Compuware Acquires E-Commerce Services Company

Acquisition of Nomex, Inc. Creates Compuware's Third Digital Development Center

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. -- May 10, 2000 -- Compuware Corporation (NASDAQ:CPWR) today announced that on Wednesday, May 10, 2000, it completed the acquisition of Nomex, Inc. (Nomex), a privately held provider of web design and development services. The Nomex team, which includes web designers, e-commerce consultants and creative personnel will join Compuware as a result of the acquisition.

"We're excited to welcome this talented group of professionals to Compuware," said Larry Freed, Vice President, Divisional Practices, Compuware. "This acquisition establishes the third Compuware Digital Development Center, and strengthens Compuware's ability to deliver e-commerce solutions to our customers in Canada, the United States and Europe."

The first Compuware Digital Development Center is located in Kansas City, Missouri, with another in Farmington Hills, Michigan. The centers provide B2B and B2C e-commerce services ranging from web site strategy, conceptualization, creation and design to back-office architecture, legacy integration and load testing.

"We're happy to join a company as successful as Compuware," said Jean-Francois Noël, founder and President of Nomex. "Our experience in helping major clients utilize e-commerce applications to meet their business needs meshes nicely with Compuware's goal of delivering a comprehensive e-commerce solution. The software and services resources at Compuware will enable us to provide clients with fantastic results. We're also thrilled to offer such terrific career opportunities to our employees."

Started in 1996, Nomex provides web strategy, application development, Internet marketing, web content creation and other e-commerce consulting services that utilize the power of technology to improve business productivity and increase communications efficiency. Some of the organizations that use Nomex services include AXA Financial Services, Bell Canada, BCE Emergis, Ford Motor Company, Groupe Jean Coutu, Domtar, Provigo, GE Capital IT Solutions, 360 Networks, Transamerica Life Insurance, National Bank, the Molson Center, the Montreal Canadiens, the Business Development Bank of Canada, TAL Global Asset Management, Musée d'art Contemporain de Montréal, La Cité du Multimédia and many more.

Jean-Francois Noël, Ronald Corey of the Nomex Board of Directors, and the rest of the management team of Nomex will join Compuware.

Compuware Corporation

With fiscal 2000 revenues of more than $2.2 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.