Tempe, Arizona, June 16th, 2009 -- JumpBox, publisher of virtual appliances that provide the easiest way to trial, develop, and deploy Open Source applications, today announced the availability of the JumpBox for DSpace. This addition marks the fiftieth JumpBox in its growing catalogue of time-saving virtual appliances for Open Source software.

DSpace is an open source application that enables organizations to manage, share and
preserve their research output. The software is primarily used by academia and cultural heritage institutions that want to share their research output and ensure the content persists over time. The DSpace application was created through a collaboration between M.I.T and HP Labs, and is now used by over 500 organizations around the world. DSpace supports all forms of digital media including, images, audio, movies, text and other rich media.

"We know of many organizations that would like to get started with DSpace but do not have the technical support or know how" says Michele Kimpton, Executive Director of the DSpace Foundation. "JumpBox allows them to deploy DSpace in a self-contained fashion in minutes minimizing the effort necessary to get up and running. This translates to a simplified evaluation process for schools and reduced installation cost and headache." "Consistent with our goal of helping people be more productive with Open Source software, we're thrilled to be able to make this JumpBox available as a free resource for the DSpace community and to support the DSpace project and its principles." says Kimbro Staken, CEO of JumpBox Inc.

The JumpBox for DSpace runs under virtualization on every major operating system and is available for immediate download via the DSpace website. http://www.dspace.org/
downloadJumpBox

About DSpace
DSpace is the software of choice for academic, non-profit, and commercial organizations building open digital repositories. It is free and easy to install "out of the box" and completely customizable to fit the needs of any organization. DSpace preserves and enables easy and open access to all types of digital content including text, images, moving images, mpegs and data sets. And with an ever-growing community of developers committed to continuously expanding and improving the software, each DSpace installation benefits from the next. DSpace was initially developed through a collaboration between M.I.T. and Hewlett Packard Labs. For more information visit http://www.dspace.org.

About JumpBox
JumpBox simplifies server software deployment, publishing pre-built, pre-configured virtual appliances that deploy in minutes. More than 30,000 JumpBoxes are in use worldwide. JumpBox Open is a subscription suite of productivity enhancing virtual computing applications for IT infrastructure, content management, collaboration, project management, and more. For more information, visit JumpBox on the web
athttp://www.jumpbox.com.

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JumpBox releases virtual appliances in Open Virtualization Format (OVF) enabling new flexibility and deployment ease for VMware hypervisor users.

Tempe, Arizona, Dec 17th, 2008 - JumpBox, publisher of virtual appliances which provide the easiest way to trial, develop, and deploy applications, today announced the release of 38 Open Source applications in the Open Virtualization Format (OVF), a software standard for packaging and distributing virtual appliances.

A JumpBox is a pre-built and configured virtual appliance that deploys in minutes, saving users up to 70% of the time and cost of traditional software application deployment. OVF enables even simpler JumpBox deployments, particularly for users of the VMware ESX hypervisor based virtualization system.

"JumpBox Open customers have always sought the utmost ease of use in deploying virtual applications," says Kimbro Staken, CEO, JumpBox. "Publishing JumpBoxes in the OVF format brings VMware ESX users greater ease of use and extra value from their JumpBox Open subscription."

Applications delivered as OVF are available to premium subscribers to JumpBox Open, JumpBox's annual subscription suite of virtual appliances for Open Source software.

About JumpBox
JumpBox simplifies server software deployment, publishing pre-built, pre-configured virtual appliances that deploy in three minutes. More than 20,000 JumpBoxes are in use worldwide. JumpBox Open is a subscription suite of productivity enhancing virtual computing applications for IT infrastructure, content management, collaboration, project management, and more. For more information, visit JumpBox on the web at http://www.jumpbox.com.

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Look ma, no hardware. Twelve applications are available as free public AMIs, JumpBox customers can deploy all 38 virtual appliances.

Tempe, Ariz. December 17, 2008 -- JumpBox, publisher of virtual appliances which provide the easiest way to trial, develop, and deploy applications, today announced the release of 38 Open Source applications to the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) service. The release enables server application deployment, configuration, and management almost completely independent of any user hardware.

Organizations have long sought to empower themselves with software that enhances productivity," says Kimbro Staken, CEO, JumpBox. "JumpBox now offers the ability to do so without procuring hardware, or downloading any software at all."

JumpBox offers small to mid-sized organizations a library of Open Source applications packaged as pre-built, pre-configured virtual appliances through JumpBox Open, its annual subscription service. Public Amazon Machine Images (AMI) for twelve JumpBox applications, including Ruby on Rails, Drupal, SugarCRM and more have been made available for free. AMIs for the full suite of 38 applications are available to plus and premium subscribers to JumpBox Open.

