ACTUATE E.BUSINESS SEMINARS GARNER BROAD INTERNET PARTNER SUPPORT

Regional Events to Highlight Actuate Web Content Management Solution for e.Business

SAN MATEO, Calif., - August 24, 1999 - Actuate® Corporation (NASDAQ: ACTU), the pioneer in e.Reporting for e.Business, today announced a line-up of leading Internet consulting partners it will collaborate with on a series of upcoming e.Business seminars. Focused on Actuate's recently introduced Web content management solution, e.Reporting Suite 4, these regional events will be co-sponsored by Web-centric consulting and training companies such as BSI, Origin Technologies, Silverstream and Synergy Solutions.

"We are looking forward to presenting the benefits of Actuate's e.Reporting solution in today's complex IT enhanced corporate structure which is shaping up to be a new e-world," said Michael McNeilly, director of operations, Synergy Solutions. "Actuate's e.Reporting solution allows streamlined content management to all levels of a company, creating a degree of personalization and efficiency not previously known. Synergy Solutions is excited to be a partner with Actuate, who is showing definitive leadership in creating this new technology."

The schedule of Actuate e.Business seminars through September includes:

-Synergy Solutions, Raleigh Durham, North Carolina, September 30

-Origin Technologies, Cincinnati, Ohio, September 15

-BSI and Silverstream, Dallas, Texas, September 22

For more information regarding upcoming Actuate e.Business seminars, please contact Linda Baxter, marketing manager, at 650-425-1520.