Compuware Announces Support for Microsoft .NET Framework

New DevPartner Studio Performance and Code Coverage Analysis Technology Demonstrated at the Microsoft Professional Developers Conference

ORLANDO, Fla. -- July 11, 2000 -- Compuware Corporation (NASDAQ:CPWR) today announced its support for the Microsoft .NET Framework at the Microsoft Professional Developers Conference. Compuware will be demonstrating a future version of its development tools suite, NuMega DevPartner Studio, on applications developed with Microsoft .NET technologies including C#, Active Server Pages+, Web Forms, Web Services and Win Forms. Compuware will be conducting demonstrations in booth #301 throughout the conference.

"Microsoft is very pleased that Compuware has been an early and active supporter of the Microsoft .NET Framework," said John Montgomery, Group Product Manager for Microsoft .NET Framework at Microsoft Corporation. "The Compuware tools are extremely important in ensuring the reliability, performance and scalability of Web applications developed to the Microsoft .NET framework."

In addition to DevPartner Studio, Compuware will be demonstrating its recently announced TestPartner automated testing software--the first testing tool specifically designed to benefit both developers and testers. Fully integrated with both DevPartner Studio and Compuware's QACenter, TestPartner supports a wide range of other Microsoft technologies including Visual Basic Applications Edition, Visual C++ and third party ActiveX Controls. TestPartner collects valuable test and debugging data to help developers and testers deliver reliable, high performance software applications.

Together, the DevPartner and TestPartner products will provide the most comprehensive range of testing and analysis tools supporting the Microsoft .NET framework. As a member of the Microsoft Visual Studio Integration Program (VSIP), Compuware will be tightly integrating DevPartner Studio into Microsoft Visual Studio, including the upcoming version of Visual Studio .NET.

"The Microsoft .NET framework is a powerful and robust platform for developing web and Internet applications," said Doug Turner, Vice President of Product Management at Compuware Corporation. "Our product development team has been working closely with Microsoft to help ensure that our market-leading e-business developer and testing tools fully support the Microsoft .NET framework."

Compuware Corporation

With fiscal year 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 http://www.compuware.com.