Compuware Introduces Application MIPS Management Solution to Reduce IT Software and Hardware Costs

Compuware Solution Offers a Proactive Approach to Identifying the Root Cause of Excessive CPU and MIPS Consumption

DETROIT--April 10, 2007--Compuware Corporation (NASDAQ: CPWR) today announced the availability of the Compuware Application MIPS Management (AMM) solution. This solution provides a proactive and systematic approach that enables IT organizations to reduce MIPS levels and growth--as well as the hardware and software costs associated with such growth--by identifying areas of excessive CPU consumption.

"With Compuware, we were able to fine-tune performance and delay our next CPU upgrade for almost 18 months, saving approximately $2 million in hardware and software costs," said Jane Sullivan, IT Business Services Manager, Southern Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Company. "Partnering with Compuware, we can improve performance and put off other upgrades, saving us today probably close to around another $1 million in costs."

The Compuware AMM solution addresses the root cause of hardware and software costs: excessive MIPS usage and growth. Incorporating best-of-breed technology, expertise and proven best practices, Compuware’s solution identifies and reduces application performance problems and faults that waste valuable MIPS. The Compuware AMM solution accomplishes this by reducing application inefficiencies and by identifying chronic and recurring application failures that consume excessive CPU time.

"IT executives today are looking for ways to cut costs while simultaneously investing in driving business needs and competitive edge," said Tim Grieser, VP System Management Software Research, IDC. "A low-risk approach to cutting costs is to manage MIPS usage, which can be triggered by business growth, new system software releases, performance creep, new application packages and technologies."

The Compuware AMM solution improves the responsiveness and availability of applications, helping IT organizations meet SLAs and prevent service level agreement penalties. Additionally, the solution can reduce outsourcing fees and potential charge backs to business units while helping the business achieve a competitive advantage by better leveraging existing technology.

"Compuware’s Application MIPS Management solution not only reduces MIPS, but also improves application quality through uptime and response, eliminating SLA penalties and improving bottom-line revenue," said Bruce Klenk, Director of Product Management, Compuware Service Management Products. "Compuware’s solution generates significant results with minimal effort and is ideal for organizations using both emerging technologies that trigger increased CPU usage, such as WebSphere MQ, WebSphere Application Server, DB2/DDF and Java, as well as legacy applications that have been extended well beyond their originally optimized designs."

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/.