2005 Michigan Women’s Leadership Index Names Compuware Most Valuable Player

Compuware Achieves Second-highest Index Score Among Top 100 Publicly Held Michigan Companies

DETROIT--October 24, 2005--The 2005 Michigan Women’s Leadership Index (WLI) today named Compuware Corporation (NASDAQ: CPWR) a Most Valuable Player, honoring the company’s percentage of female officers and directors. Compuware reached an index score of 20, the second highest among all companies examined. The WLI also named Compuware an MVP in 2003, the last year the index was published.

"Compuware promotes diversity at every level of the company, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but also because tapping into the unique talents and viewpoints of all of our employees creates a competitive advantage," said Thomas M. Costello, Jr., Compuware Senior Vice President of Human Resources. "Compuware works hard to provide an environment that recognizes and rewards employee excellence, and we’re honored to be recognized by the Michigan Women’s Leadership Index for doing so."

The Michigan Women’s Leadership Index measures the number of women executives in the highest leadership positions of the top 100 publicly held companies headquartered in Michigan. The first WLI study was published in 2003. The 2005 report was commissioned by Inforum Center for Leadership and conducted by Michigan State University’s Institute for Public Policy and Social Research.

Compuware Corporation tied for the second highest index score overall. Six of Compuware’s 13 Executive Committee members are women, including Compuware’s Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer. Compuware offers a variety of family-friendly benefits such as flextime, part-time and job-sharing arrangements; health, wellness and daycare programs and facilities; company-paid life, dental and disability insurance; and comprehensive medical plans

Compuware Corporation

Compuware Corporation (NASDAQ: CPWR) maximizes the value IT brings to the business by helping CIOs more effectively manage the business of IT. Compuware solutions accelerate the development, improve the quality and enhance the performance of critical business systems while enabling CIOs to align and govern the entire IT portfolio, increasing efficiency, cost control and employee productivity throughout the IT organization. Founded in 1973, Compuware serves the world's leading IT organizations, including more than 90 percent of the Fortune 100 companies. Learn more about Compuware at http://www.compuware.com/.