Progress unveils Actional Diagnostics

BEDFORD, USA: Progress Software Corporation, provider of application infrastructure software used to develop, deploy, integrate and manage business applications has announced that Progress Actional Diagnostics is now available for download.

Announced earlier in the year, Actional Diagnostics is the latest version of Mindreef SOAPscope Developer product.

It is a standalone, quality and validation desktop product that helps application developers build, test, and deliver high quality XML based services, including SOAP, REST, and POX.

Actional Diagnostics can detect issues early in the software development lifecycle, such as policy compliance, and software developers can use the product to quickly understand whether a service fits their needs before any code is written.

Once services are identified for use, developers can inspect, invoke, test, and create simulations for prototyping and problem solving.

Dan Foody, vice president of Actional products at Progress Software, said: “The general availability of Actional Diagnostics and the full Actional 8.0 product family enables developers and architects to guarantee the quality of their services better than ever before. We’re excited to launch the new developer community site and be able to interact with users online."

"We feel developers will gain incremental value from the site by sharing best practices among each other, while also having the ability to download the latest upgrades and inside information from Progress Software,” added Foody.

Capitalizing on patented Actional Flow Mapping technology, Actional Diagnostics includes a new feature called Application X-Ray, which enable developers to get “map view” that provides an application-centric view of the product.

Additionally, Actional 8.0 Enterprise is now available for purchase. Actional 8.0 Enterprise delivers ‘Business Transaction Assurance’ by providing visibility, validation, and policy enforcement for distributed applications, from development through application support. With Actional, businesses can ensure the success of every single important business transaction.

Moreover, the Actional 8.0 Enterprise product proactively ensures transaction reliability, beginning during the application development phase, to create higher quality services that are less likely to fail in QA, performance testing, or in production, the release added.