Compuware Launches Complete Application Service Provider Solution for Web Site Testing and Performance Management

Compuware PointForward Delivers Web Site Confidence in Four Key Areas: Integrity, Reliability, Scalability and Performance

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. -- September 18, 2000 -- Compuware Corporation (NASDAQ:CPWR) today announced PointForward, a robust solution of remote testing and performance monitoring services delivered over the Internet via the application service provider (ASP) model. Available immediately, PointForward helps companies build confidence in their critical web applications by measuring site quality and performance. PointForward testing solutions include reliability, integrity and scalability testing, as well as performance monitoring.

"IT organizations are pulled in many directions today," said Theresa Lanowitz, Research Director, Gartner. "The option of remotely sourcing ASQ and performance management functions to a qualified technology partner can free these IT teams to better focus their valuable, limited resources. For organizations that effectively manage these relationships, hosted testing and performance monitoring services are a valuable option for meeting application quality and service level agreements."

Businesses everywhere face first-to-market pressures, a shortage of IT talent and other increasing demands to ensure the quality of what is, for many, the most important customer-facing asset: their web site. PointForward extends Compuware's application life cycle leadership by delivering a solution that addresses key web site testing and performance challenges. It is the industry's most comprehensive and flexible ASP option for e-business software testing and performance management.

"As the market leader in delivering Internet-based and directory-enabled enterprise system management solutions, we have built a strong reputation for providing affordable, quality software products to system and networking professionals," said Sean Moshir, CEO of PatchLink.com. "Simply stated, we want the best scalable web solution for our customers. Compuware PointForward is the most comprehensive and flexible solution ensuring the scalable performance of our products, which are installed on more than two million network servers worldwide."

"With the Internet, there are no excuses," said Doug Turner, Vice President, Product Management, Compuware. "Companies must ensure a high quality, high performance experience for their site visitors. Managing these high expectations requires quantitative, business-driven information--available immediately and from any point in the world. PointForward remote testing and performance monitoring helps companies ensure web site quality and performance, without requiring a major investment in hardware or testing resources. Across the entire application life cycle--from web site reliability and integrity testing, to load testing and performance monitoring--Compuware is the clear choice as a dependable, expert solution provider."

PointForward customers can instantly access concise and easy-to-understand online results summarizing testing for integrity, reliability, scalability--as well as for performance monitoring--via a secure, personalized web portal. This ASP solution, powered by Compuware's nearly three decades of application expertise, has been flexibly designed to deliver the exact solution or solutions needed.

Pricing and Availability

PointForward solutions are available immediately on either a project or subscription basis. Pricing is flexible, competitive and based on client-specific requirements--such as number of user connections or pages monitored. Pricing starts at $200 monthly for performance monitoring and $495 monthly for integrity testing. Most customers choosing reliability and scalability testing will likely purchase on a project basis. Project-based pricing for reliability starts at $3,500 and $9,995 for scalability.

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 http://www.compuware.com.