BakBone Adds Hammer to its Channel Tool Box

Published 18th September 2008

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BakBone Adds Hammer to its Channel Tool Box

Leading Storage Distributor Completes its Data Protection Solutions Set with BakBone


Reading, UK — 18th September 2008 — BakBone Software® (BKBO.PK), the leading provider of heterogeneous integrated data protection solutions, announced today a new distribution contract with Hammer, effective across Europe but with key focus in the key European regions of the UK and Nordics, as well as the fast-growing markets of Italy and Belgium. Although BakBone and Hammer have previously worked together on a specific range of third-party solutions, this new agreement will enable Hammer to resell the entire BakBone product family to its channel.

Hammer already offers several storage solutions, and this new partnership with BakBone will enable the company to put forward a complete data protection product range.

Jason Beeson, solutions sales director at Hammer explains, ‘We found ourselves with a gap in our data protection offering that needed to be filled. Having worked with BakBone before, we knew it had the product set to complete our range. In a market where retaining and protecting data is a priority for most businesses, we are delighted to be working with BakBone again and taking the NetVault product range to our resellers”.

BakBone chose Hammer because its broad reach in the UK channel enables the vendor to grow its reseller base. The agreement will also play an integral part in the company’s development in the Nordic markets. ‘This new relationship with Hammer fits well with our strategic growth plans, enabling us to develop our market visibility in the UK and to expand our presence in the Nordics,’ said Chris Ross, VP of EMEA, BakBone. ‘We are also excited about the prospect of breaking into new and expanding markets, such as in Italy and Belgium. At BakBone we are very pleased to be working with Hammer again and to have the opportunity to build upon our already successful relationship.’

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.


About Hammer plc
One of the longest-standing specialist storage distributors in the UK, Hammer remains today one of the few to focus solely on the data storage market. As a result of this single-minded approach, its technical knowledge and commitment to customer service are second to none in providing data storage solutions for businesses of all sizes.
For 17 years, we have been first to deliver new storage products and solutions. As the number one European distributor dedicated solely to storage, Hammer provides an end-to-end storage portfolio of unrivalled quality. It offers more than 1000 products and solutions from world-leading manufacturers providing the best solutions, whatever the storage requirement. For more information about Hammer, visit www.hammerplc.com

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