BAKBONE SOFTWARE INC
AMENDMENT TO OFFER LETTER
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Exhibit 10.17 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right">

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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">To:</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Ken Horner, Sr. Vice President Corporate Development and Strategy</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">From:</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Jim Johnson, President and Chief Executive Officer</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Date:</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">June 19, 2009</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Re:</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Amended Terms of Offer of Employment</FONT></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">We are pleased to be able to inform you about an amendment to your current terms and conditions of employment with
BakBone Software, Inc. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">This change is in recognition of your continuous commitment to BakBone Software as an executive of this company and of the fact
that recent offers to company executives at this level have included similar language. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Therefore, the following paragraphs are hereby added to your
employment letter with BakBone: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px;padding-bottom:3px;"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;If, at any time during your employment with BakBone, you are terminated for reasons other than
cause, you will be entitled to six (6)&nbsp;months severance pay of your base salary payable in a lump sum, conditional upon a signed settlement and release agreement within thirty (30)&nbsp;days following the date of your termination. In no case
shall the severance pay in the preceding sentence be paid later than the date that is 2<FONT SIZE="1"><SUP>&nbsp;1</SUP></FONT><FONT SIZE="2">/</FONT><FONT SIZE="1">2</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"> months following the end of the
calendar year in which you are terminated. </FONT></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of this offer of employment, if you are a &#147;specified
employee&#148; within the meaning of Section&nbsp;409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the &#147;Code&#148;) at the time of your termination, then the portion of your severance pay, together with any other severance payments or
benefits that, in each case, may be considered deferred compensation under Code Section&nbsp;409A, that would otherwise be payable within the six (6)&nbsp;month period following your termination will be paid in a lump sum on the date six
(6)&nbsp;months and one (1)&nbsp;day following the date of your termination (or the next business day if such date is not a business day) or, if earlier, the date of death, provided you have complied with the requirements for such payment.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no actions taken pursuant to this paragraph shall reduce the total amount of payments and benefits owed to you and to be paid to you under this offer of employment.&#148; </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">These new paragraphs supersede and replace the paragraph that was added to your employment letter on September&nbsp;28, 2006. All other terms and conditions of your
employment letter remain in full force and effect and unchanged by this amendment. </FONT></P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">I hope you agree that this change is equitable and fair and enhances the terms of your employment as an executive of
BakBone Software. Please indicate your acceptance of this change by signing below and returning one original copy to me. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Thank you </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Jim Johnson </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">President and Chief Executive Officer </FONT></P> <P
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/ K<SMALL>EN</SMALL> H<SMALL>ORNER</SMALL></FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Title:</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Sr. VP Corporate Development and Strategy</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Date:</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">June 22, 2009</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/ J<SMALL>AMES</SMALL> J<SMALL>OHNSON</SMALL></FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">James R. Johnson</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">President and Chief Executive Officer</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">June 22, 2009</FONT></TD></TR>
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