Compuware Recognizes Key Partners at Annual Conference With Theme of "Innovation Driving Business Growth"

Compuware Partner Summit '06 Highlights Growing Partner Program and Customer Business Successes

DETROIT--June 8, 2006--Compuware Corporation (NASDAQ: CPWR) today recognized and awarded its leading partner relationships at the Compuware Partner Summit, 2006, taking place at Compuware's headquarters in Detroit. The summit, thematically focused on "innovation driving business growth," provided five comprehensive learning tracks that detailed partner and customer successes and highlighted collaboration between Compuware, its partners and their joint customers.

In addition to a series of Compuware presentations, attendees heard from industry experts. Featured speaker, Mark McDonald, Group Vice President of Gartner, Inc., discussed "the mind of the CIO," helping educate attendees on better meeting the needs of the organizational chief information officer. In the speech, which concluded with a Q&A session, McDonald discussed the CIO's priorities, needs, and how the expectations of the IT department continue to shift away from technology and toward delivering value to the overall business.

Hall of Fame Oakland Raider defensive end and current FOX NFL Sunday personality, Howie Long, also motivated attendees with anecdotes on his NFL and broadcasting careers and "selecting the right team." Long spoke of his attitude about teamwork, noting how teamwork affected attendees' successful relationship with Compuware and was an indicator of their business success.

"Compuware has a growing and vibrant partner community, and this year's partner summit reflected the success they continue to achieve," said Jamie McGuffie, Senior Vice President, Partner Business Development, Compuware. "We congratulate Partner Summit '06 award winners and look forward to helping all of Compuware's valued partners grow their businesses as together we meet our joint customers' enterprise IT challenges."

At the Compuware Partner Summit '06, Compuware recognized several partners for their innovative solutions and customer-service capabilities in the following categories:

Business partner of the year: British Telecommunications, plc
Newcomer of the year: Aeritae Consulting
IT portfolio management: PMG
Application delivery management--development solutions: SciSys
Application delivery management--quality solutions: MetaWare Technologies
Application delivery management--CARS quality solutions: Northwest Regional Data Center
Application service management: BayTech

Compuware partners also networked with their colleagues to share best practices and success stories, while being treated to live entertainment, including a Detroit skyline dinner cruise. Since its inception, the Compuware Solutions Partner Program has grown rapidly and now encompasses partners across North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and Latin America.

At last year's event, Compuware launched its 360 Solutions Partner initiative, a focused effort distinguishing partners who offer unique, repeatable business solutions with Compuware. The 360 Solutions Partner Program represents Compuware's largest-ever investment in partners and includes a powerful array of partner resources and benefits such as business planning, sales and marketing, technical support and education.

For more information on the Compuware Partner Summit, visit www.compuware.com/partnersummit.

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 www.compuware.com.