Compuware
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Compuware Corporation is a software company with products aimed at the information technology (IT) departments of large businesses. The company's services also include testing, development, professional services automation, project and portfolio management, cloud-based collaboration and performance management software for programs running on mainframe computer
and distributed client–server systems. The company has its headquarters in Downtown
Detroit, Michigan
.
Compuware has more than 7,100 customers around the world, including 46 of the top 50 Fortune 500
companies and 12 of the top 20 most visited U.S. web sites.
For its fiscal 2010 the company revenues were over US$920 million. The founder is Peter Karmanos, Jr.
who, on June 20, 2011, relinquished the CEO position to become executive chairman. The new CEO is former Chief Operating Officer Bob Paul.
, and Allen B. Cutting established Compuware Corporation. Their vision was to help people do things with computers by providing their clients with professional technical services, allowing them to focus on their own core businesses. In 1977, Compuware introduced Abend-AID, its first software product. Designed to detect bugs and suggest corrective action in corporate mainframe systems, Abend-AID is still a standard in a market with more than 8,000 copies currently in use. The release of Abend-AID established a product strategy for Compuware, alleviating the peaks and valleys of revenue that occur in the services business. By 1978, Compuware opened its first remote office to service the Washington, D.C. and Baltimore area.
. Compuware acquired its first European subsidiaries.
, Hiperstation, Coronet, Direct Technology Limited, DRD Promark, Inc, NuMega, Data Processing Resources Corporation, Programart and the CACI Products Company. In 1992, Compuware completed its initial public offering
(IPO) of stock. In 1994, Compuware commenced a secondary public offering in order to raise needed cash, and named Joseph A. Nathan President and Chief Operating Officer. In 1998, Compuware surpassed the US$1 billion revenue mark. In 1999, Compuware employees numbered more than 15,000, prompting the company to announce its intention to build a new headquarters building in Campus Martius Park
in Detroit
, Michigan
.
, LLC, Adlex, Inc., SteelTrace, Changepoint, Proxima Technology's Centauri Business Service Manager. In 2003, the company's 30th year of existence, Compuware completed construction on its new world headquarters building in downtown Detroit. In 2008 the company formally launched Compuware 2.0, along with the official introduction of a new global theme "We make IT rock around the world". On November 9, 2009 Compuware acquired Gomez in an effort to become industry's only unified Application Performance Management solution, spanning the Enterprise and Internet.
In 2009 Compuware hired ex Detroit mayor and convicted felon Kwame Kilpatrick. On July 6, 2011 Compuware acquired dynaTrace software.
Compuware engages in ongoing sponsorship of local activities in Detroit and throughout the Great Lakes region
.
Compuware's headquarters
are at One Campus Martius, Detroit, Michigan 48226. Compuware moved its headquarters and 4,000 employees to Downtown Detroit in 2003. The headquarters facility, completed in 2002, has 15 floors and 1100000 square foot of space. The headquarters facility includes an on-site daycare, a 38000 square foot fitness center, and 55000 square foot of retail space. Prior to the move, the headquarters were in Farmington Hills, Michigan
.
Compuware has 84 offices in 30 countries. Some of the worldwide locations include:
Mainframe computer
Mainframes are powerful computers used primarily by corporate and governmental organizations for critical applications, bulk data processing such as census, industry and consumer statistics, enterprise resource planning, and financial transaction processing.The term originally referred to the...
and distributed client–server systems. The company has its headquarters in Downtown
Downtown Detroit
Downtown Detroit is the central business district and a residential area of Detroit, Michigan, United States. Downtown is bordered by the Lodge Freeway to the west, the Fisher Freeway to the north, Interstate 375 to the east, and the Detroit River to the south.Downtown contains much historic...
Detroit, Michigan
Detroit, Michigan
Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River...
.
Compuware has more than 7,100 customers around the world, including 46 of the top 50 Fortune 500
Fortune 500
The Fortune 500 is an annual list compiled and published by Fortune magazine that ranks the top 500 U.S. closely held and public corporations as ranked by their gross revenue after adjustments made by Fortune to exclude the impact of excise taxes companies collect. The list includes publicly and...
companies and 12 of the top 20 most visited U.S. web sites.
For its fiscal 2010 the company revenues were over US$920 million. The founder is Peter Karmanos, Jr.
Peter Karmanos, Jr.
Peter Karmanos, Jr. is the CEO of Compuware Corporation and owner of the Carolina Hurricanes, Plymouth Whalers and Florida Everblades hockey franchises...
who, on June 20, 2011, relinquished the CEO position to become executive chairman. The new CEO is former Chief Operating Officer Bob Paul.
Inception and early years
In 1973, Karmanos, Thomas ThewesThomas Thewes
Thomas Thewes was Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors and co-founder of the Compuware Corporation along with Peter Karmanos and Allen Cutting....
, and Allen B. Cutting established Compuware Corporation. Their vision was to help people do things with computers by providing their clients with professional technical services, allowing them to focus on their own core businesses. In 1977, Compuware introduced Abend-AID, its first software product. Designed to detect bugs and suggest corrective action in corporate mainframe systems, Abend-AID is still a standard in a market with more than 8,000 copies currently in use. The release of Abend-AID established a product strategy for Compuware, alleviating the peaks and valleys of revenue that occur in the services business. By 1978, Compuware opened its first remote office to service the Washington, D.C. and Baltimore area.
