DETROIT, July 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Compuware Corporation
(Nasdaq: CPWR) today announced that it was recognized as a leader by
Forrester Research in its June 21, 2007, Forrester Wave report titled: "The
Forrester Wave (TM): Appliance-based End User Experience Monitoring, Q2
2007." Compuware Vantage received the highest current offering score and
was described by Forrester as "the most versatile end-user monitoring
solution."
According to Forrester: "The ultimate judge of IT and business
alignment is the end user ... monitoring end-user performance is the only
way IT knows that it is meeting business expectations."
Forrester described Adlex, acquired by Compuware, as an "innovator" in
the Forrester Wave. The report, titled "The Forrester Wave (TM):
Appliance-based End User Experience Monitoring, Q2 2007" is available at
http://www.compuware.com/euewave, and the related report titled "Compuware
Provides The Most Versatile End User Experience Monitoring Solution" is
available at http://www.compuware.com/eueleader.
"Because of its universal quality, Vantage's Agentless Monitoring
Device (AMD) is a product that can be used not only for Web-based
applications but also for other IP-based protocols," wrote Forrester's JP
Garbani. The report also noted that Compuware Vantage "has strong data
collection and data analysis features."
"Our customers understand that effectively measuring end-user
experience is vital to providing excellent service delivery and aligning IT
with business expectations," said John Williams, Senior Vice President of
Product Management and Strategy at Compuware Corporation. "The Forrester
report reflects the importance and value of Vantage technology to IT
organizations, as well as Compuware's history of innovation and technology
leadership in this category."
Compuware Vantage enables business-driven service delivery by bringing
together business service management, end-user experience monitoring and
deep application analytics. This unique combination provides customers with
a real- time, comprehensive perspective on service delivery to achieve
service excellence and business/IT alignment.
Forrester's Wave offers a detailed analysis of several vendors'
products and services based on transparent and fully accessible criteria.
The Wave allows organizations to easily compare products and obtain
in-depth data and analysis, and it provides a custom shortlist based on an
organization's requirements. The Forrester Appliance-based Wave
specifically evaluated eight vendors across 35 criteria for end-user
monitoring leadership.
Compuware Corporation
Compuware Corporation 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/.
Press Contact
Doug Anter, Compuware Communications and Investor Relations,
doug.anter@compuware.com, 313-227-0127
For Sales and Marketing Information
Compuware Corporation, One Campus Martius, Detroit, MI 48226, 800-521-
9353, http://www.compuware.com
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http://www.compuware.com
http://www.compuware.com/euewave
http://www.compuware.com/eueleader/
http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/112310.html/
CONTACT:
Doug Anter, Compuware Communications and
Investor Relations, +1-313-227-0127, doug.anter@compuware.com
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