Dan Foody, chief technology officer at Sonic, said Actional 6.0 can help companies learn more about services inter-actions within a business context and includes automated runtime governance to enforce services policies. The new version also adds the ability to secure end-to-end process flows and to create and enforce security at the process level, he said.

Foody said the upgrades can support the growing number of companies where "the business person is now starting to get involved in SOA initiatives." Actional 6.0 can also ensure that processes comply with emerging regulations, he said.

Sonic acquired the Actional technology when its parent company, Progress Software Corp., purchased Actional Corp. earlier this year.