Actuate First to Provide Support for Eclipse BIRT 2.3

June 30, 2008 2:35 PM EDT

SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Actuate Corporation (NASDAQ: ACTU), the leader in delivering Rich Internet Applications Without Limits(TM), today announced that effective immediately, Actuate is providing full support for Eclipse BIRT 2.3, the latest version of the Eclipse open source Business Intelligence and Reporting Tools project. BIRT 2.3 is part of Ganymede, a coordinated release of 23 different Eclipse open source projects that was made available on June 25.

Actuate is providing support for organizations that build applications using BIRT 2.3 with the following simultaneously released products and services:

    --  Actuate's award-winning Customer Support organization is ready
        to provide technical assistance to users migrating to BIRT 2.3
        or starting new projects with the latest release. For more
        information, visit BIRT Exchange at:
        http://www.birt-exchange.com/modules/products/support.php.

    --  BIRT Exchange www.birt-exchange.com is version 2.3 ready with
        forums, product downloads, tips and tricks for a growing
        community of BIRT developers.

    --  The BIRT Exchange Wiki includes a BIRT 2.3 FAQ, which is
        available at http://www.birt-exchange.com/wiki/FAQ:BIRT_2.3/.

    --  The 'What's New in BIRT 2.3' web seminar is available for
        anytime viewing at:
        http://www.birt-exchange.com/modules/news-events/webinar.php?
        lid=373. (Due to its length, this URL may need to be
        copied/pasted into your Internet browser's address field.
        Remove the extra space if one exists.)

    --  Milestone builds of Actuate 10, Actuate's upcoming value-added
        commercial BIRT 2.3 based platform, are immediately available
        on BIRT Exchange for download at:
        http://www.birt-exchange.com/wiki/Actuate_10/.

BIRT 2.3 is available for download on BIRT Exchange at http://www.birt-exchange.com/modules/wfdownloads/ and includes the following key features:

    --  BIRT JavaScript Debugger and improved JavaScript Editor

    --  Crosstab enhancements, including scripting and derived
        measures

    --  Crosstab support for displaying measures as horizontal or
        vertical Charts

    --  Bi-directional support for all output formats, with the
        ability to mix within one report

    --  Horizontal Page Breaks for tables and crosstabs to prevent
        cluttered printouts and excessive scrolling

    --  Prototype integration of the Eclipse Data Tools Platform (DTP)
        Project SQL Graphical Query Builder

BIRT 2.3 represents a total of over 1.6 million lines of code, addresses over 250 enhancements, is fully integrated into the Eclipse and Java internationalization/localization infrastructure and is tested for 23 locales including Japanese, Korean, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Arabic and Hebrew. The product also includes updated online documentation created by professional technical writers, as well as demos, code snippets, an example database and articles on common usage scenarios.

To learn more about BIRT, please visit BIRT Exchange at http://www.birt-exchange.com/.

About Actuate Corporation

Actuate Corporation is dedicated to increasing the richness, interactivity and effectiveness of enterprise data, for everyone, everywhere. Actuate delivers the next generation RIA-ready information platform for both customer and employee-facing applications. The Actuate platform boasts unmatched scalability, high-performance, reliability and security. Its proven RIA capabilities and highly collaborative development architecture are backed by the world's largest open source information application developer community, grounded in BIRT, the Eclipse Foundation's only top level Business Intelligence and reporting project.

Global 9000 organizations use Actuate to roll out RIA-enabled customer loyalty and Performance Management applications that improve customer satisfaction and employee productivity. The company has over 4,200 customers globally in a diverse range of business areas including financial services and the public sector, many of which have a long history of deploying Actuate-based solutions for dozens, or even hundreds of their mission-critical applications. Founded in 1993, Actuate has headquarters in San Mateo, California, with offices worldwide. Actuate is listed on NASDAQ under the symbol ACTU. For more information on Actuate, visit the company's web site at www.actuate.com.

Copyright (C) 2008 Actuate Corporation. All rights reserved. Actuate and the Actuate logo are registered trademarks of Actuate Corporation and/or its affiliates in the U.S. and certain other countries. All other brands, names or trademarks mentioned may be trademarks of their respective owners.

Source: Actuate Corporation

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