Actuate University LaunchedActuate Ensures 100% Adoption of Enterprise Reporting Applications with Augmented Training Programs South San Francisco, Calif. – February 17, 2004 – Actuate Corporation (NASDAQ: ACTU), the world leader in Enterprise Reporting Applications, today announced the launch of Actuate University, a set of programs designed to provide quality training and certification for Actuate customers, partners and employees. The mandate of Actuate University is to develop overall skills and knowledge within the organization to ensure 100% adoption of Enterprise Reporting Applications by target users, resulting in improved information flow and productivity throughout the enterprise. In addition, education programs provided by Actuate University accelerate the development and deployment of Enterprise Reporting Applications by educating IT staff on how to quickly create the right applications and easily maintain them. Actuate University offers a single point of access for all Enterprise Reporting Application related training needs, and simplifies the mechanics of delivering training programs at any of Actuate’s regional training campuses, client locations or by Actuate Training Partners located worldwide. Training formats will be expanded beyond instructor-led, classroom delivery to include online learning. “Actuate University aims to reach beyond the notion of features and functions to arm students with the skills necessary for success, such as implementation best practices and application knowledge,” said Matt Kuckuk, vice president of e.Services for Actuate. “As part of this goal, we offer the Actuate Certified Professional Program to ensure that partners and implementation professionals have the most commonly needed knowledge and skills to successfully develop, enhance and maintain Enterprise Reporting Applications for 100% adoption.” Actuate University’s professional curriculum has been developed for use in an instructor-led environment. This interactive approach to training is designed to rapidly develop product competency, ensuring the quick deployment and long-lasting success of any Enterprise Reporting Application. Currently, Actuate University offers over 20 courses, available globally, that cover Actuate 6 and Actuate 7. Course offerings include: Fundamentals of e.Report Design e.Report Designer Professional e.Report Designer Professional Using Siebel Actuate Information Delivery API Workshop Developing Customized Reports Managing the Actuate iServer System Customizing Web Applications Using Active Portal for JSP Designing and Publishing e.Spreadsheet Reports Actuate 7 - Developer Delta Course Actuate 7 - Administrator Delta Course Introduction to Formula One e.Report Designer Actuate University is in the process of finalizing an education program for Implementation Best Practices which will highlight the most effective techniques used by Actuate Consultants to create Enterprise Reporting Applications that are effective at imparting information intuitively to the target user base. For More Information To learn more about on-site training, register for a class, view suggested learning paths, or find answers to additional questions, please e-mail university@actuate.com or visit http://www.actuate.com/university. ABOUT ACTUATE CORPORATION Actuate Corporation is the world leader in Enterprise Reporting Applications that ensure 100% adoption by users. Actuate’s Enterprise Reporting Application Platform is the foundation on which Global 9000 organizations (companies with annual revenues greater than $1 billion) and packaged application software vendors develop intuitive, Web portal-like reporting and analytic applications that empower 100% of users with decision-making information. These applications are deployed inside and outside the firewall to improve corporate performance across a range of business functions including financial management, sales, human resource management, and customer self-service. When tested against other business intelligence products, Actuate’s Enterprise Reporting Application Platform has been proven to offer industry-leading scalability and the lowest Total Cost of Ownership. Actuate has over 2,700 customers globally in a range of industries including financial services, pharmaceuticals, insurance, and distribution services, as well as the government sector. Founded in 1993, Actuate has headquarters in South San Francisco, Calif., and has offices worldwide. Actuate is listed on the NASDAQ exchange under the symbol ACTU. For more information on Actuate, visit the company's Web site at www.actuate.com ### Actuate is a registered trademark of Actuate Corporation. e.Reporting and e.Spreadsheet are trademarks of Actuate Corporation. Other company names and trademarks are trademarks of their respective companies. © 2004, Actuate Corporation
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