Compuware Celebrates Recognition as One of Metropolitan Detroit’s 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For

Michigan Business and Professional Association Again Recognizes Compuware’s Exceptional Human Resources Practices and Commitment to Enhancing Work/Life Programs

DETROIT--October 17, 2005--Compuware Corporation (NASDAQ: CPWR) today announced its placement on the 2005 101 Metropolitan Detroit’s Best and Brightest Companies to Work For list, sponsored by the Michigan Business and Professional Association (MBPA). This annual award showcases Metropolitan Detroit companies committed to exceptional and innovative human resource practices. Through this award, the MBPA recognizes Compuware’s excellence in: strategic planning and integration; compensation and benefits; employee education and development; employee engagement and commitment; recruitment and retention; community initiatives; and diversity and multi-culturalism.

"Today’s professionals look for companies-like Compuware-that provide a challenging and rewarding work environment, a culture that values employees, and exceptional benefits and work/life programs," said Thomas M. Costello, Jr., Compuware Senior Vice President of Human Resources. "Compuware will continue to be a great place to work, because the company will continue to implement innovative programs that help attract and retain the best employees around the world."

Compuware’s ever-growing list of benefits includes accommodating work arrangements such as flextime, part-time and job sharing; a global employee stock purchase plan; company paid life, dental and disability insurance; and comprehensive medical plans. The company actively works to support its employees’ work/life balance by offering resources such as worldwide wellness programs, dependent- and elder-care reimbursement accounts and more. Employees who work at or visit Compuware’s Detroit headquarters can enjoy an onsite gourmet cafeteria, state-of-the art Wellness and Child Development centers; physician, chiropractor, massage, physical therapy and dry cleaning services; as well as access to numerous onsite retailers.

"The MBPA takes the awards process very seriously and has worked diligently to create a program that is unbiased, collects quantitative data, is rigorously judged and uses statistical analysis in order to achieve an award that is well respected in the HR field and among other associations," said Jennifer Kluge, Executive Vice President, MBPA.

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/.

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