Compuware Evaluated in Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute
DETROIT, June 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Compuware Corporation
(Nasdaq: CPWR) today announced that it has been positioned by Gartner Inc.
in the "leaders" quadrant in the "Magic Quadrant for IT Project and
Portfolio Management."(1) The report evaluated 21 vendors on completeness
of vision and ability to execute. A complimentary copy of the report can be
viewed at: http://www.compuware.com/dl/gartner-magic-quad.pdf .
According to the report, "IT PPM 'leaders' have a record of meeting IT
needs by providing analytic frameworks for application and project
portfolios with tools that can track such non-project IT demands as minor
software change requests so that managers can assess their cumulative
impact on resource supply."(1)
"In my opinion, this report reflects Compuware's continued commitment
to delivering economic value to our customers," said Lori Ellsworth, Vice
President of IT Portfolio Management Solutions at Compuware Corporation. "I
believe being positioned in the leaders quadrant in Gartner's PPM Magic
Quadrant underscores Compuware's strength and leadership in the PPM market
and our continued commitment to customer success by offering best-in-class
IT portfolio management software, services and best practices."
Compuware's 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.
Compuware Corporation
Compuware Corporation makes IT rock around the world 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/.
About the Magic Quadrant
The Magic Quadrant is copyrighted June 2008 by Gartner, Inc. and is
reused with permission. The Magic Quadrant is a graphical representation of
a marketplace at and for a specific time period. It depicts Gartner's
analysis of how certain vendors measure against criteria for that
marketplace, as defined by Gartner. Gartner does not endorse any vendor,
product or service depicted in the Magic Quadrant, and does not advise
technology users to select only those vendors placed in the "Leaders"
quadrant. The Magic Quadrant is intended solely as a research tool, and is
not meant to be a specific guide to action. Gartner disclaims all
warranties, express or implied, with respect to this research, including
any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
(1) Gartner, Inc.: "Magic Quadrant for IT Project and Portfolio
Management," by Matt Light, Daniel B. Stang, June 13, 2008
Press Contact
Kayla White-Siefker, Compuware Communications and Investor Relations,
kayla.siefker@compuware.com , 313-227-1402
For Sales and Marketing Information Compuware Corporation, One Campus
Martius, Detroit, MI 48226, 800-521-9353, http://www.compuware.com
SOURCE Compuware Corporation
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CONTACT:
Media, Kayla White-Siefker, Compuware
Communications and Investor Relations, +1-313-227-1402,
kayla.siefker@compuware.com; or For Sales and Marketing
Information, 1-800-521-9353
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