Actuate Corporation and eMiddleware Help Customers Implement Web-based Spreadsheet Technology.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 22, 2002

Actuate Corporation (Nasdaq:ACTU), the Information Delivery market leader, today announced a Consultancy and Expert Services partnership with eMiddleware, selected as a preferred partner for the implementation and integration of Actuate's Formula One e.Spreadsheet Engine in the U.K. and Europe. The partnership will offer customers a fast-track route for capitalising on spreadsheet technology as a key component of their e-business development and Information Delivery strategy.

Formula One e.Spreadsheet Engine is part of a family of innovative e.Spreadsheet solutions from Actuate. It provides a robust development tool that enables Java developers to embed Excel-compatible reporting and charting into custom-built, Web-based applications that are deployed from J2EE-compliant application servers. Formula One e.Spreadsheet Engine's reporting functionality leverages the existing expertise and desktop software of Excel users in several ways, including the ability to utilize templates built in Excel or use the Actuate e.Spreadsheet Designer to create standard and custom reports on servers for delivery on the Web. Formula One e.Spreadsheet Engine imports raw business data on servers and exports richly formatted Excel files that promote more end-user understanding and interactivity than the standard CSV or tab-delimited files of other solutions.

Paul Das, Managing Director of eMiddleware, said: "Today's market demands robust, rapidly-built solutions that capitalize on new technologies and leverage the value of existing material. Our new partnership delivers this combination, building on the joint success we have already achieved. eMiddleware has employed Actuate's Formula One e.Spreadsheet Engine in strategic developments for clients ranging from Internet brokers to global manufacturers. Aggressive deadlines have been met, and even in the most challenging of environments the benefits have been quickly felt."

Alan Hamilton, Actuate UK's Managing Director, said: "eMiddleware has a wealth of expertise to complement the e.Spreadsheet Engine's power. By giving customers the means to embed familiar spreadsheet functionality in their Java applications, eMiddleware and e.Spreadsheet Engine provide the seamless integration so essential in today's rapidly-evolving marketplace. Like all Actuate's e.Spreadsheet Solutions, the e.Spreadsheet Engine enables businesses to gain maximum benefit from their existing investment in Excel skills and technology."

Actuate's partnership with eMiddleware provides organizations with a one-stop solution, with eMiddleware offering consultancy before specifying, developing and implementing the solution and providing continuing support. eMiddleware offers expertise in delivering solutions that leverage Web and wireless technology, and has extensive e.Spreadsheet Engine experience. Formula One e.Spreadsheet Engine is a key component in eMiddleware's Global Trading Platform (GTP), a framework of software engines that the company employs to create business solutions.

Formula One e.Spreadsheet Engine in Action

Applications of e.Spreadsheet Engine include:

-- Gathering and analyzing worldwide market research data, for a global
manufacturer

-- Enabling clients of an Internet broker to assess investment opportunities
online

-- Analyzing data from genetic sampling, to help genetic researchers identify
patterns and trends

-- Collating nationwide box office figures for entertainment industry
accountants, and analyzing the financial success of films

-- Performing complex tariff calculations for a cable TV operator's invoicing
system

-- Producing daily mutual fund valuation figures, for submission to an exchange
by a major bank

About eMiddleware

Trailblazing trading enterprises are today embracing eMiddleware's unique technology to re-invent themselves in an increasingly volatile world. eMiddleware's Global Trading Platform drives trading in today's e-markets, leveraging Web and wireless technology to deliver benefits at every stage of the rapidly-evolving trade cycle. The GTP's universal trading engines are the software components essential for re-engineering and running a market-facing enterprise, in any sphere of the market. eMiddleware employs these engines in business solutions -- solutions which are proven to deliver true speed and performance in the most challenging trading environments. Responsive and highly professional, eMiddleware fosters its founding values: commitment, clarity, care and creativity.

About Actuate Corporation

Actuate Corporation is the leading provider of Information Delivery solutions for Global 2000 companies and packaged application software vendors. Actuate provides the most effective platform for retrieving business information from corporate databases and delivering interactive Web pages and Excel spreadsheets to customers, partners and employees. Its infrastructure software is the foundation for applications such as client reporting, key performance indicators, CRM, and e-Procurement. Actuate content is seamlessly integrated into corporate Web sites and packaged applications and can be printed and used to exchange data with other applications. By instantly delivering personalized content to 100,000s of end users -- without downloads -- companies using Actuate can increase revenue, reduce costs and improve customer service. Actuate has over 1,600 direct customers and over 200 OEM partners, including almost thirty percent of the Fortune 1000.

Founded in 1993, Actuate has headquarters in South San Francisco, Calif., and has offices worldwide. For more information on Actuate, visit the company's Web site at www.actuate.com.

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