Rich Information Applications (RIAs) that include a BIRT iServer allow users to access Actuate BIRT, BIRT open-source products, BIRT Spreadsheet options, BIRT Performance Management, e.Report and Analytics products and to create and deliver resulting reports via a web-based user interface. With BIRT iServer Enterprise, organizations can deploy the widest variety of reports, from simple lists to RIAs running inside and outside the firewall.

Out of the box, BIRT iServer Enterprise includes the following functionality:

• Schedules, runs, presents, delivers and stores reports for sharing with other users
• Controls user- and role-based access to content
• Provides integrated or stand-alone access to content creation applications and services
• Includes data drivers for popular data source types and tools to develop access to custom data sources

Actuate’s Rich Information Application-ready, open source-based BI tools can be deployed in any pre-existing or new development project to create a progressive, collaborative reporting environment that allows developers, report writers and end users to create and/or use applications rich in interactivity, depth, span and complexity. With BIRT at its core, the Actuate suite of open source-based BIRT products creates an environment that is virtually boundless; an infrastructure in which to build and deploy Rich Information Applications without Limits.™