Compuware Acquires Web Development Services Company

Acquisition of BlairLake, Inc. Adds Strategic E-Commerce Design Professionals to Compuware's Professional Services Division

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich.-- February 14, 2000 -- Compuware Corporation (NASDAQ:CPWR) today announced that on Thursday, February 10, 2000, it completed the acquisition of BlairLake, Inc. (BlairLake), a privately held provider of Internet consulting and web development services. An experienced team of BlairLake web developers, information architects and creative personnel will join Compuware as a result of the acquisition.

"We're thrilled to welcome such a talented, creative group of professionals to Compuware," said Larry Freed, Vice President, Divisional Practices, Compuware. "This acquisition establishes the first in a series of planned Compuware Digital Development Centers designed to support Compuware's e-commerce strategy. These centers will enhance our ability to provide clients with the full-spectrum of e-commerce services, complementing the e-commerce life cycle solution offered by our complete line of products."

The first Compuware Digital Development Center will be headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, with others to be established soon. The centers will provide services ranging from web site strategy, conceptualization, creation and design to back-office architecture, legacy integration and load testing.

"Large organizations are looking for complete e-Business solutions," said Bill Martorelli, Vice President, e-Services and Sourcing, Hurwitz Group. "Clients often prefer a single provider of products and services capable of addressing both customer-facing and back-office issues. The acquisition of BlairLake extends Compuware's e-Business solutions portfolio."

Created in 1995, BlairLake provides strategic planning, information architecture and user interface design, content creation and other e-commerce services that help their clients use technology to engineer meaningful interactions with customers, businesses and employees. Some of the organizations that use BlairLake's services include Sprint PCS, Johns Hopkins University, HealthNet, Readers Digest, Hallmark Entertainment and Lee Apparel. BlairLake has offices in Kansas City, Missouri and New York City.

"We're excited to join the Compuware family," said David Epstein, co-founder of BlairLake. "We believe that our experience in helping companies move to the digital economy will be a tremendous asset to the Compuware Professional Services Division. Our experience in creating business-to-business, business-to-consumer and healthcare e-commerce sites combined with Compuware's software and services resources will enable us to provide clients with outstanding designs and technology. We're also happy that this merger provides terrific career opportunities for our employees."

Salomon Smith Barney served as advisor for BlairLake in this transaction.

Compuware Corporation

With trailing 12-month revenues of more than $2 billion, Compuware is a world leader in the practical implementation of enterprise and e-commerce solutions. Compuware productivity solutions help 14,000 of the world's largest corporations more efficiently maintain and enhance their most critical business applications. Providing immediate and measurable return on information technology investments, Compuware products and services improve quality, lower costs and increase the speed at which systems can be developed, implemented and supported. Compuware employs more than 15,000 information technology professionals worldwide. For more information about Compuware, please contact the corporate offices at 800-521-9353. You may also visit Compuware on the World Wide Web at www.compuware.com.