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BakBone Customer, The Mind Research Network, Presents Techniques for Protecting Mission-Critical Data at Storage Networking World

Thursday, October 09, 2008

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SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BakBone Software^® (Pink Sheets:BKBO), announced today that Jeremy Lawrence, director of Information Technology at The Mind Research Network (MRN), a BakBone NetVault^®: Backup customer, will present on peace-of-mind data protection and data management at Storage Networking World next week in Dallas, Texas.

With more than 50 long-term neuroimaging studies in progress, MRN creates massive amounts of research data, primarily generated from specialized imaging machines. Studies range from two to eight years of raw and analyzed data that is stored across Linux, Windows and Mac operating systems. The research at MRN is very expensive and time intensive to create, and patient populations can be extremely difficult to reproduce. A gigabyte of data acquired by a scientist triples in size after being processed and analyzed. Previously, each research unit was responsible for managing its own data, and despite the high value of this data, there was no backup plan. Now, with BakBone’s NetVault: Backup, MRN is able to centrally manage its data, minimizing administrative time and giving Mr. Lawrence and his IT staff peace of mind.

Lawrence manages a major network upgrade and construction of a new data center to house MRN’s computing assets. He and his IT staff are responsible for managing and ensuring the smooth operation of approximately 200 computers and 60 terabytes of networked storage.

About The Mind Research Network

The Mind Research Network is dedicated to the discovery and advancement of clinical solutions for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of mental illness and brain disorders.

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 info@bakbone.com.

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