reporting system used for complex business reports, such as phone bills and Payroll reports

The Actuate Corporation develops Business Intelligence and Reporting software, that are focused on enterprise reporting solutions. The company also acquired http://www.performancesoft.com Performancesoft Inc.,the maker of pbViews, an industry leading Performance management and balanced scorecard software vendor.

To put into action or motion; to move or incite to action; to influence actively; to move as motives do; -- more commonly used of persons.

Put in action; actuated.

put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits"

to cause the start of another thing To actuate the program it is necessary to first remove the locking mechanism. actuation (n)

To set into operation; especially, an installed fire protection system.

To carry out in practice; to perform.