Exhibit 23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Board of Directors
Actuate Corporation:
We consent to the use of our report dated March 10, 2010, with respect to the consolidated balance
sheets of Actuate Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, and the related
consolidated statements of income, stockholders equity and comprehensive income, and cash flows
for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2009, and related financial
statement schedule, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of
December 31, 2009, incorporated herein by reference.
/S/
KPMG LLP
Mountain View, California
June 24, 2010