MuleSource Named a CRN Emerging Technology Vendor

SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwire - June 30, 2009) - MuleSource, the leading provider of open source service oriented architecture (SOA) infrastructure software, today announced it has been selected as a CRN Emerging Technology Vendor for the second consecutive year. CRN's Emerging Technology Vendor list captures companies that are delivering high margins for solution providers with innovative and easy-to-use technology that undercuts industry giants.

Mule ESB is the world's most widely used open source enterprise service bus, with over 1.5 million downloads and more than 2,000 production deployments. With Mule ESB's simplified development model and lightweight architecture, Developers can be productive in minutes, easily creating and integrating application services. Mule ESB takes the complexity out of integration, enabling developers to easily build high-performance, multi-protocol transactions between heterogeneous systems and services.

The MuleSource Partner Program gives organizations the expertise to market, configure, customize and implement SOA and integration solutions for customers worldwide. MuleSource now boasts 29 consulting and technology partners in the program across North America, Europe, Latin America, and the Pacific Rim.

"Solution Providers seek out innovative vendors that create new and innovative ideas to help them build revenue and customer loyalty. Our Emerging Tech list is where Solution Providers go to find these vendors. We congratulate all of the vendors for their innovation and creativity and their commitment to the technology sales channel," said Robert C. DeMarzo, senior vice president and editorial director, Everything Channel.

The vendors who make the CRN Emerging Technology Vendor list were founded in 2001 or later, have revenue under $1 billion and have an active U.S. channel strategy. Final selection to the Emerging Technology Vendor list was made by the CRN editorial team after a review of submitted information.

"After an in-depth selection process, as we do for all technologies we represent, we have chosen Mule ESB as the premiere open source ESB for the French market," said Jerome Sandrini, CEO of FastConnect SAS, a leading Paris-based IT consultancy. "With Mule ESB Enterprise, we are able to offer our clients a robust solution for integration and service-orientation, combining developer simplicity and adherence to open standards with the enterprise-class features, performance and management tools that our clients demand for their most mission-critical applications."

About MuleSource

MuleSource is the leading provider of open source service oriented architecture (SOA) infrastructure software. With more than 1.5 million downloads and thousands of production deployments, Mule is the world's most reliable and widely used open source enterprise service bus (ESB) and integration platform. MuleSource delivers enterprise class software, support and services to the thousands of organizations that are using Mule, including industry leaders such as Walmart.com, Nestlé and DHL as well as 5 of the top 10 European and U.S. financial institutions. MuleSource is headquartered in San Francisco with offices worldwide. For more information, visit www.mulesource.com.

Contact Information: Contact for MuleSource Ray George Page One PR 650.922.3825