Compuware Expands E-Commerce Offerings with Multiple Product Support for IBM's WebSphere Application Server

Unique Single-Vendor Solution Enables Companies to Quickly Build, Test and Deploy Powerful, Scalable E-Commerce Applications

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. -- March 27, 2000 -- Compuware Corporation (NASDAQ:CPWR) today announced that it is expanding its e-commerce offerings by providing comprehensive support for WebSphere Application Server, IBM's range of web application server environments. Compuware now offers a unique, single-vendor solution by providing cross-product support for WebSphere with its UNIFACE, NuMega and QACenter integration. Compuware's EcoTOOLS will also provide WebSphere support in the near future.

"The success of any e-business strategy lies in the ability to quickly build and deploy powerful e-business applications," said Paraic Sweeney, Vice President, Business Transformation, IBM Software Group. "IBM is pleased that Compuware has chosen to provide support for IBM's WebSphere Application Server."

"Our commitment to IBM's WebSphere specifically--and to e-commerce in general--is to provide the best, most effective support available, period," said Doug Barre, Senior Vice President, Enterprise Products at Compuware. "We wanted to meet and exceed IBM's expectations and those of the company's WebSphere customers--and that's exactly what we've done, in Internet time. We are providing unique and innovative value to IBM's WebSphere and will continue to maintain our leadership in this space."

UNIFACE and WebSphere

Integration with existing applications is key when deploying large-scale e-commerce applications, and the integration of the UNIFACE application development environment with WebSphere enables faster, easier legacy-to- web connectivity. Together, UNIFACE and WebSphere present a fast, flexible and cost-effective solution to leverage legacy systems and help organizations become e-businesses. UNIFACE applications run on all major IBM hardware platforms, operating systems, network configurations, databases and industry-standard component models.

NuMega and WebSphere

Companies developing WebSphere applications need to ensure the reliability and high-performance of those applications. Compuware's NuMega DevPartner Studio addresses this need by delivering a suite of development productivity tools that enables developers to ensure the reliability and performance of applications and components deployed on WebSphere application servers. Using the DevPartner Remote Agent, DevPartner Studio allows development teams to analyze performance and test coverage data across all tiers of a distributed WebSphere application.

QACenter and WebSphere

For any company needing to deploy reliable, scalable, e-commerce applications on IBM's WebSphere Application Server, QACenter helps achieve consistent and dependable application performance and quality. Using QACenter, companies can load test and understand how their WebSphere applications will perform in production; plan their testing process; verify the functionality and integrity of their applications; validate data and test results; and manage the resolution of defects uncovered during the testing process.

About IBM WebSphere

IBM WebSphere's customizable family of products provides the industry's most scalable e-business software foundation and application services, and delivers a flexible and open platform on which to build next- generation e-business applications. Based on WebSphere Application Server, the WebSphere family supports business applications from simple web publishing through enterprise-scale transaction processing. Through modular, integrated application services, such as Lotus Domino for rich collaboration capabilities and WebSphere Commerce Suite for high- performance, scalable commerce sites, the WebSphere family transforms the way businesses manage customer, partner and employee relationships. Tightly integrated business and web content development tools and web site management capabilities deliver the most advanced and productive end-to-end application development, deployment and integration for sophisticated e-business solutions. Information about the complete WebSphere product line is on the web at http://www.ibm.com/software/websphere.

IBM Corporation

IBM is the world's largest information technology company, with 80 years of leadership in helping businesses innovate. IBM Software offers the widest range of applications, middleware and operating systems for all types of computing platforms, allowing customers to take full advantage of the new era of e-business. The fastest way to get more information about IBM software is through the IBM Software home page at http://www.software.ibm.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 http://www.compuware.com.