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                        SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549
  
                             ________________________
  
                                     FORM 8-K
  
                                  CURRENT REPORT
                      PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                          SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
  
        Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): February 29, 2000
  
  
                                ACTUATE CORPORATION
              (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
  
           Delaware                    0-24607                     94-3193197
           --------                    -------                     ----------
  (State or other jurisdiction       (Commission                (I.R.S. Employer
       of incorporation)             File Number)              Identification No.)
  
              999 Baker Way, Suite 200  San Mateo, California  94404
           (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
  
        Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (650) 425-2300
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  Item 2.   Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
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               Actuate Corporation ("Actuate"), a Delaware corporation, acquired
  Open Software Technology, LLC ("OST"), a New Jersey Limited Liability Company,
  in exchange for cash and shares of Actuate Common Stock (the "Exchange"). The
  Exchange was accomplished pursuant to the terms of a Purchase Agreement
  (attached as Exhibit 2.1 hereto), dated February 29, 2000 (the "Purchase
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  Agreement"), by and among Actuate, Rohit Mathur, Barry Clague, Anita Gupta and
  Sowmya Narayan (collectively, the "Owners").  The terms of the Purchase
  Agreement reflected the arm's-length negotiations among the parties.
  
               Pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement, all issued and
  outstanding Membership Interests of OST were exchanged for 51,282 shares of
  Actuate Common Stock, $9,333,334 and the net assets of OST as of closing.
  Under the terms of the Purchase Agreement, approximately ten percent (10%) of
  the aggregate consideration to be received by the Owners was placed in an
  escrow account with Greater Bay Trust Company as security for the agreement of
  the Owners to indemnify Actuate for certain contingencies.
  
  
  Item 7.      Financial Statements and Exhibits.
  
               (a)   The Registrant is required to file the financial statements
  of OST. Such financial statements will be filed by amendment not later than 60
  days after the date this report on Form 8-K must be filed.
  
               (b)   The Registrant is required to file pro forma financial
  information in connection with the acquisition. Such pro forma financial
  information will be filed by amendment not later than 60 days after the date
  this report on Form 8-K must be filed.
  
               (c)   Exhibits:
  
  
                 Exhibit      Description
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                 2.1          Form of Purchase Agreement dated February 29, 2000,
                              by and among Actuate Corporation, Rohit Mathur,
                              Barry Clague, Anita Gupta and Sowmya Narayan.
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                                    SIGNATURES
                                    ----------
  
  
         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
  registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  
  
  
                                     Actuate Corporation
  
  
  Date:  March 10, 2000              /s/  William P. Garvey
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                                     William P. Garvey
                                     Secretary
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text: SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549
  
                             ________________________
  
                                     FORM 8-K
  
                                  CURRENT REPORT
                      PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                          SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
  
        Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): February 29, 2000
  
                                ACTUATE CORPORATION
              (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
           Delaware                    0-24607                     94-3193197
           --------                    -------                     ----------
  (State or other jurisdiction       (Commission                (I.R.S. Employer
       of incorporation)             File Number)              Identification No.)
  
              999 Baker Way, Suite 200  San Mateo, California  94404
           (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
  
        Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (650) 425-2300
  Item 2.   Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
            ------------------------------------
  
               Actuate Corporation ("Actuate"), a Delaware corporation, acquired
  Open Software Technology, LLC ("OST"), a New Jersey Limited Liability Company,
  in exchange for cash and shares of Actuate Common Stock (the "Exchange"). The
  Exchange was accomplished pursuant to the terms of a Purchase Agreement
  (attached as Exhibit 2.1 hereto), dated February 29, 2000 (the "Purchase
               -----------
  Agreement"), by and among Actuate, Rohit Mathur, Barry Clague, Anita Gupta and
  Sowmya Narayan (collectively, the "Owners").  The terms of the Purchase
  Agreement reflected the arm's-length negotiations among the parties.
  
               Pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement, all issued and
  outstanding Membership Interests of OST were exchanged for 51,282 shares of
  Actuate Common Stock, $9,333,334 and the net assets of OST as of closing.
  Under the terms of the Purchase Agreement, approximately ten percent (10%) of
  the aggregate consideration to be received by the Owners was placed in an
  escrow account with Greater Bay Trust Company as security for the agreement of
  the Owners to indemnify Actuate for certain contingencies.
  
  Item 7.      Financial Statements and Exhibits.
  
               (a)   The Registrant is required to file the financial statements
  of OST. Such financial statements will be filed by amendment not later than 60
  days after the date this report on Form 8-K must be filed.
  
               (b)   The Registrant is required to file pro forma financial
  information in connection with the acquisition. Such pro forma financial
  information will be filed by amendment not later than 60 days after the date
  this report on Form 8-K must be filed.
  
               (c)   Exhibits:
  
                 Exhibit      Description
                 -------      -----------
                 2.1          Form of Purchase Agreement dated February 29, 2000,
                              by and among Actuate Corporation, Rohit Mathur,
                              Barry Clague, Anita Gupta and Sowmya Narayan.
  SIGNATURES
                                    ----------
  
         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
  registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  
                                     Actuate Corporation
  
  Date:  March 10, 2000              /s/  William P. Garvey
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                                     William P. Garvey
                                     Secretary