Compuware's XPEDITER+ 2.0 Provides Productivity Workbench For Full Range of
Year 2000 Tasks

Cooperative Toolset Eases Analysis and Testing in Date-change Projects for
Mainframe Programmers Working on OS/2 and Windows

FARMINGTON HILLS, MICH., APRIL 1, 1996--Compuware Corporation (NASDAQ:
CPWR) today announced Release 2.0 of its XPEDITER+ product, a
multi-platform maintenance and development workbench that improves the way
mainframe programmers work. The combination of analysis, editing, testing
and code improvement in a single tool makes XPEDITER+ a comprehensive
solution for helping organizations reduce the time and expense of
maintenance projects such as Year 2000 date-change conversions.

"Year 2000 maintenance efforts cover the entire spectrum of programming
tasks," said David Lagermeier, product manager for XPEDITER+. "XPEDITER+
effectively addresses these tasks by enabling programmers to access source
code on multiple platforms and perform on-demand impact analysis to
determine the extent of changes. Furthermore, they can use XPEDITER+ to
simplify the changing of source code, identify coding errors, access
mainframe compile resources, and perform comprehensive testing after
changes are made. For Year 2000 or any other maintenance projects, no
other product provides the broad, cooperative coverage of XPEDITER+."

Release 2.0 builds on the sophisticated analysis and testing capabilities
of XPEDITER+ with capabilities that enable programmers to:

 perform complex text searches across multiple programs
 identify date fields by PICTURE clause
 trace data flows between variables
 test application logic on a production platform

"Tools are an important part of the Year 2000 compliance effort, whether
used by internal staff or outside service providers," said Bruce Hall,
research director for Gartner Group. "Application development
organizations should seek tools that leverage knowledge gained during the
Year 2000 effort into maintenance and development productivity gains after
the compliance project has been completed."

XPEDITER+ includes early support for Windows 95 and Windows NT, in addition
to OS/2 support already available.

Pricing and availability

XPEDITER+ Release 2.0 is now generally available. Initial 10-copy minimum
purchase price ranges from $2,500 to $3,250 per copy. Additional copies
may be purchased on a per-user basis at volume discounts.

Compuware's Production 2000 Solution

XPEDITER+ is part of PRODUCTION 2000, Compuware's start-to-finish strategy
for helping companies manage Year 2000 conversions. Production 2000
integrates Compuware's time-tested products and professional services with
an automated conversion and implementation process specifically designed
to reduce the time and expense of century-date-change projects.

Compuware Corporation

Founded in 1973, Compuware develops, markets and supports an integrated set
of systems software products designed to improve the productivity of
information technology professionals in application development,
implementation and maintenance. The Company's products are used by more
than 8,800 customers worldwide. Working across a broad spectrum of
technologies, including mainframe, mid-range and client/server platforms,
more than 2,400 people in Compuware's Professional Services Division offer
business systems analysis, design, programming and implementation as well
as software conversion and systems planning and consulting. For more
information about XPEDITER+ and other Compuware products, call
1-800-535-8707 or visit our Web site at http://www.compuware.com.
 
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