DETROIT, March 15, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Compuware Corporation
(Nasdaq:CPWR) today announced its newest Compuware Changepoint
Accelerator aimed at helping technology companies drive return on their
Changepoint investment through best practices for product and
professional services delivery. The new Accelerator solution provides
ready-to-use, pre-configured workflows, dashboards, reports, metrics
and other market-proven best practices for product planning, product
development and service delivery -- all aimed at helping technology
companies drive growth, alignment and efficiency.

"Compuware's Changepoint solution -- which includes a Product Portfolio
Management view coupled with its professional services automation (PSA)
capabilities -- is an eye-opening advancement for any technology
company seeking to more fully link its services practice with business
results," said John Ragsdale, Vice President of Research, Technology
Services Industry Association. "But the trick in any fast-moving
organization is putting theory and tools into practice and driving
adoption. Changepoint's new Accelerator creates instant momentum for
technology companies by providing turn-key processes, industry best
practices and dashboards to accelerate adoption and drive maturity for
both the business' product and service disciplines.

As the economy rebounds, technology companies poised for growth are
actively seeking new ways to grow product and services revenue, along
with market-share. They must quickly mature processes and visibility
within and across four key areas: new product ideation, release
planning, product management and development along with support and
service delivery. These functions, often siloed in tech companies,
typically operate with disconnected processes that can impact product
quality and time-to-market.

"Changepoint puts the marketplace's collective knowledge for managing
professional services and product delivery organizations into the hands
of product-centric technology companies," said Lori Ellsworth, Vice
President, Changepoint, Compuware. "With this new Accelerator,
technology companies can drive excellence in areas such as services
management, resource management and product planning to build a more
reliable and repeatable product and services delivery cycle."

Compuware Changepoint allows technology companies to maximize
professional services profitability while maintaining a focus on
effective product decisions and delivery. Changepoint's integrated
solution marries PSA with PPM to provide total operational visibility
allowing product-centric technology companies to drive services growth
with strong margins, deliver a competitive product and services mix for
high ROI, and maintain top-line revenues and bottom-line profitability.

Compuware Corporation

Founded in 1973, Compuware provides software, experts and best
practices to ensure applications work well and deliver business value.
Compuware solutions optimize application performance across the
Enterprise and the Internet for leading organizations around the world,
including 46 of the top 50 Fortune 500 companies and 12 of the top 20
most visited U.S. web sites. Learn more at: http://www.compuware.com.

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