"The combination of JumpBox and EC2 signals a new era of agility and flexibility for virtualized organizations," says Staken. "Imagine enabling better customer service almost instantly with SugarCRM or deploying a Ruby on Rails application for testing in minutes. EC2 provides cost effective, scalable computing power; JumpBox provides the application packaged for instant deployment."

A JumpBox packages an application's software, dependencies, and application data into a single virtual application that deploys in minutes locally, or hosted to major computing, virtualization, and cloud computing platforms. Among other enhanced features, a JumpBox provides an intuitive user interface to quickly guide users through deployment, a web-based control panel for simplified management of system functions, and a backup system that enables data security and portability.

About JumpBox
JumpBox simplifies server software deployment by publishing pre-built, pre-configured software applications for virtual computing. A "JumpBox" deploys in three minutes, saving your organization up to 70% of the time and cost associated with deploying traditional server software. More than 20,000 JumpBoxes are in use worldwide. JumpBox Open is a subscription suite of productivity enhancing virtual computing applications for IT infrastructure, content management, collaboration, project management, and more. For more information, visit JumpBox on the web at http://www.jumpbox.com.

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Launching Movable Type Websites and Blogs Gets Faster and Easier with the Movable Type Virtual Appliance by JumpBox

San Francisco, CA - September 17, 2008 - Six Apart, the world's leading blogging software and services company, and JumpBox, a developer of virtual appliances that simplify server software deployment, today announced the availability of Virtual Movable Type. With Virtual Movable Type, new customers can get a quicker start using a virtual version of the Movable Type software, a simple and powerful alternative to installing Movable Type on a web server. The virtual appliance automatically installs the full power of Movable Type and all necessary infrastructure into a single virtual machine, eliminating the complex task of configuring server applications.

"The virtual appliance makes it radically easier to get started and allows anyone to quickly experience the flexibility, scalability and power of Movable Type," said Ed Anuff, EVP and GM of the Movable Type Division at Six Apart. "You can get up and running immediately, while reducing the cost of configuration and maintenance. And it's a snap for anyone who wants to evaluate the platform to get started, whether that's on a desktop running VMWare or Parallels, a large-scale deployment on Amazon's EC2 or anything in between."

To get started, new Movable Type users can select a hosting provider that uses VMWare or Parallels virtual environments, or use their own virtualized servers running Parallels, Xen, Microsoft Virtual Server or Microsoft Virtual PC. Customers can then simply download Virtual Movable Type by JumpBox, and follow the documentation to complete the process. Virtual Movable Type includes all of the power of the Movable Type platform, exclusive features like Action Streams for connecting to dozens of popular social networks, and a full robust web server infrastructure tailored to run Movable Type at peak performance.

"Virtual Movable Type by JumpBox is a great example of the ease of use JumpBox brings to server software deployment," commented Kimbro Staken, CEO of JumpBox Inc. "It takes minimal technical skill and just minutes to deploy, regardless of whether it's on your laptop, in the data center or in the cloud. This strips away the barriers to using server based applications like Movable Type and allows a less technical customer to take advantage of this great software."

Pricing and Availability
Virtual Movable Type and Virtual Movable Type Pro are free for developers and bloggers. Virtual Movable Type Pro for businesses is $449.95 for 5 users and $1549.95 for 20 users. Large corporations and enterprises are invited to contact the Six Apart sales team for pricing for enterprise use. Discounts for higher education and non-profit institutions are available.

Installation of Virtual Movable Type is in English, but users can set their language preferences once installation is complete since Movable Type supports posting in any language. The free, open source version of Virtual Movable Type can be downloaded from the Movable Type community site at www.movabletype.org or from the JumpBox website at http://www.jumpbox.com/app/movabletype. Movable Type Pro can be downloaded from the Movable Type site at movabletype.com/overview/virtual-movable-type.html. For information about Movable Type Pro, Movable Type Enterprise, or Six Apart Services, please visit www.movabletype.com.

About Movable Type
Movable Type is Six Apart's flagship blog software product, launched in 2001. Today, this robust social publishing platform powers the websites and blogs of many of the world's largest media companies and Fortune 100 businesses, small and medium businesses, and power bloggers. Movable Type excels as a fully integrated, scalable, proven social publishing platform upon which to build highly interactive websites, blogs and social networks.

