Compuware Presents Worldwide Executive Briefing Series on IT Portfolio Management

Top IT Strategists Present Best Practices to Deliver Maximum Business Impact by Balancing IT Supply and Demand

DETROIT--October 23, 2007--Compuware Corporation (NASDAQ: CPWR) today announced a worldwide executive briefing series on balancing IT supply and demand, beginning October 25, 2007, in London. The free half-day executive briefings will feature a keynote presentation from McKinsey & Company, a best practices presentation from Compuware’s IT portfolio management specialist and shared experiences from strategic Compuware customers.

Most IT executives today face the challenge of solving the business-value equation. Any complex IT organization delivering a wide array of business services with a broad inventory of existing systems and a full portfolio of new projects is constantly challenged to maintain efficient execution and close alignment with the business. This executive briefing series will help IT executives learn how to maximize IT effectiveness and efficiency to deliver greater business returns through thought-provoking presentations and a panel discussion with IT strategists. The event will address:

how organizational structure and process contributes to the value IT delivers
an approach to balancing business demand with the supply of IT services
best practices for delivering high business impact

"The aim in IT management today is to deliver maximum value to the business," said Lori Ellsworth, Vice President of Portfolio Management Solutions at Compuware Corporation. "The key to greater IT outcomes lies in IT’s ability to effectively deliver services that remain closely aligned with business priorities."

Executive briefings are currently scheduled for London (October 25), Chicago (November 6), Minneapolis (November 7), Philadelphia (November 8), Toronto (November 15) and Brussels (November 15).

To register for this event, go to: www.compuware.com/value.

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/.

For Information on Compuware’s Executive Briefing Series on IT Supply and Demand

www.compuware.com/value