Why pick Actuate as your Information Application standard?

Actuate's Rich Information Application-ready, open source-based BI tools can be deployed in any pre-existing or new development project to create a progressive, collaborative reporting environment that allows developers, report writers and end users to create and/or use applications rich in interactivity, depth, span and complexity. With BIRT at its core, the Actuate suite of BIRT-based products creates an environment that is virtually boundless; an infrastructure in which to build and deploy Rich Information Applications without Limits.â„¢

BIRT Report Designers: Provide your developers with the best tools available in the marketplace, downloaded more than seven million times. BIRT report designers from Actuate are born from open source. They are built using a web design metaphor, support user interactivity, embed Adobe Flash widgets, and offer complete scripting support. Learn More	One Technology, Multiple Deployment Alternatives: A diverse set of deployment alternatives from embedded engines to the Actuate iServer platform meet the reporting needs of every embedded application, workgroup, or large enterprise deployment, including customers and partners outside the firewall. Learn More
Applications for your Industry: Actuate technology powers solutions that improve corporate performance, increase efficiency and enable sustainable enterprises. Actuate is the backbone of customer-facing online channel applications that provide interactive, easy-to-use, high-quality, real-time content outside the Firewall. Browse applications powered by Actuate. Click Here	Track KPI's and Measure Performance with Views: Actuate's performance management suite shares a common infrastructure with all other Actuate products and supports "drill through" to operational data for root cause analysis. This allows customers to further extend the value of their information applications while supporting any performance management methodology such as Balanced Scorecard, Malcolm Baldrige, Six Sigma, etc. Learn More
Drive 100% Adoption, Deliver a Rich Information Application: Actuate breaks down the barriers to adoption by providing users with personalized and interactive content accessible from a single, intuitive interface. Each user enjoys a zero-training environment to customize their information visualizations thus driving adoption. Learn More	Integrate and Simplify Data:  Access data in multiple data warehouses, transactional applications, and custom legacy data sources. Efficiently deliver it to end users in engaging and meaningful ways while adhering to corporate standards. Learn More
Server-Driven Spreadsheets for the Power User: While other spreadsheet tools claim to automate the process, only Actuate e.Spreadsheet truly delivers; securely providing live business data, on demand, as easy-to-use and familiar Excel© spreadsheets, with all formatting, formulas and graphs intact. Learn More	Open Source to Enterprise, we got it covered: View a complete index of Actuate's product family, from embeddable BIRT and e.Spreadsheet Java components to iServer Enterprise and Actuate Mobile. Actuate delivers the goods, anywhere.  Click Here

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A successful information application can meet the growing needs of users while being deployed easily, effectively and economically. Actuate's RIA-ready platform supports output formats such as print, PDF, Excel and interactive web pages. The use of Flash charts and animated widgets to present rich interactive visualizations provide users with an intuitive environment that incurs zero training costs. The optional use of meta data provides customers the flexibility to determine how content is created and reused, providing the fastest possible time to market with low setup costs. Progressive design and end user interactivity reduces the quantity of reports that need to be created while meeting the always-changing demands of every user.