Compuware Announces EcoTOOLS Support for Microsoft Windows NT

Compuware Sets the Standard for Powerful Networked Application Management
of Microsoft Windows NT and SQL Server

DB/EXPO, SAN FRANCISCO -- APRIL 16, 1996 -- Compuware Corp. (NASDAQ: CPWR)
today announced the extension of EcoTOOLS, an industry-leading application
management solution, to the Microsoft Windows NT and SQL Server
environment. With EcoTOOLS for Windows NT, customers can diagnose, prevent
and correct application performance problems or failures to optimize
system availability and performance.

"We are very pleased that Compuware is adding Microsoft Windows NT and
Microsoft SQL Server support to their management products," said Roger
Doherty, SQL Server Technical Evangelist with Microsoft Developer
Relations Group. "This allows Window NT and SQL Server to be centrally
managed from Compuware's performance management products."

"Our customers have made NT and SQL Server a key part of their enterprise
application deployment strategy," said Buff Jones, vice president of
systems management products for Compuware. "In response, we've added full
support for the Microsoft platforms to our proven UNIX RDBMS
environment."

Using EcoTOOLS, NT administrators can now monitor their applications,
Microsoft SQL Servers, operating systems and networks for fault and
performance problems. EcoTOOLS uses a proactive event-action mechanism to
dispatch autonomous software agents that gather enterprise-wide
information, alert systems administrators to potential problems, and
automatically launch proactive corrective actions. For example, if the
Microsoft SQL server has just completed a master database update, EcoTOOLS
can initiate a backup. Or, if EcoTOOLS has detected that a Microsoft SQL
Server process is no longer running, it will automatically restart the
server and immediately notify the systems administrator through a variety
of methods.

Advanced Event Management and Performance Analysis for NT with the
announcement of EcoTOOLS for NT, Compuware now provides the most in-depth
monitoring and management capabilities available today. EcoTOOLS monitors
important Microsoft Windows NT statistics like system and network
performance and provides information on system faults, system resource
usage, log files and security.

ADVANCED EVENT MANAGEMENT AND PERFORMANCE MONITORING FOR MICROSOFT WINDOWS
NT PROVIDES:

* Excessive CPU use detection and identification of top CPU resources
* Network traffic and packet activity monitoring
* Excessive paging and swapping detection and identification of top
  memory consumers
* Automated discovery of systems and database health
* Notification and resolution of unauthorized attempts to access
  resources
* System and database configuration reporting

Unparalleled Support for Microsoft SQL Server Databases

EcoTOOLS for NT supports the latest versions of Microsoft SQL Server. From
a UNIX management station, users will be able to monitor and manage their
database performance and security and provide corrective actions with or
without system administrator intervention. EcoTOOLS support for SQL Server
ensures that database administrators keep applications performing at peak
levels.

KEY FEATURES OF ECOTOOLS FOR SQL SERVER INCLUDE:

* Database activity monitoring to locate inefficient and resources
  intensive SQL statements
* Server management by adding and dropping SMP SQL server engines
* Global statistic monitoring and detection of resource limits
* Disk allocation tuning, mirror device detection and option to
  restart
* Database attribute viewing, error log full detection and backup
  initiation

Automated Event Management with EcoTOOLS

Compuware's application management solution offers Microsoft customers
extensive monitoring and management across heterogeneous databases,
networks and operating systems. EcoTOOLS systems and applications
management solution enables database administrators to monitor their
applications, NT and UNIX operating systems, networks and transaction
monitors for fault and performance problems.

Compuware's End-to-End Application Management Solution

Microsoft has become an important enabler of business critical
applications, particularly through its Windows NT server, SQL Server,
System Management Server and Network OLE. Compuware plans to support these
enterprise solutions through its networked applications management
products; EcoTOOLS, EcoNET and Fault-XPERT.

Compuware's applications management solution offers Microsoft customers
extensive monitoring and management across heterogeneous databases,
networks and operating systems. EcoTOOLS systems and applications
management solution enables database administrators to monitor their
applications, NT and UNIX operating systems, networks and transaction
monitors for fault and performance problems.

SYSTEMS AND APPLICATION MANAGEMENT SOLUTION - EcoTOOLS discovers
applications across the enterprise, automating management and improving
performance. EcoTOOLS' unique real-time process monitor, EcoPMON, for
SYBASE, ORACLE, INFORMIX and SQL Server, enables administrators to
drill-down and pinpoint bottlenecks by viewing the resource usage of
active SQL statements for quick resolution.

NETWORKED APPLICATION MANAGEMENT - EcoNET discovers, measures and tracks
applications across the network. EcoNET bridges the gap between today's
network and systems management products by identifying client/server
application conversations end-to-end across enterprise networks.

FAULT DIAGNOSIS FOR CLIENT/SERVER - Fault-XPERT addresses networked
applications management at the client level. Fault-XPERT is the first tool
to automatically detect application failures and capture detailed
information about the problem to speed trouble-shooting and bring the
application back to health.

Compuware's End-to-End Application Management Solution provides enterprise-
wide application coverage with a primary focus on the fastest growing,
hard-to-manage environments, including: UNIX and NT servers; Windows,
OS/2, and UNIX clients, IP, and IPX with extensions to legacy
environments; VMS and MVS servers; and SNA and DEC*NET networks.

Pricing and Availability

Beta availability is scheduled for this summer. EcoTOOLS pricing begins at
$23,000 and is based on system configuration.

Compuware Corporation

Compuware Corporation (NASDAQ:CPWR) is a leading worldwide provider of
software products and professional services that help information
technology professionals efficiently develop, implement and support the
applications that run their businesses. Founded in 1973, Compuware today
ranks as one of the 15 largest independent software vendors in the world.
The company's products have been licensed by more than 8,800 organizations
worldwide. Revenues for fiscal 1995 totaled $534 million. For information
about Compuware Corporation, please contact Compuware's headquarters at
810-737-7300. Compuware can also be found on the World Wide Web at
http://www.compuware.com.
 
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