GroundWork and Actuate to Deliver Industry's First Open Source IT Management Reporting Framework

Business Wire, March 13, 2007

SAN FRANCISCO -- GroundWork Open Source, Inc. (www.groundworkopensource.com), the leader in open source systems and network management software, today announced that it has purchased support from Actuate Corporation (NASDAQ:ACTU), the leader in Business Intelligence, Performance Management and Reporting Applications, to create the first Open Source reporting framework for IT infrastructure monitoring and management. By integrating Eclipse BIRT Report Engine into GroundWork Monitor Professional, GroundWork is able to provide organizations a flexible framework for managing and reporting on IT Service Level Agreements (SLAs).

Under the terms of the agreement, Actuate will support GroundWork developers using Actuate BIRT Report Designer Pro to develop detailed SLA reports that will be deployed with the open source Eclipse BIRT Report Engine within GroundWork Monitor Professional.

"GroundWork is excited to team with Actuate to offer detailed SLA reports and a framework specifically tailored to the needs of IT personnel," said Ranga Rangachari, CEO of GroundWork Open Source. "As open source systems management software solves the key needs of mid-market organizations, customers continue to move away from the monolithic and proprietary IT management vendors towards these flexible open source alternatives like GroundWork Monitor Professional."

GroundWork Monitor Professional enables centralized monitoring of the entire IT infrastructure, including Linux, Unix, and Windows servers, applications, databases, and network equipment. Through integration of more than 100 best of breed open source technologies, GroundWork Monitor Professional offers an enterprise-class solution through features that include performance graphs, executive-level dashboards, and SLA business reports, all at a fraction of the cost of traditional IT system and network monitoring software.

"BIRT is a logical extension to GroundWork Monitor Professional, because GroundWork's customers need clear accurate reports to give them added confidence in their business-critical applications," said Nobby Akiha, Senior Vice President of Marketing at Actuate. "We're excited to support GroundWork to ensure the design and development of compelling BIRT-based SLA reports for the GroundWork platform."

About Actuate Corporation

Actuate Corporation, the leader in Business Intelligence, Performance Management and Reporting Applications, enables organizations to develop solutions that optimize corporate performance. Applications built on Actuate's open source-based platform provide all stakeholders inside and outside the firewall, including employees, customers, partners and citizens with information that they can easily access and understand to maximize revenue, cut costs, improve customer satisfaction, streamline operations, create competitive advantage and make better decisions.

Actuate has over 4,000 customers globally in a diverse range of business areas including financial services and the public sector. Founded in 1993, Actuate has headquarters in South San Francisco, California, with offices worldwide. Actuate is listed on NASDAQ under the symbol ACTU. For more information on Actuate, visit the company's web site at www.actuate.com.

About GroundWork

San Francisco-based GroundWork Open Source, Inc. (http://www.groundworkopensource.com) is the leader in the fast-growth market for open source systems and network management software. The company unifies proven open source projects into a complete software solution for monitoring and managing the performance and availability of the entire IT infrastructure at a fraction of the cost of traditional software. A member of the Open Solutions Alliance, GroundWork is dedicated to driving the adoption of comprehensive open source business solutions. Thousands of systems administrators across hundreds of organizations worldwide have downloaded and deployed our products to monitor and manage the performance and availability of over one million systems and network devices. GroundWork customers represent a variety of industries, including education, financial services, government, manufacturing, and high technology. The company is privately held, with investments from Canaan Partners, Mayfield Fund, JAFCO Ventures and SAP Ventures.