Compuware Extends Fault Management to E-Business Applications

Abend-AID E-Business Edition Supports IBM MQSeries and CICS Web Interface

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. — January 5, 2001 — Compuware Corporation (Nasdaq: CPWR) today announced the availability of Abend-AID E-Business Edition. A powerful fault management tool designed to help organizations save critical time in test and production environments, Abend-AID E-Business Edition also speeds the integration of legacy systems and e-business applications.

"Abend-AID E-Business Edition will prove invaluable for our developers who will be getting our legacy systems on line," said Duane Johanson, Senior Systems Software Analyst, Unigard Insurance. "It literally maps out MQSeries so developers can quickly and easily identify any errors that may occur on those applications that we are integrating with MQSeries. Abend-AID E-Business Edition will facilitate the integration of our legacy systems."

Abend-AID E-Business Edition provides developers with diagnostic information that helps pinpoint problems and suggests corrective actions to resolve those problems quickly. The product functions as built-in expertise for programmers for MQSeries in batch, IMS and CICS environments. Using Abend-AID E-Business Edition, programmers and developers are able to detect, analyze and diagnose problems automatically in applications that use IBM’s MQSeries messaging and CICS Web Interface.

"For more than 20 years, thousands of customers have relied on Abend-AID to resolve errors in their most important applications," said Gail Ruby, Director, Product Management, Compuware Corporation. "With Abend-AID E-Business Edition, we are meeting companies’ needs to implement new technologies so they can leverage their legacy systems effectively and efficiently."

Availability

Abend-AID E-Business Edition is currently available.

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.