Compuware Announces Senior Management Changes

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. — January 8, 2001 — Compuware Corporation (Nasdaq: CPWR) today announced several senior management changes.

Compuware Chairman and CEO Peter Karmanos, Jr., appointed Alan Cantrell to the position of Senior Vice President, Professional Services Division, replacing Tom Vadnais, who has decided to leave Compuware. As former president of Data Processing Resources Corporation (DPRC), Tom helped facilitate the integration of DPRC into Compuware and increase the sales and service focus of Compuware’s Professional Services Division.

Cantrell will be responsible for managing professional services worldwide and for setting the strategic direction of the division. Cantrell joined Compuware in 1990 as a Director in the Professional Services Division where he initially assisted in the sales and management of major professional services projects. Cantrell has served as Vice President, Enterprise Solutions, North America (UNIFACE) and most recently as Vice President, Alternate Channels.

Karmanos also announced the appointment of Lisa Elkin to the position of Director, Corporate Communications and Investor Relations, replacing Beth Chappell, who has elected to leave Compuware. Chappell will retain her seat on Compuware’s Board of Directors.

Elkin’s responsibilities will include internal employee communications and external communications with investors, industry analysts and the local and national media. Elkin joined the company in 1991 and has spent her entire career with Compuware. Elkin has held numerous positions of increasing responsibility in corporate communications, public relations and investor relations. She has served as Manager of Corporate Communications and Investor Relations since 1997.

Finally, Karmanos announced that Eliot R. Stark, Executive Vice President, Finance has chosen to leave Compuware. No replacement has been named.

"Compuware must attack the market as we have in the past," Karmanos said. "With these management changes, I believe we have assembled a team whose goal is to do just that. I’d like to thank Tom, Beth and Eliot for their contributions to the company and I wish them success in the future."

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 software products and professional services help 14,000 of the world’s largest corporations more efficiently maintain and enhance their most critical business applications. Compuware products and services improve quality, lower costs and increase the speed at which systems can be developed, implemented and supported, providing an immediate and measurable return on information technology investments. 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.