Compuware Reinvents Web Site for Little Tikes

New Web Site for Maker of Innovative Children's Products Now Online; Compuware Professional Services and Products Deliver E-commerce Solution in 71 Days

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. -- February 28, 2000 -- Compuware Corporation (NASDAQ:CPWR) today announced the completion of a new consumer web site for The Little Tikes Company, a multinational manufacturer and marketer of high-quality, innovative children's products. Completely redesigned, the Little Tikes website now provides parents and children with product information on the company's entire line of more than 200 items, previews of new products, expanded search capabilities, featured articles from toy experts, a BigTikesClub with special benefits, fun kid activities and purchasing information, among other features.

Compuware Professional Services partnered with Little Tikes to complete phase one development and load testing of the site, as well as the site's entire creative look-and-feel, in just over two months. Compuware began work on redeveloping Little Tikes' web site soon after they were awarded the contract on September 27, 1999. The new web site went live in December 1999. Because of the accelerated time line for the project, the Compuware development team overlapped several jobs that usually would have taken place sequentially, including graphic design, database design, Microsoft Active Server Pages (ASP) programming, page construction and system testing.

The Little Tikes site uses Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) and Microsoft SQL Server running on a Windows NT platform. Compuware used a three-tier architecture approach--server, browser and a Microsoft SQL database--to develop the site.

"Little Tikes makes toys that encourage active and creative fun and we wanted our web site to have our creative flair, too," said Laura Musarra, Director of Marketing and Project Manager for the redesign. "In redesigning the web site, our key objectives were to add a touch of fun, greater interactivity and valuable information for parents. We chose Compuware because of the skills and experience they bring to web projects. Compuware has the know-how to bring together customer-facing web applications with the database design and automated testing we needed. They helped us create a web site that not only provides product information, but is now a great resource for parents to learn about how their child develops through play, or to find a special toy. Strategically, we will continue to work with Compuware to enhance our new content-rich site, provide parents and children with a special experience and expand our one-stop boutique concept."

"We are excited about the opportunity to partner with Little Tikes in their e-commerce initiatives," said Larry Freed, Vice President of Compuware Divisional Practices. "By being able to use our Professional Services organization and our products, we are able to provide a high level of value in redesigning this exciting site, from concept all the way to deployment."

Compuware Professional Services consultants have been chosen to continue development and creative design of the Little Tikes site.

Compuware Professional Services and QACenter for Load Testing Deliver Reliable E-commerce Solutions

Load testing with QACenter helped determine the ultimate performance and potential limits of the system. Compuware Professional Services teams used QACenter to load test the site's production servers the weekend before going live. The combination of Compuware development experts building the site and quality assurance experts using QACenter to load test was an unbeatable combination for Little Tikes. This unique combination enables Little Tikes to deliver a reliable e-commerce solution with confidence.

Compuware Professional Services

The Compuware Professional Services Division deploys information technology to achieve business results for clients on a worldwide basis. Compuware Professional Services bring together people, processes and tools for IT solutions. With a focus on a client's business needs, Professional Services provide end-to-end support of the entire life cycle of an e-commerce project, from advisory services to building, testing and managing an implementation.

QALoad Simulates the Production Environment

Compuware QALoad, a key member of the QACenter testing product family, provides organizations with a strategic, competitive advantage for e-commerce success. QALoad tests web applications by simulating an unlimited number of users to determine how well the system can handle high levels of traffic. QALoad measures user response times by simulating tens of thousands of users performing real actions, such as purchasing transactions on the web site. This capability means companies can determine how well their systems will perform during peak periods of use--prior to the system being deployed in production.

The Little Tikes Company

Little Tikes, a Newell Rubbermaid company, is a multinational manufacturer and marketer of a wide range of popular children's toys and juvenile products. As the fourth largest toy manufacturer, Little Tikes markets over 200 products and is the number one brand of choice for high-quality, durable toys among mothers with young children. Its red and yellow Cozy Coupe® Car, loved by millions of children around the world, celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2000. For more information about Little Tikes, please contact Laura Musarra, Director, Marketing at 330-650-3899. You may also visit Little Tikes on the World Wide Web at www.littletikes.com.

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.