Exhibit
99.1
Appointment Adds Public Enterprise Software Management Expertise to Board of Directors
San Mateo, California, July 21, 2010 – Actuate Corporation (NASDAQ:ACTU), The people behind
BIRT™, announced today that Raymond L. Ocampo Jr., an esteemed Silicon Valley leader with
extensive enterprise software company expertise has joined the company’s Board of Directors.
“I met Ray in 1986 and have continued to be impressed by his general management skill and business
acumen. By appointing him, we are adding another individual with deep and wide experience
in running public enterprise software companies to our Board of Directors,” said Pete
Cittadini, CEO and president of Actuate Corporation. “Ray is well respected in Silicon Valley and
remains very active in the corporate and legal community. I look forward to working with him
again.”
Raymond L. Ocampo Jr. is Chief Executive Officer of Samurai Surfer LLC, a private investment
and consulting company, and is a member of the board of directors of PMI Group, Inc. and Keynote
Systems, Inc. He retired in November 1996 as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
of Oracle Corporation after serving as its chief legal counsel for more than a decade. After
retiring from Oracle Corporation, Mr. Ocampo co-founded the Berkeley Center for Law & Technology,
the top-rated intellectual property program in the United States, and served as its executive
director for two years. He has served on several public company boards since his retirement from
Oracle Corporation and chairs the Asian Pacific Fund, a San Francisco-based community foundation.
He was the 2001-2 chair of the Section of Science & Technology Law of the American Bar Association
and is a member of the ABA Journal board of editors.
“Actuate’s unique open source-driven enterprise software business model is poised to capitalize on
the momentum around BIRT,” said Raymond Ocampo. “I look forward to working closely with Pete, his
management team, my fellow board members and the rest of the company to help Actuate to maximize
its great potential.”
Actuate – the people behind BIRT
Actuate founded and continues to co-lead the Eclipse BIRT open source project. BIRT is the premier
development environment for Rich Information Applications that present data in compelling and
interactive ways via the web on any device. Actuate and its people are dedicated to making BIRT the
best environment for our customers to develop Web 2.0 applications that drive revenue through
higher customer satisfaction/loyalty and improve operational performance. The people of Actuate
continually participate in and provide resources for the vibrant open source community that has
emerged around BIRT. Anybody can participate in the BIRT movement by visiting
www.birt-exchange.com.
Actuate offers value-add BIRT products and services that speed the development process and bring
additional functionality, interactivity and enterprise scalability to BIRT-based Rich Information
Applications. Actuate has over 4,500 customers globally in a diverse range of business areas
including financial services and the public sector. Founded in 1993, Actuate is headquartered in
San Mateo, California, with offices worldwide. Actuate is listed on NASDAQ under the symbol ACTU.
For more information, visit the company’s web site at
www.actuate.com.
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