About JumpBox
JumpBox simplifies server software deployment with pre-built, pre-configured software applications for virtual computing. The "Powered by JumpBox" service provides Independent Software Vendors a full service solution that helps grow sales by packaging their applications for deployment on virtualized infrastructure. The JumpBox Open subscription service provides a time- and cost-saving collection of virtual appliances for business, IT, collaboration, and other applications. A "JumpBox" can be deployed in less than three minutes, thus enabling instant infrastructure. More than 20,000 JumpBoxes are in use worldwide. For more information, visit JumpBox on the web at www.JumpBox.com.

About Six Apart
Six Apart Ltd. provides award-winning blogging software and services that change the way millions of individuals, organizations, and corporations connect and communicate around the world every day. The company provides the Movable Type social publishing platform, the TypePad premier hosted blogging service, Vox, a free blogging service for friends and families, advertising solutions for leading brands and influential bloggers, and a wide range of services dedicated to help bloggers thrive in today's social media landscape. Founded in 2001, Six Apart is a global company with its headquarters in San Francisco, and offices in Tokyo, Paris and New York City. For more information, visit the Six Apart corporate web site at http://www.sixapart.com/.

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Six Apart Ltd.
www.sixapart.com
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Powered by JumpBox, a virtual appliance building service that increases sales of web applications of Independent Software Vendors, launches with blogging software provider Six Apart as flagship customer.

Tempe, Arizona September 17, 2008 -- JumpBox, a developer of virtual appliances that simplify server software deployment, today launched "Powered by JumpBox," a service that helps Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) grow sales by removing the friction associated with deploying server software.

The Powered by JumpBox service transforms an ISV's application into a "JumpBox", a pre-built, pre-configured software application for virtual computing. A JumpBox application deploys in less than three minutes. The ease of deploying a JumpBox facilitates more hands-on trials of complex server software and motivates purchase. Blogging software provider Six Apart is the launch customer for the new service.

"Making it radically easier to get started with Movable Type means we can bring its powerful social publishing features to an even broader audience. We want to give our customers a variety of installation and hosting options when they start out with Movable Type," said Ed Anuff, EVP and GM of the Movable Type division of Six Apart.

A JumpBox features an intuitive user interface to quickly guide users through deployment as well as a web-based control panel for simplified management of system functions. In less than three minutes customers can deploy applications and begin realizing value. A JumpBox can be setup in multiple testing environments and is deployable on virtual computing platforms including VMWare, Xen Open Source, Parallels, Virtual Iron, and Microsoft Virtualization as well as cloud computing systems such as Amazon EC2.

"The best opportunity for potential customers to realize the value of an ISV's application is in-house testing," says Kimbro Staken, CEO, JumpBox. "Prospects want to try products first-hand but are hesitant because they invariably run into time-consuming deployment issues. Likewise ISVs are reluctant because offering downloadable trials traditionally creates a costly support burden. Powered by JumpBox solves the problem for both enabling ISVs to demonstrate their solutions earlier in the sales cycle and save support costs by removing the setup frustration for prospective buyers."

About JumpBox
JumpBox simplifies server software deployment with pre-built, pre-configured software applications for virtual computing. The "Powered by JumpBox" service provides Independent Software Vendors a full service solution that helps grow sales by packaging their applications for deployment on virtualized infrastructure. The JumpBox Open subscription service provides a time- and cost-saving collection of virtual appliances for business, including IT, collaboration, and other applications. A "JumpBox" can be deployed in less than three minutes, thus enabling instant infrastructure. More than 20,000 JumpBoxes are in use worldwide. For more information, visit JumpBox on the web at www.JumpBox.com.

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JumpBox, Inc.
www.jumpbox.com
480.967.5897

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Independent Software Vendors can now pursue VMware Ready validation of their Powered by JumpBox applications.

Tempe, AZ September 17, 2008 -- JumpBox, a developer of virtual appliances that simplify software deployment, today announced that its Powered by JumpBox service can develop VMware ReadyTM virtual appliances.

The VMware Ready Virtual Appliance Program is an ecosystem initiative that enables customers to identify virtual appliances that follow best practices and are optimized for VMware Infrastructure. By purchasing a VMware Ready Virtual Appliance, customers know they are obtaining a solution that is reliable, secure and ready-to-run in production.

Customers of Powered by JumpBox are able to take advantage of VMware Ready validation to provide assurance of compatibility with VMware virtualized environments and to participate in the VMware Virtual Appliance Marketplace -- the industry's largest online directory of virtual appliances, with more than 900 available for download at www.vmware.com/appliances -- bringing greater visibility and increased sales for their virtual appliances.

