Compuware to Host Live Virtual Seminar Providing Insight and Best Practices for Overcoming Today's Application Performance Challenges

Industry Analysts, Compuware Experts and Customers to Detail Pathway for Delivering Optimized End-to-End Application Performance Management

• Press Release
• Source: Compuware
• On 2:14 pm EDT, Tuesday October 13, 2009

DETROIT, Oct. 13, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Compuware Corporation (Nasdaq:CPWR - News) today announced that it will host a live virtual seminar on end-to-end application performance management on October 15, 2009, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET. This free, interactive one-day event, titled "Reality Check: The New End-to-End Application Performance Management Imperative" will feature industry analysts, Compuware experts and customers who will share insight and best practices for tackling and overcoming application performance challenges in today's cloud computing era.

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Seminar attendees will discover how the right tools and the right process can make the difference in performance monitoring. Attendees will get first-hand knowledge on how to deliver better business results by implementing a comprehensive application performance management strategy that provides a greater understanding of the impact of performance problems and a heightened ability to isolate and fix them.

Gartner Research Vice President Milind Govekar will deliver the keynote address on "How APM Today Prepares You to Succeed With Cloud Technologies Tomorrow." Milind will discuss the future of the cloud and its impact on application performance management (APM) strategies.

During this live virtual event, attendees will be able to:

• Chat live with Compuware customer Schneider Electric and hear how the organization improved end-user response time and availability performance of key business transactions by 20 percent through an end-to-end APM initiative using Compuware Vantage;

• Interact in live discussions with Compuware APM experts Courtney Sparks, Francis Cordon, Mike Hicks and Spencer Hallman, who will provide actionable guidance on how to harness the power of APM to break down silos across network, Java & .NET, distributed and mainframe data center environments;

• Explore IT Service Management tactics and data center best practices that ensure a good end-user experience;

• Get in-depth expertise on an industry-tested, six-step lifecycle approach to managing the performance of applications;

• Learn how to improve the value of IT, align with the business and communicate the importance of existing environments with consistent processes;

• Download product information in virtual booths on APM technology and best practices;

• Interact live with peers and more.

"This event is a great opportunity for attendees to learn how to maneuver through the challenges of managing application performance in today's increasingly complex IT environment," said Steve Tack, Vice President of Compuware Vantage. "Additionally, attendees will learn how to redefine APM in a way that is holistic, business-aligned and truly end-to-end."

Register for this event at: http://ow.ly/sVpk. This event will be recorded and an on-demand version will be made available.

Compuware Vantage provides end-to-end management of application performance to ensure problems are detected proactively and solved quickly and efficiently, and IT service delivery is aligned with business needs. Compuware Vantage is the market's only IT service management solution that integrates end-user experience monitoring, application performance management and business service management into a single offering.

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Compuware Corporation

Founded in 1973, Compuware provides software, experts and best practices to ensure applications work well and deliver business value. Compuware helps CIOs optimize end-to-end application performance for leading businesses around the world, including 46 of the top 50 Fortune 500 companies. Learn more at: http://www.compuware.com.

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