Campus Crusade for Christ Selects Actuate for e.business; Scalable, High-Performance e.Reporting Solution Enables e.Business for Largest-Staffed Christian Ministry in United States.

Business Editors and High-Tech Writers

SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 19, 2000

Actuate(R) Corporation (Nasdaq:ACTU), the leader in e.Reporting(TM) for e.Business, today announced that the country's largest Christian missions organization, Campus Crusade for Christ International, will use its Internet infrastructure solution.

Actuate will be used by Campus Crusade for Christ to provide division and ministry leaders at more than 750 locations worldwide with Web-based access to business information regarding organization finances and donations.

Selected for its design, performance and scalability features, Actuate provides Campus Crusade for Christ significant cost-savings and the efficient transfer of information to key decision-makers within the organization. The division and ministry leaders require timely access to personalized content regarding the availability of funds for various programs and knowledge of which persons are donating money to the organization.

"With more than 68 ministries and 20,000 full time staff in 181 countries, it is increasingly important for our organization to provide its people with the information required for them to make strategic decisions," said Tim Daley, Computer Services Project Leader, Campus Crusade for Christ. "Making customized business information available over the Web enables the people who lead and organize our programs around the world to make more informed decisions and do so in an efficient manner. We looked at other tools and they simply did not perform as well as Actuate, making our choice an easy one."

Based in Orlando, Florida, Campus Crusade for Christ International is an interdenominational ministry committed to helping take the gospel of Jesus Christ to all nations. http://www.ccci.org

"For every industry there is an e.Business application that requires a solution for publishing business information on a Web site," said Nico Nierenberg, chairman and CEO, Actuate. "The Web data publishing solution from Actuate, e.Reporting Suite 4, enables a company to enhance its e.Business site -- beyond brochureware and transaction capabilities -- with post-transaction content such as client stock portfolio reports, client statements and performance metrics, for the purpose of creating a more loyal customer base."

About Actuate Corporation

Actuate Corporation has established e.Reporting as the practice of publishing high-value business information on a Web site for use by customers, partners and employees. e.Reporting enables a company to enhance its e.Business site -- beyond brochureware and transaction capabilities -- with post-transaction content such as client stock portfolio reports, client statements and performance metrics, for the purpose of creating a more loyal customer base. A critical component of the Internet infrastructure, Actuate powers e.Business sites for Global 2000 companies and Internet start-ups including Bank of America, Charles Schwab, American Express, MCI/Worldcom, US West, HotJobs.com and Healtheon. Internet vendors reselling Actuate include Ariba, Aspect Development, BMC, Clarify, PeopleSoft and Siebel.

Founded in 1993, Actuate has headquarters in San Mateo, and 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.