"Being able to create virtual appliances capable of achieving VMware Ready validation is a great value-add for the Powered by JumpBox service," said Kimbro Staken, CEO of JumpBox. "Powered by JumpBox exists to help ISVs) simplify the software trial and deployment process with one goal, helping ISVs sell more. With the assurance of VMware Ready validation, and participation in the VMware Virtual Appliance Marketplace, our customers have access to another great channel for virtual appliance solutions. "

VMware Ready status is awarded to virtual appliances that comply with VMware recommended best practices and guidelines. Reliability, security, and ready-to-deploy status are evaluated by VMware's dedicated virtual appliance testing team. VMware Ready virtual appliances provide an outstanding user experience and are optimized to run on the VMware platform.

"VMware applauds JumpBox's commitment to creating virtual appliances that are simple for people to use," said William Shelton, director of emerging products and solutions at VMware. "VMware Ready validation tells customers that JumpBox has taken this ease of use to the next level and gives customers confidence that they'll enjoy a great user experience when deploying JumpBox virtual appliances on VMware Infrastructure."

About JumpBox
JumpBox simplifies server software deployment with pre-built, pre-configured software applications for virtual computing. The "Powered by JumpBox" service provides Independent Software Vendors a full service solution that helps grow sales by packaging their applications for deployment on virtualized infrastructure. Our JumpBox Open subscription service provides a time- and cost-saving collection of virtual appliances for business, including IT, collaboration, and other applications. A "JumpBox" can be deployed in less than three minutes, enabling instant infrastructure. More than 20,000 JumpBoxes are in use worldwide. For more information, visit JumpBox on the web at www.JumpBox.com.

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Steven Shaffer
steve@JumpBox.com
JumpBox, Inc.
www.jumpbox.com
480.967.5897

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Virtual Appliance Company Streamlines Access to Open Source Applications with the Launch of JumpBox Open

Tempe, AZ - March 20, 2008 -- JumpBox, Inc. (www.jumpbox.com), an innovative provider of virtual appliances, today at Under the Radar announced that it is launching JumpBox Open - giving users subscription access to their collection of time saving virtual appliances for Open Source applications.

JumpBox Open provides a departure for the firm that brings significant value to the user. Previously these applications and services were sold individually. With a JumpBox Open subscription, users can access all the current and future JumpBoxes for the cost of what would have amounted to only a handful of individual JumpBoxes.

"In a nutshell, JumpBox Open brings simplicity, selection and time savings to the world of Open Source software," said Kimbro Staken, JumpBox Co-founder and CEO. "Because JumpBoxes make it so simple to deploy applications, JumpBox Open provides easy solutions to most any business application requirements."

There are 20 JumpBoxes currently available, and over 50 more scheduled by the end of 2008. Current applications include: Alfresco, Bugzilla, Cacti, DokuWiki, Drupal, Joomla!, Mantis, MediaWiki, MoinMoin, OTRS, phpBB, TWiki, Trac/Subversion, vTiger CRM and WordPress.

JumpBoxes provide significant time savings by dramatically simplifying the deployment of Open Source server software. By enabling quick, easy and affordable installation of these applications, businesses no longer need to view the process as onerous, expensive, labor-intensive and time-consuming. The JumpBox library includes virtual appliances in 14 categories such as blogging, content management, customer relationship management, discussion forums, ticket tracking and wikis.

"JumpBox Open brings the world of Open Source to anyone who can use a mouse," said Sean Tierney, JumpBox Co-founder and COO. "Being able to run the most popular Open Source apps in the time it takes to make a cup of coffee fundamentally changes the whole game."

Under the Radar: The Business of Web Apps is a prominent conference series that profiles early-stage innovation, showcasing emerging startups and identifying trends.

About JumpBox Inc.

JumpBox was founded in 2006 with the goal of making the deployment and management of server software dramatically easier. The company's JumpBoxes are virtual appliances that leverage virtualization technology to create a simple drop in place solution for the deployment of Open Source server based software. JumpBoxes are simple to deploy, easy to manage and run on virtualization software from VMWare, Parallels, Xen, Microsoft and Virtual Iron. JumpBox is based in Tempe, AZ. For more information, visit http://www.jumpbox.com or email info @ jumpbox.com

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Proving Grounds community provides successful user-testing program.

