BakBone and Network Appliance Team to Bring Heterogeneous Disk-Based Data Protection Solutions; BakBone First to Provide an Integrated Management Application.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 18, 2003 BakBone Software  This article about a company does not make it clear whether the subject meets the Wikipedia criteria for . (TM) (OTCBB OTCBBSee OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). :BKBOF) (TSX TSX Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE before April, 2002) TSX Transfer from Stack Pointer to Index TSX True Space Extension :BKB BKB Basler Kantonalbank (Switzerland) BKB Black King Bar (gaming weapon) BKB BV Kwaliteitsverklaringen Bouw (Dutch) BKB BankBoston Corporation ) today announced a strategic co-development and marketing agreement with Network Appliance (1) A specialized device for use on a network. For example, Web servers, cache servers and file servers can be implemented as general-purpose computers with the appropriate software or as network appliances, which are computers dedicated to a single function and cannot do anything (Nasdaq:NTAP NTAP Network Appliance, Inc. (stock symbol) NTAP Never Take Another Puff NTAP National Track Analysis Program NTAP Notices to Airmen Publication NTAP Windows NT Application Processors NTAP Naval Training Acquisition Process ), a leading provider of enterprise network storage solutions. Through this agreement, BakBone will integrate its NetVault(TM) data recovery software with Network Appliance(TM) SnapVault(TM) software, enabling customers to consolidate their backup infrastructures for greater management ease and flexibility, providing them with a more robust data protection solution. This collaborative solution helps fundamentally shift the way companies protect data in today's enterprise by offering a faster, simpler, standards-based, disk solution for heterogeneous storage and computer environments. The agreement is a result of both companies' commitment to an open and collaborative business model, emphasizing delivery of high-performance, reliable, interoperable data protection solutions based on industry standards. BakBone is the first company to provide an integrated management application for SnapVault that is capable of managing the entire disk-to-disk-to-tape backup and restore process. Additional details on NetApp SnapVault are available in a separate press release issued by Network Appliance today. "Today's enterprises demand reliable, easy-to-manage, and secure data protection solutions that can power their distributed organizations. BakBone and Network Appliance are working closely together to solve customers' needs with solutions that are tightly integrated, easy to manage, and flexible for maximum simplicity, performance, and reliability," said Mark Santora, senior vice president of marketing at Network Appliance. "Together, Network Appliance and BakBone offer a complete data protection solution that's designed to leverage legacy storage investments, protect enterprise data assets, maintain business continuity, and lower IT cost." "Together BakBone and Network Appliance are working closely to broaden the reach of SnapVault in the market," said Keith Rickard, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of BakBone Software. "Our complementary technologies will enable customers to streamline their distributed backup operations with an integrated solution that shares a key value proposition -- products that are powerful yet easy to deploy. BakBone Software and Network Appliance's relationship has grown from mutual successes based on industry standards. We're excited that this co-development will help fulfill our mission to deliver the best range of data recovery solutions to customers today." About Network Appliance Network Appliance is a world leader in unified storage The capability of combining different data formats such as files, folders, contacts and e-mail messages into collections that can be viewed and manipulated as one group. See WinFS. solutions for today's data-intensive enterprise. Since its inception in 1992, Network Appliance has delivered technology, product and partner firsts that continue to drive the evolution of storage. Information about Network Appliance solutions and services is available at www.netapp.com. About BakBone Software BakBone Software 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 “San Diego” redirects here. For other uses, see San Diego (disambiguation). San Diego is a coastal Southern California city located in the southwestern corner of the continental United States. As of 2006, the city has a population of 1,256,951. 92121. Its stock is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE) Canada's largest stock exchange, trading approximately 1,200 company stocks and 33 options. . For more information on BakBone products, call 866/484-2663, e-mail sales@bakbone.com or access BakBone's Web site at www.bakbone.com. Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. The statements contained in this press release that are not historical in nature are forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. . Forward-looking statements are not guarantees since there are inherent difficulties in predicting future results, and actual results could differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. BakBone, BakBone Software, the BakBone logo, and NetVault are all trademarks or registered trademarks of BakBone Software, Inc., in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. 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. NetApp is a registered trademark and Network Appliance, SnapVault, and The evolution of storage are trademarks of Network Appliance, Inc., in the U.S. and other countries. All other brands or products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders and should be treated as such. |
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