Compuware Evaluated on Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute
DETROIT--June 20, 2007--Compuware Corporation (NASDAQ: CPWR) today announced its inclusion in the Leader’s Quadrant of the Gartner Magic Quadrant for IT Project and Portfolio Management, published on June 18, 2007 and authored by Matt Light and Daniel B. Stang. The report evaluated more than 22 vendors on completeness of vision and ability to execute. According to Gartner, Leaders are performing well today, have a clear vision of market direction and are actively building competencies to sustain their leadership position in the market.
"IT PPM leaders have a history of addressing such IT requirements as APM, providing analytic frameworks for the application (not just the project) portfolio, as well as an ability to track such non-project IT demand as minor software change requests, so managers can assess their cumulative impact on resource supply," stated the report.
Compuware Changepoint is a business-centric IT management solution that enables IT executives to take a comprehensive approach to managing supply and demand--unlocking the potential of an IT organization to effectively meet the needs of the business. Using Changepoint, CIOs can deliver maximum business value through enhanced IT performance, improved collaboration between IT and business leadership, closer alignment of resources and activities with the business strategy, increased responsiveness to changing business needs and more effective life cycle management of the entire IT portfolio.
"We believe this report recognizes the continuing advancement of our sophisticated IT portfolio management capabilities," said John Williams, Senior Vice President of Product Management and Strategy, Compuware Corporation. "Compuware is delivering on its commitment to customer success through strategic investment in our Changepoint solution, including products, services and best practices."
For more information on Changepoint, visit: www.compuware.com/products/changepoint/default.htm.
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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