Compuware and SteelTrace Partner to Enable Agile Enterprise Application Development

Compuware and SteelTrace Partner to Enable Agile Enterprise Application Development

SteelTrace Catalyze Integrated With Compuware OptimalJ, Bridging the Gap Between Requirements Management and Model-Driven Development

DETROIT and NEW YORK, Jan. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Compuware Corporation (NASDAQ:CPWR) and SteelTrace, Ltd., announced today that they have combined their industry-leading solutions for model-driven development and requirements definition/management. Compuware OptimalJ and SteelTrace Catalyze are now integrated to fully leverage requirements management information throughout the application development life cycle. Supporting both business and technical demands, the integration of these solutions improves productivity and increases quality in the delivery of applications that truly meet the requirements of the business.

"Over 80 percent of IT projects fail. All too often the reasons for failure are traced back to poorly defined requirements and the inability to communicate requirements effectively between the business and technical stakeholders of a project," said Bob Barker, Vice President, Strategic Planning, Compuware. "Our alliance with SteelTrace directly addresses this problem by allowing all project stakeholders to participate in the requirements process and then automating the communication of requirements information to a platform for model-driven architecture and development."

SteelTrace Catalyze's requirements-driven approach to the project life cycle means that business analysts can easily capture detailed requirements. Using Catalyze with Compuware OptimalJ transforms detailed requirements into UML Use Cases -- the starting point of model-driven, pattern-based development. This is a comprehensive, role-based solution that enables collaboration between both business and IT units without adding undue overhead to the development process, providing faster results and higher software quality.

"There is a gap between the way requirements are defined by business analysts, project managers and end user customers, and how those requirements are received, interpreted and implemented by developers," said Mark Melville, CEO, SteelTrace, Ltd. "Today's enterprises need to enable their extended IT teams to develop and define requirements more effectively and share that information with the entire development team more efficiently. The Compuware- SteelTrace partnership represents the only industry solution to give equal support to both the business and technical project team members."

SteelTrace, Ltd.

SteelTrace develops business process and requirement tools that increase the accuracy between customer requirements and system delivery. SteelTrace's Catalyze(TM) tool suite helps Business and Systems Analysts, Project Managers, QA/Testers and Systems Architects/Designers capture, document and model customer requirements and system specifications. SteelTrace is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland with offices in London and New York. Learn more about SteelTrace at http://www.steeltrace.com/ .

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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Leah Bibbo, Kulesa Public Relations, 650-340-1982, leah@kulesapr.com

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Source: Compuware Corporation

CONTACT: Doug Anter of Compuware Corporation, +1-313-227-0127,
doug.anter@compuware.com ; Leah Bibbo of Kulesa Public Relations,
+1-650-340-1982, leah@kulesapr.com

Web site: http://www.steeltrace.com/
http://www.compuware.com/

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