Actuate and PeopleSoft Renew OEM Agreement.

Business Editors and High-Tech Writers

SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 30, 1999

Actuate Web Data Publishing Solution to be

Integrated and Distributed with

PeopleSoft Customer Relationship Management Products

Actuate(R) Corporation (NASDAQ: ACTU), the leader in e.Reporting(TM) for e.Business, today announced an extension of its partnership with PeopleSoft.

Expanding a relationship that has existed since 1997, Actuate's Web data publishing solution, e.Reporting Suite 4, will be integrated as part of PeopleSoft's Customer Relationship Management applications for use by Global 2000 companies and Internet start-ups.

"PeopleSoft customers require a means for publishing business data - such as client statements, performance metrics and reports - to their e.Business Web sites, and Actuate offers the premier solution for doing this," said Rick Bergquist, CTO at PeopleSoft. "Strategically, Actuate is key to the PeopleSoft e.Business proposition. As more and more information is captured in our applications, there is an increasing need by e.Businesses to quickly and securely publish this content on their Web sites in the form of rich, interactive pages."

"We are excited by the expanded use of Actuate by PeopleSoft" said Frank van Veenendaal, vice president, e.Business Application Partners, Actuate. "As PeopleSoft customers move to take advantage of the Internet, Actuate's Web data publishing solutions will be there to provide their employees, customers and suppliers with secure and personalized delivery of critical content".

About Actuate Corporation

Actuate Corporation, the pioneer in e.Reporting for e.Business, enables companies to differentiate their offerings by extending the value of information across the entire customer life-cycle, creating a more loyal customer base and giving them the edge in the ever-competitive e.Business world. The Actuate e.Reporting Suite 4 is the first-ever solution that automates the creation and delivery of structured, personalized content, providing tens of thousands of users with instant access to high-resolution, customized business information that is seamlessly integrated into a company's e.Business Web site.

Actuate's customers include the world's largest .com, financial services, telecommunications, health care and media companies. Software vendors reselling Actuate solutions include Ariba, Aspect Development, BMC, Clarify, InterNetworking Solutions, PeopleSoft and Siebel. Founded in 1993, and headquartered in San Mateo, Calif., Actuate has offices worldwide. For more information on Actuate, visit the company's Web site at http://www.actuate.com.

Note to Editors: Actuate, Live Report Documents, Report Encyclopedia and ReportCast are registered trademarks of Actuate Corporation. e.Report, e.Reporting, Live Report Extensions, ReportBlast, SmartSearch, Transporter, Virtual Report Distribution and XML Reports are trademarks of Actuate Corporation. All other products and corporate names referenced are trademarks of their respective companies. (c) 1999, Actuate Corporation.