SAN DIEGO, CA -- BakBone Software(TM) (TSE: BKB, OTC: BKBOF), a global provider of storage management software, today announced a strategic partnership with Nishan Systems, the industry's first supplier of native IP storage solutions, and Plasmon, a leading manufacturer of automated data storage libraries, to jointly develop, market and support a certified optical archive/retrieval storage solution. The partnership provides a comprehensive storage management solution for customers demanding reliable, high-speed access to stored data.