Compuware EcoSYSTEMS Products Honored by Network Computing

Application Expert Named "Product of the Year" in Network and Application Performance Management System Category; EcoPREDICTOR Named Finalist among Network Simulation Tools

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. -- May 8, 2001 -- Compuware Corporation (Nasdaq: CPWR) today announced that Application Expert was named "Product of the Year" in the category of Application Management by CMP Media Inc. for the Network Computing 2001 Well-Connected Award. EcoPREDICTOR was also recognized by Network Computing and nominated as a finalist leading up to the 2001 Well-Connected Award.

Application Expert is the leading solution for application profiling and troubleshooting in pre-production environments. EcoPREDICTOR predicts an application’s impact on a network before deployment and helps prevent network disasters. Both products are key components of the EcoSYSTEMS 2.0 suite of application life cycle performance management tools that are being demonstrated this week at the NetWorld+Interop Conference in Las Vegas.

The market-leading transaction analysis product, Application Expert, was chosen for its superior application profiling and troubleshooting ability in pre-production environments. Application Expert is one of the only products that can drill down to the code level with its thread analysis for granular decoding. This tool enables network managers and application developers to work together to analyze an application’s impact on the network before it is deployed.

"No other annual awards program in the industry uses hands-on evaluations to choose its winners," said Fritz Nelson, Publisher of CMP’s Network Computing. "Our editors worked at length to research and test the best offerings in the application management arena. Being named a Well-Connected Award winner is a true reflection of product quality rather than merely product popularity or marketing effectiveness. So we know Application Expert is truly an innovative solution."

"When a leading publication such as Network Computing recognizes Compuware’s leadership in managing application performance, it is a valuable endorsement," said John Williams, Director, EcoSYSTEMS Product Management, Compuware. "We look forward to maintaining Application Expert’s leadership and continuing Compuware’s tradition of award-winning software excellence."

The winners of the Network Computing 2000 Well-Connected Awards were revealed at a gala event on Monday, May 8 during the NetWorld+Interop 2001 Conference at the Las Vegas Convention Center, May 8-12. All finalists will be highlighted in the May 15 Network Computing issue and also on Network Computing online at http://www.networkcomputing.com.

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Compuware Corporation

With fiscal 2001 revenues of more than $2 billion, Compuware Corporation provides business value through software and professional services that optimize productivity and reduce costs across the application life cycle. Meeting the rapidly changing needs of businesses of all sizes, Compuware’s market-leading solutions improve the quality, ease the integration and enhance the performance of distributed, e-business and enterprise software. Compuware employs approximately 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.