UNITED STATES
                       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

                                October 28, 2004
                Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)

                               ACTUATE CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

         Delaware                        0-24607                 94-3193197
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 (State or other jurisdiction          (Commission            (I.R.S. Employer
      of incorporation)                File Number)          Identification No.)


          701 Gateway Boulevard, South San Francisco, California 94080
          (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

                                 (650) 837-2000
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)




Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein is the text
of a press release issued on October 28, 2004 by the registrant, Actuate
Corporation, regarding financial results for the registrant's third fiscal
quarter ended September 30, 2004.

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K is being furnished and shall
not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that
Section.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c)   Exhibits.

99.1  Actuate Corporation Press Release dated October 28, 2004




                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

                                         ACTUATE CORPORATION
                                             (Registrant)

Date: October 28, 2004
                                         /s/ DANIEL A. GAUDREAU
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                                         Daniel A. Gaudreau
                                         Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice
                                         President, Finance and Administration