San Mateo, Calif., May 13, 2008 –- Actuate Corporation (NASDAQ: ACTU), the leader in delivering Rich Internet Applications Without Limits™, today announced that Actuate Performancesoft Views (Views) has been approved as a Business Intelligence Tool within the Department of the Navy.

To gain approval for inclusion into the Navy’s approved business intelligence tool list, a functionality matrix and scorecard assessed 28 different applications. Views was one of seven applications achieving the ‘approved’ status. As a result of inclusion onto the list, Views is utilized on the Navy Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI), which provides a full range of network-based information services on a single, enterprise wide intranet. Specifically, NMCI links more than 400,000 workstations and laptops for 500,000 Navy and Marine Corps users across the continental United States, Hawaii, Cuba, Guam, Japan and Puerto Rico.

Rich Internet Capabilities Support Performance Management

“We are thrilled to be included in the Navy’s approved Business Intelligence Tool list,” said Steve Fluin, senior vice president and general manager, Performance Management Group, Actuate Corporation. “With the increased demand for visibility, accountability and fiscal responsibility in all areas of government, it is satisfying to see that we have been able to support military command’s performance management program with our solution.”

A Performance Management Seminar for Federal Government will take place on May 15th at the Performance Institute in Arlington, VA. For more information for this seminar, please visit: http://www.actuate.com/resources/emailblasts.asp?ArticleId=13085

Additional Resources

Information about Actuate Performancesoft Suite, which includes Views and Business Intelligence: http://www.actuate.com/products/performance-management/index.asp

Actuate Performancesoft Suite customer case studies: http://www.actuate.com/customers/by-solution/performance-management.asp.

About the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dam Neck

NSWC Dam Neck’s purpose is to strengthen national defense by providing innovative solutions for the country’s warfighters. The command provides force-level integrated and interoperable engineering solutions, mission critical control systems, and associated testing and training technologies to meet maritime, joint, special warfare and information operation requirements as they relate to surface warfare. As a Naval Surface Warfare Center Field Activity, NSWC Dam Neck’s Value Creation processes are Project Management and Technical Capabilities Management. It develops and sustain core competencies in Systems Engineering and Integration; System-of-Systems Engineering and Architectures; Planning and Execution for Test, Training and Experimentation; and Operational and Technology Assessment. Today, NSWC Dam Neck serves the Fleet as a tenant command at NAS Oceana Dam Neck Annex in Virginia Beach, VA. The Dam Neck base is located on Virginia Beach's Atlantic shore, near the site where the Jamestown settlers first landed. This geographic location, unique facilities, talented workforce and strong customer focus has made NSWC Dam Neck is committed to collaboration with other Naval Surface Warfare Centers and industry partners to provide capabilities to our warfighters at the right cost to the taxpayer.

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.

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