This suite provides unprecedented capabilities not only to protect critical data - but more importantly, to ensure the availability of that data as well. BakBone's products offer a single point of control for managing resources across all platforms, providing improved operational efficiency, reduced system downtime, improved availability and enhanced security to support the business growth of enterprise environments. Thousands of users worldwide leverage BakBone's IDP approach to simplify the management of multi-platform environments with a portfolio of backup, disaster recovery, replication and storage reporting solutions for Linux, Windows, Unix and Mac OS environments. These scalable data protection solutions address the demands of Global 5000 organizations and are distributed through a worldwide network of select OEM partners, strategic partners, resellers and solution providers. BakBone is headquartered in San Diego, Calif. For more information about BakBone, visit www.bakbone.com or email [e-mail].

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