ECONOMICS

Extending the Company's leadership in protecting data across Oracle-based environments, BakBone Software, a global provider of data backup and recovery software, today announced broad support for Oracle Database 10g across Linux, UNIX and Windows platforms. As part of BakBone's commitment to Oracle 10g technology, BakBone will highlight NetVault support for Oracle 10g at CeBIT 2004 and at other Oracle events throughout the year. BakBone has already demonstrated its support for Oracle 10g at LinuxWorld in New York and at OracleWorld Tokyo in December within Oracle's Unbreakable Linux Pavilion. Using NetVault's Application Plugin Module (APM) designed specifically for Oracle's database technology, BakBone provides the ability to backup and restore Oracle Database 10g. By providing the industry's leading data protection solution for Oracle Database 10g and middle-tier technology, BakBone enables customers to optimize NetVault's powerful data protection and recovery capabilities while leveraging the performance, cost-efficiency and reliability of mission-critical database applications. "BakBone's support for Oracle 10g ensures that our customers and partners will be able to confidently deploy and support Oracle technology backed by a trusted data protection solution," said Adrian Jones, senior vice president of BakBone's Worldwide OEM and Alliances Group. "Oracle is BakBone's largest selling database APM globally. Our collaboration in the Oracle 10g beta program and participation in Oracle's Unbreakable Linux initiative, are a natural extension of our common commitment to our customers. BakBone will continue to deliver value for those customers and partners choosing to implement Oracle's grid technology." "BakBone's deep experience in supporting Oracle platforms gives end-users looking to adopt Oracle 10g the assurance that they have a proven data protection solution," said Bronwyn Hastings, vice president, Alliances and Channels, Oracle Corp. "This is further validation that leading industry solution providers are moving to support the Oracle 10g platform." Oracle Database 10g is the first database designed to enable grid computing and provides a flexible and cost-effective way to manage enterprise information. As a member of the Oracle PartnerNetwork, BakBone's support of 10g assures customers the availability of a full-scale highly robust data protection solution that delivers superior total cost of ownership (TCO) and ease of installation and deployment.