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NEWS AND VIEWS FOR COMPUWARE CUSTOMERS

Welcome from Pete Summers

Welcome to the May 2007 issue of Compuware Insight, the monthly newsletter for Compuware customers.

In this month’s News section, we take a closer look at analyst firm Ovum’s recent report highlighting Compuware’s strengths in Quality Performance Assurance Testing.

In the Development section, you can read about the successful deployment of Uniface by a leading human resource management software provider, which not only boosted productivity but also slashed its time-to-market. We also encourage you to keep up to date with Compuware’s latest outlook on the quality assurance market by steering you towards our latest webcast on-demand.

In the Quality section, we are delighted to report that leading analysts at Ovum have positioned Compuware as the strongest overall performer in recent software testing tools evaluations. We also reveal how IT services company Atos Origin is standardising quality management processes across all of its in-country and offshore testing and QA teams worldwide, and detail an exciting new enterprise Quality Assurance partnership with LogicaCMG.

In this month’s Performance section, we provide details of two innovative technology releases, including the all-new Vantage 10 service management solution. We also reveal a major customer success story in the retail sector.

Finally, in the Enterprise section, you can read all about Application MIPS Management (AMM), a new solution to help IT teams cut hardware and software upgrades costs by identifying and reducing application performance problems and faults that waste valuable MIPS.

I hope that you enjoy this latest issue of Insight and find it helpful. We always welcome your feedback, comments and questions, so please don’t hesitate to email us here.

Best wishes

Pete Summers, EMEA Marketing Director

Development and Integration

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	MidlandHR chooses Uniface for future-proof development architecture By developing its flagship software package Trent with Compuware’s advanced enterprise application development environment Uniface, MidlandHR has been afforded more time to focus on building and supporting its full range of market-leading applications.
	Deliver what the business expects – every time: an executive webcast Research and experience have revealed that poor alignment between business and IT and the resulting gap between project requirements and QA are the prime causes of project failure and lost investment. This session outlines some strategic measures that will help senior IT managers achieve better project outcomes.

Automated Software Quality

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	ATOS Origin revolutionises QA with Test Factory approach Using Compuware’s Test Factory solution, ATOS Origin will introduce standard testing tools and processes for all of its local and offshore development teams, enabling faster and more effective testing and allowing clients to follow the QA process more closely.
	Ovum positions Compuware as the leader in software testing tools Leading analyst firm Ovum has confirmed Compuware’s position as the strongest overall performer across its sector, in its recent paper ‘Summary of the Software Testing Tools Evaluations’.
	LogicaCMG and Compuware develop industry-leading QA solution Compuware has teamed up with LogicaCMG to create a new enterprise Quality Assurance solution named Q-Talk. LogicaCMG has combined its expertise in risk and requirement-based testing for software quality assurance with Compuware’s extensive knowledge in developing enterprise QA solutions to create the new 360 solution.

Application Performance Management

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	ClientVantage BIM delivers greater visibility of performance issues ClientVantage BIM will deliver significant financial gains for businesses suffering from lost productivity through poor or no availability of critical applications.
	Vantage 10 strengthens end-to-end Application Service Management These innovative capabilities enable business-driven problem prioritisation and resolution, as well as systematic improvement of service delivery. Compuware Vantage 10 also provides business-relevant metrics, allowing businesses to measure and manage their VoIP service.
	Meijer selects Compuware Vantage for unbeatable end-user monitoring Meijer deployed Compuware Vantage in less than a week, and is now combining synthetic transaction monitoring with ‘agentless’, appliance-based monitoring for comprehensive, end-user experience measurements, simulating transactions for continuous, predictable measurements.

Enterprise

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Compuware introduces Application MIPS Management to reduce IT costs
Compuware AMM will improve the responsiveness and availability of applications, helping IT organisations meet SLAs, reduce outsourcing fees and help their overall business achieve a competitive advantage by getting the most out of existing technology.