The guys over at Tempe based jumpbox.com announced today an exclusive distribution deal with blogging company Six Apart.

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.

Kudos to Sean and Kimbro, they have been plugging away at the Virtual appliance space for a couple years, backed by 2 small seed investment rounds.  This is a great play for them. See Six-Aparts annoucement here.

Tags: jumpbox, movabletype, Six Apart, tempe, Virtual appliance, Virtual Movable Type