Pentagon Renovation Program Selects Actuate's performancesoft pbviews to Drive its Performance Management Initiative; The Pentagon Renovation Program Becomes the Latest US Defense Agency to Increase Alignment and Visibility with pbviews

Business Wire, Feb 21, 2006

TORONTO -- performancesoft Inc., a division of Actuate Corporation (NASDAQ:ACTU) and the leading provider of Performance Management solutions, announced today that Pentagon Renovation and Construction Program Office (PENREN), a division of Washington Headquarters Services, has adopted performancesoft pbviews to drive its Performance Management initiative. PENREN is responsible for renovating the Pentagon, the military headquarters of the United States.

Using the Balanced Scorecard methodology to drive organizational performance, PENREN selected pbviews as a means of automating the framework, providing clear visualization of goals and better alignment of activities to strategy. The robustness of pbviews will also allow PENREN to further expand its Performance Management and Balanced Scorecard initiatives into other areas of the organization, and will help to disseminate top-line strategy down to front-line staff.

About the Pentagon Renovation and Construction Program Office

The Pentagon Renovation and Construction Program Office is charged with transforming the 60 year old headquarters of the United States military into a modern, flexible and efficient work environment. The project requires the phased relocation of 25,000 Pentagon tenants, removing thousands of tons of hazardous materials, modernizing the utility and IT infrastructure and improving force protection and energy efficiency. For more information, visit: renovation.pentagon.mil.

About performancesoft Inc.

Founded in 1993, performancesoft, a division of Actuate Corporation, is the acknowledged leader in the Performance Management and Balanced Scorecard categories, with the richest, most intuitive and easiest to use product, and the largest number of successful deployments worldwide. Its state of the art software, practical expertise and unparalleled customer support make pbviews the solution of choice for today's performance driven US Defense organizations, which include: HQ US Air Force Reserve Command, US Army Corps of Engineers, US Department of Homeland Security, US Naval Undersea Warfare Center, US Marine Corps and many more. For more information on how performancesoft helps US Defense agencies reach the next level of performance excellence, visit: www.performancesoft.com.

About Actuate Corporation

Actuate Corporation is the world leader in Enterprise Reporting and Performance Management Applications that empower 100% of users to achieve breakthrough corporate performance. Actuate provides the most scalable, reliable, flexible and high-performing reporting capabilities for every application in the enterprise. Customers use Actuate to deliver information in context to users inside and outside the firewall as Performance Management and Customer Self-Service applications, managed spreadsheet applications and Java reporting applications.

Actuate has over 3,500 customers globally in a range of industries including banking, insurance, manufacturing, communications, and government. Founded in 1993, Actuate has headquarters in South San Francisco, Calif., with 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.

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