Actuate adopts open-source approach to BI
News Actuate, the founder of the Eclipse Business Intelligence and Reporting Tools project, is stepping up its presence in the busy marketplace for business-intelligence software. Actuate initiated the Eclipse Business Intelligence and Reporting Tools...
[August 15, 2007, 11:45]
Actuate to buy Nimble
News Actuate announced plans on Tuesday to acquire privately held Nimble Technology for an undisclosed sum, in the latest of a flurry of acquisitions in the business software market. San Francisco-based Actuate sells so-called business intelligence...
[July 30, 2003, 9:10]
Can code crunchers be GUI gurus too?
Blog Put about (sorry, ‘constructed’) by US/Euro open source BI player Actuate, looking at this site got me thinking about the so-called ‘void’ that some vendors argue exists between those individuals focused on hard core coding mechanics and those...
[December 8, 2008, 12:00]
Zend launches Eclipse plug-in
News For example, a developer could combine a PHP plug-in with an Eclipse-based reporting software application, called the Business Intelligence and Reporting Tool from Actuate Software, to generate business reports from Web applications, said Doron...
[October 18, 2005, 15:00]
Steorn's free energy seems curiously expensive
Talkback and the other uses permanent magnets and a sheild to "actuate" them. Read their patent application.it's plugged into the wall. They have 2 configurations.uses electromagnets (Where's that electricity come from?
[August 22, 2006, 16:41]
Taking Risk Out of Actuarial Spreadsheets
White Papers The Actuate e.Spreadsheet Engine transforms Excel spreadsheets into Java components that developers can embed seamlessly into Java applications. The flexibility and familiarity of the Excel spreadsheet makes it the chosen tool of actuaries for...
[January 30, 2009, 8:30]
Solution Provider Improves Enrollment Data Reporting Tool by Moving to Windows
White Papers It now uses Microsoft SQL Server 2005, replacing Actuate with SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services. The company wanted to provide a more compelling product to customers, one that had more ways to present data and more flexibility in providing custom...
[September 5, 2007, 1:00]
Collaborative Reporting Architecture: Putting the Principles of Open Source to Work in Business Intelligence
White Papers With Actuate's Collaborative Reporting Architecture, companies can shift from a 'closed BI model' where information access and analysis is siloed, to an 'Open BI Model' that speeds report development by supporting collaboration amongst people of...
[August 7, 2009, 1:20]
Microsoft moves into business-reporting
News Hagerty pointed to two companies -- Crystal Decisions and Actuate -- as rivals in the business-reporting, or business intelligence, niche that might feel the most "heartburn" from Microsoft's plans. Actuate said on Thursday that Microsoft's...
[February 14, 2003, 11:09]
Business reporting: Microsoft changes the rules
News With the upcoming release of its new SQL Server database (code-named Yukon), Microsoft has decided to enter a market traditionally led by specialised business reporting software companies, such as Crystal Decisions and Actuate.
[March 14, 2003, 16:36]
Rich Information Applications or Business Intelligence - How Do I Choose?
White Papers Instead of supporting hundreds of users, Actuate-built applications can serve up to hundreds of thousands of users - employees, customers and partners. Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) tools are designed to help self-sufficient power users to...
[August 7, 2009, 1:20]
IBM signs up grid software partners
News They include Citrix's MetaFrame software for running desktop applications on server computers and business reporting software from Cognos and Actuate. Hoping to broaden the appeal of grid computing, IBM and a handful of software makers said on...
[June 17, 2004, 10:10]
Microsoft ventures into business intelligence
News With its entry into reporting, Microsoft will join many other established companies, such as Actuate, Business Objects and Cognos. Microsoft will fill out its business intelligence software portfolio with the release of a reporting application for...
[January 27, 2004, 8:45]
Business intelligence goes open source
News Meanwhile, a number of vendors are participating in an Eclipse open-source project Business Intelligence and Reporting Tools (BIRT), which was founded by Actuate. On the heels of open-source databases come business-intelligence tools, with smaller...
[April 24, 2006, 8:55]
IBM stirs search technology into Masala
News In July, Actuate purchased another EII start-up called Nimble Technology. IBM plans to add the results of ongoing research in search technology to its software for connecting disparate data sources. The company said it will draw on its research...
[September 3, 2003, 9:49]
