MuleSource, makers of the open source Mule ESB, are launching a collaborative development site Tuesday for Mule extensions and applications built by the Mule community and partners. Called MuleForge, the site provides a platform where developers can download, test and contribute to a range of re-usable Mule extensions, MuleSource said. Also featured are tips, documentation and other resources, MuleForge automate MuleSource, makers of the open source Mule ESB, are launching a collaborative development site Tuesday for Mule extensions and applications built by the Mule community and partners. Called MuleForge, the site provides a platform where developers can download, test and contribute to a range of re-usable Mule extensions, MuleSource said. Also featured are tips, documentation and other resources, MuleForge automates the building and compiling of code, collecting dependencies needed in the process to save developers time. “We’re seeing an explosion of developer interest around using Mule to solve major integration challenges and it makes sense for us to provide a central repository to host these conversations and code contributions,” said Ross Mason, CTO and co-founder of MuleSource, in a statement released by the company. “Developers get access to a community of peers who can test and give feedback on code as well as help each other solve technical problems.” More than 40 projects are hosted on MuleForge, including a Salesforce.com connector allowing developers to enable real-time communications between Salesforce.com and internal data. Also featured are a Mule plug-in for AS/400 queuing support, a JavaSpaces integration package and a SIP (session initiation protocol) connector for using Mule to integrate data and services in VOIP and other telco applications. MuleForge also features source code control through Subversion, continuous builds via Bamboo and issue-tracking through Jira. Users also get access to many developers and thousands of users to develop and test code. Technology Industry