Tempe, AZ (PRWEB) December 12, 2007 -- JumpBox, Inc. an innovative provider of virtual appliances, today announced that they have extended their product line to include Jumpboxes for four additional Open Source applications: Alfresco, OTRS, Bugzilla and Mantis. The JumpBox production library currently contains virtual appliances for other popular Open Source applications, including: Drupal, Joomla!, MediaWiki, DokuWiki, PunBB, Wordpress, vTiger CRM, TWiki and Trac/Subversion. As with all Jumpboxes, deployment of these new applications is now faster than ever before, and requires minimal technical skill. Plus, automated backups and a consistent web based control panel simplify continued usage.

These four applications are the first graduates from the JumpBox Proving Grounds (http://www.jumpbox.net). This invite-only community provides its 470+ members with early access to beta JumpBoxes, special offers and news that otherwise is not available to the public. Recent additions to the Proving Grounds include: PmWiki, TikiWiki, Moin Moin, Redmine, Moodle, PhpBB and Cacti. These join Joomla! 1.5, Silverstripe, Project Pier and OpenLDAP.

"The Proving Grounds were developed to get rich user feedback on our products, which ultimately allows us to release better applications faster," said Sean Tierney, Co-founder and COO of JumpBox. "We are thrilled to be "graduating" our first four apps, and want to thank all the Proving Grounds members for their participation and feedback."

JumpBoxes bundle an entire application stack into a turn-key, pre-configured unit that runs on top of virtualization software such as VMWare, Xen, Parallels Virtual Iron, and Microsoft Virtualization. Typical deployment of these applications might take someone hours or days, but with a JumpBox it takes minutes - allowing people to focus on using software instead of getting it to work properly.

"JumpBoxes are an extremely efficient and effective way to evaluate and deploy software packages," noted Kimbro Staken, JumpBox Co-founder and CEO. "and with this inherent simplicity of JumpBox, we are bringing the power of open source software to a whole new audience."

About JumpBox Inc.

JumpBox was founded in 2006 with the goal of making the deployment and management of server software dramatically easier. The company's JumpBoxes are virtual appliances that make this goal a reality. JumpBoxes are simple to deploy, easy to manage and support a wide variety of virtualization platforms. JumpBox is based in Tempe, AZ. For more information, visit http://www.jumpbox.com

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Platform provides place to test new JumpBoxes, converse and receive members-only benefits.

Tempe, AZ (PRWEB) November 13, 2007 -- JumpBox, Inc. (www.jumpbox.com), an innovative provider of virtual appliances, today announced the launch of the JumpBox Proving Grounds, its invite-only beta testing community. The JumpBox Proving Grounds will provide members with access to new JumpBoxes, special offers and news that otherwise is not available to the public. There are eight new applications available, including: Alfresco, Bugzilla, Joomla! 1.5, Mantis, Silverstripe, OTRS, Project Pier and OpenLDAP.

JumpBoxes allow for quick and simple deployment of server-based applications. A JumpBox bundles the entire application stack into a turn-key, pre-configured unit that runs on top of virtualization software such as VMWare, Xen, Parallels Virtual Iron, and Microsoft Virtualization. Where typical deployment of a server-based application would take a technician several hours or even days, a JumpBox takes just minutes.

"Our goal is to get solid feedback from our users and accelerate the pace at which we can release new applications," said Sean Tierney, Co-founder and COO of JumpBox. "The Proving Grounds allows us to put experimental and beta products in the hands of our most passionate users early and often, creating a flow of new applications that eventually graduate to production status."

The JumpBox production library currently contains virtual appliances for a number of popular Open Source applications, including: Drupal, Joomla!, MediaWiki, DokuWiki, PunBB, Wordpress, SugarCRM, TWiki and Trac/Subversion. Deployment is quick and requires minimal technical skill. Value-added features such as automated backups and a consistent web based control panel also simplify usage for users. By facilitating faster deployment, lower costs and overhead and fewer headaches, JumpBoxes let people focus on their jobs, not worrying about getting software to work properly.

"JumpBoxes already provide an easy way to use a great selection of open source software," said Kimbro Staken, Co-founder and CEO of JumpBox. "With the Proving Grounds, we will be able to effectively release and test many new applications, reinforcing our position as the destination for ready-to-run virtual machines."

If you are interested in being a JumpBox Proving Grounds member, you can request an invitation by visiting http://www.jumpbox.net

About JumpBox Inc.:

JumpBox was founded in 2006 with the goal of making the deployment and management of server software dramatically easier. The company's JumpBoxes are virtual appliances that make this goal a reality. JumpBoxes are simple to deploy, easy to manage and support a wide variety of virtualization platforms. JumpBox is based in Tempe, AZ. For more information, visit http://www.jumpbox.com

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