Guild.com Standardizes on Compuware QACenter Testing Solutions

E-commerce Art Web Site Chooses Compuware for Its Leading Testing Technology and Services

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. -- April 11, 2000 -- Compuware Corporation (NASDAQ:CPWR) today announced that online art pioneer Guild.com (www.guild.com) has standardized on Compuware's QACenter testing solutions to help ensure a high-quality shopping experience for its customers. Wisconsin-based Guild.com now tests its availability and performance with Compuware's QACenter products and professional services.

Guild.com, which began more than 15 years ago as an art publishing company, is one of the leading e-commerce art sites on the Internet. Guild.com has experienced growth rates over the previous 12 months that require continuous testing and deployment; QACenter testing solutions provide the necessary technology, scalability and support.

"To achieve our goal of high availability, high performance and site attractiveness, we have committed ourselves to building the most scalable, rigorously quality-assured system in the art world," said Nathan Harper, Chief Information Officer for Guild.com. "Compuware was the right choice because they were able to respond quickly to our needs and help us create a premium shopping experience. They brought skilled quality assurance specialists and powerful technology to our company."

"QACenter solutions help Guild.com exceed demanding customer expectations for site performance and reliability," said Doug Turner, General Manager, Compuware QACenter. "Guild.com needed to be certain that its system would be available and would scale dramatically, and our testing solution provides the company the assurance it needs to meet high performance levels."

Guild.com

Guild.com, which began in 1985 as The Guild, an art publishing company, offers the world's most complete online collection of original art. It showcases more than 9,000 original works of art for purchase online from 1,300 practicing artists, who appear by the special invitation of Guild.com's artistic advisors. Guild.com's mission is simple: to bring ease and accessibility to the ownership and enjoyment of art. The recently launched Special Exhibitions Program is an extension of this mission, providing a venue for art exhibitions curated by artists, collectors and gallery owners as well as recognized names in other fields. Guest curators select the works, oversee the online installation, and provide the introduction to the online exhibit. Enhanced technology allows visitors to enlarge the images and view sections in detail.

QACenter

Compuware's QACenter offers one of the best solutions in automated testing technology to help organizations meet application quality and performance requirements. For any organization needing to deploy reliable, scalable, e-commerce and enterprise applications, QACenter helps achieve consistent, dependable application performance and quality. Thousands of traditional and dot.com companies rely on QACenter to load-test their applications; understand how those applications will perform in production; plan their testing process; verify the functionality of their applications; validate data and test results; and manage the resolution of defects that are uncovered during the testing process. For Internet, customer-developed, or packaged applications (ERP, CRM, B2B), QACenter provides superior testing value for managers, developers and testers.

Compuware Professional Services

The Compuware Professional Services Division deploys information technology to achieve business results for clients on a worldwide basis. Nearly 11,000 Professional Services Division technicians bring together people, processes and tools for IT solutions. With a focus on a client's business needs, Compuware Professional Services provides end-to-end support of the entire life cycle of an e-commerce project, from advisory services to building, testing and managing an implementation.

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.