Cúram Software Announces Alliance With Actuate Corporation, Offering Embedded BI and Analytics for Social Enteprises

Alliance Will Enhance Decision Making and Provide More Flexible, Open Business Intelligence

Herndon, Va.- April 14, 2011 - Cúram Software, the leading provider of Social Enterprise Management (SEM) software solutions, today announced a technology alliance with Actuate Corporation (NASDAQ: BIRT), the people behind BIRT® and the leading open source business intelligence vendor. The alliance will provide customers with the benefits of a robust commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) solution designed specifically for social enterprises combined with a BI solution to deliver dynamic, accurate and interactive information to both technical and business users – supporting accurate decisions and leading to improved outcomes for citizens.

By embedding open source business intelligence technology based on Eclipse BIRT (Business Intelligence and Reporting Tools) within the Cúram Business Application Suite™, Cúram Software is uniquely able to provide caseworkers, supervisors and agency management critical analytical reports within the context of a Cúram case. Actuate’s value-added BIRT-based products give Cúram customers a high degree of flexibility for agency-specific ad-hoc reporting, dashboarding, analytic and distribution capabilities. A complement to the overall Cúram Software BI and reporting strategy, the alliance with Actuate solidifies Cúram Software’s commitment to improving individual and family outcomes by providing a flexible, open BI and reporting architecture, domain specific and regulatory reporting, and unparalleled embedded analytics.

By embedding the BIRT solution into Cúram Software’s industry-leading SEM software solution, organizations will have immediate access to context-based decision making, and KPI analysis,” said Nobby Akiha SVP, Marketing, Actuate Corporation. “We look forward to working with Cúram Software to jointly leverage each other’s capabilities to dramatically enhance decision-making reporting and analytics for social enterprises.”

Cúram Software and Actuate recognize that robust BI and reporting capabilities are critical in helping social enterprises organize and deploy information that is relevant, timely and supports all levels of decision making including regulatory compliance, operational performance, and program dashboards. This incorporates data from the past and in the present using real-time analysis that help organizations make real-time adjustments and plan for the future.

The Cúram Business Application Suite is the only solution to embed domain-specific analytics directly into the case lifecycle including case load reporting, family risk assessments, and client progress dashboards. With this model, Cúram is able to focus on the needs of clients and the long-term outcomes, while continuing to deliver out-of-the-box operational trend analysis.

As the global leader in Social Enterprise Management (SEM) with a solution covering the full range of social programs, Cúram Software has over 70 customers worldwide, spanning the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Australia and New Zealand.

Cúram Software chose Actuate based upon the strength of Actuate’s value-added offerings for BIRT, as well as the company’s rich expertise and proven leadership in the business intelligence market," said Ernie Connon, president, Cúram Software. “Through our new alliance with Actuate, customers can utilize BIRT’s open source reports embedded in Cúram and dynamic content using Actuate’s commercial software.”

SEM is a category of enterprise software that is citizen-centric and leverages COTS products to transform as well as modernize health, human services, workforce services, and social security agencies. SEM provides comprehensive enterprise eligibility IT solutions – crossing agency boundaries, simplifying policies, and integrating with existing technology. SEM fosters holistic, convenient services for citizens as well as provides screening for needs and referrals to state- and community-based resources.
 

Actuate - the people behind BIRT:
Actuate founded and co-leads the Eclipse BIRT open source project. ActuateOne is a unified suite of products for rapidly developing and deploying BIRT-based custom Business Intelligence applications and information applications. Applications built with ActuateOne provide one user experience regardless of task or skill level; are supported by one server for any deployment including cloud and are built with one BIRT design that can access and integrate any data source - including high volume print streams. ActuateOne adds rich data visualizations, including interactivity, dashboards, analytics, and deployment options to web and mobile BIRT applications, helping organizations drive revenue through higher customer satisfaction and improved operational performance.  Actuate has over 4,700 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 BIRT. For more information, visit the company's web site at www.actuate.com or visit the BIRT community at www.birt-exchange.com.
 

About Cúram Software:
Cúram Software is the leading provider of Social Enterprise Management (SEM) software solutions, delivering best-in-class applications for social enterprises globally including, health and human services, workforce services, and social security organizations. Using the Cúram Business Application Suite™ agencies can immediately reap the benefits of client-centric business processes and an outcomes-driven integrated service delivery model. The Cúram Business Application Suite, underpinned by the Cúram Enterprise Framework™, combines the advantages of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) software, an enterprise platform and service-oriented architecture with the business and technical flexibility required to allow agencies to implement solutions to meet their strategic objectives. Cúram Software is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland with offices throughout North America, Europe, Australia, and India. For more information, visit www.curamsoftware.com.