Compuware and Microsoft Team Together to Deploy Wireless Solutions
Compuware Extends Wireless Development Capabilities Using Microsoft Mobile Information 2001 Server and Visual Studio .NET
ATLANTA -- June 18, 2001 -- Compuware Corporation (Nasdaq: CPWR) announced today at the Microsoft Tech·Ed Conference that it has teamed with Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) to develop mobile solutions and will use the Mobile Information 2001 Server to deploy Microsoft Exchange Server and custom developed wireless applications to wireless devices. These applications will provide customers with the ability to access Exchange and Outlook information and to update and utilize corporate data throughout their organizations from handheld devices. Compuware is also one of the key early adopters of the Mobile Internet Toolkit technology in Visual Studio .NET, which it will use to develop custom applications for wireless platforms. Compuware will be demonstrating these technologies as a silver sponsor in the mobility booth at Tech·Ed.
"Microsoft's Mobility Group has worked very hard to deliver a secure mobile applications server product that builds on our expertise in developer tools, application software and platforms -- and that provides key service opportunities for carriers, enterprise customers and partners," said Juha Christensen, Vice President for Microsoft Corp.'s Mobility Group. "We are very pleased to be working with Compuware to leverage Mobile Information Server as a key enabler for extending the .NET Platform to wireless devices."
Microsoft Mobile Information 2001 Server is a unique mobile applications server for extending the reach of Microsoft Exchange as well as other .NET Enterprise applications, enterprise data and intranet content into the realm of the mobile user. Compuware will use this powerful new technology to help an increasingly mobile workforce access critical data while away from their desk or office. Applications developed by Compuware will provide sales staff, field service technicians, customer service representatives and other mobile workers with remote access to vital data.
"By utilizing Mobile Information Server, Compuware will be able to provide the highest level of service possible to our customers as they implement mobile workforce solutions," said Alan Cantrell, Senior Vice President, Compuware Professional Services Division. "The implementation of Microsoft .NET and MIS technologies increases our development efficiencies and allows Compuware to develop wireless applications that can make mission critical enterprise data available anytime, anywhere."
In addition to the availability of Compuware's skilled and Microsoft Certified Professional staff for on-demand wireless application development, IT organizations will be able to take advantage of Compuware products for rapid development of wireless applications. Compuware application development and data management tools DevPartner and File-AID, help ensure application reliability and data integration. IT organizations can also use Compuware's quality assurance and performance management tools, QACenter and EcoSYSTEMS, to help development staff ensure their wireless applications deliver high performance and scalability.
Compuware Corporation
With fiscal 2001 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 www.compuware.com.