1980s
Compuware launched its File-AID product line. Using a request-driven interface, File-AID products help developers to quickly and easily find, create, extract, transfer, fix, convert, load, edit, age and compare data. This allows developers to focus on developing and maintaining applications that meet business needs. Compuware also announced Playback, the company's first automated testing tool. Later, Compuware moved from its Southfield location to as new corporate headquarters in Farmington Hills, MichiganFarmington Hills, Michigan
Farmington Hills is a community in southeastern Michigan. It is the largest city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Its population was 79,740 at the 2010 census...
. Compuware acquired its first European subsidiaries.
1990s
Throughout the 1990s, Compuware acquired several companies building their position in the marketplace, including Centura Software, XA Systems, EcoSystems Software, UNIFACE development environmentUniface
In archeology, a uniface is a specific type of stone tool that has been flaked on one surface only. There are two general classes of uniface tools: modified flakes—and formalized tools, which display deliberate, systematic modification of the marginal edges, evidently formed for a specific...
, Hiperstation, Coronet, Direct Technology Limited, DRD Promark, Inc, NuMega, Data Processing Resources Corporation, Programart and the CACI Products Company. In 1992, Compuware completed its initial public offering
Initial public offering
An initial public offering or stock market launch, is the first sale of stock by a private company to the public. It can be used by either small or large companies to raise expansion capital and become publicly traded enterprises...
(IPO) of stock. In 1994, Compuware commenced a secondary public offering in order to raise needed cash, and named Joseph A. Nathan President and Chief Operating Officer. In 1998, Compuware surpassed the US$1 billion revenue mark. In 1999, Compuware employees numbered more than 15,000, prompting the company to announce its intention to build a new headquarters building in Campus Martius Park
Campus Martius Park
Campus Martius Park is a re-established park in downtown Detroit, Michigan. After the fire of 1805, Campus Martius was the focal point of judge Augustus Woodward's plans to rebuild the city. It is where the "point of origin" of Detroit's coordinate system is located...
in Detroit
Detroit, Michigan
Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River...
, Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
.
2000s
Since 2000, Compuware has acquired e-business services firms BlairLake, Inc., Nomex, Inc., CovisintCovisint
-History:Covisint was established in 2000 by a consortium of organizations General Motors, Ford, DaimlerChrysler. In , Compuware Corporation acquired Covisint...
, LLC, Adlex, Inc., SteelTrace, Changepoint, Proxima Technology's Centauri Business Service Manager. In 2003, the company's 30th year of existence, Compuware completed construction on its new world headquarters building in downtown Detroit. In 2008 the company formally launched Compuware 2.0, along with the official introduction of a new global theme "We make IT rock around the world". On November 9, 2009 Compuware acquired Gomez in an effort to become industry's only unified Application Performance Management solution, spanning the Enterprise and Internet.
In 2009 Compuware hired ex Detroit mayor and convicted felon Kwame Kilpatrick. On July 6, 2011 Compuware acquired dynaTrace software.
Compuware engages in ongoing sponsorship of local activities in Detroit and throughout the Great Lakes region
Great Lakes region (North America)
The Great Lakes region of North America, occasionally known as the Third Coast or the Fresh Coast , includes the eight U.S. states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin as well as the Canadian province of Ontario...
.
Locations
Compuware World Headquarters
Compuware World Headquarters is located at One Campus Martius, in downtown Detroit, Michigan. It began construction in 2000, and finished in 2003. It has at 18 floors in total, 16 above-ground, and 2 below-ground, and has of office space...
are at One Campus Martius, Detroit, Michigan 48226. Compuware moved its headquarters and 4,000 employees to Downtown Detroit in 2003. The headquarters facility, completed in 2002, has 15 floors and 1100000 square foot of space. The headquarters facility includes an on-site daycare, a 38000 square foot fitness center, and 55000 square foot of retail space. Prior to the move, the headquarters were in Farmington Hills, Michigan
Farmington Hills, Michigan
Farmington Hills is a community in southeastern Michigan. It is the largest city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Its population was 79,740 at the 2010 census...
.
Compuware has 84 offices in 30 countries. Some of the worldwide locations include:
- Canada – Richmond Hill, OntarioRichmond Hill, OntarioRichmond Hill is a town located in Southern Ontario, Canada in the central portion of York Region, Ontario. It is part of the Greater Toronto Area, being located about halfway between Toronto and Lake Simcoe...
– formerly Mississauga, OntarioMississauga, OntarioMississauga is a city in Southern Ontario located in the Regional Municipality of Peel, and in the western part of the Greater Toronto Area. With an estimated population of 734,000, it is Canada's sixth-most populous municipality, and has almost doubled in population in each of the last two decades...
, Ottawa, Ontario, Montreal, Quebec, Calgary, Alberta - Australia & New Zealand – SydneySydneySydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
; MelbourneMelbourneMelbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
; BrisbaneBrisbaneBrisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
, AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
; CanberraCanberraCanberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...
, AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
; PerthPerth, Western AustraliaPerth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
, AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
; WellingtonWellingtonWellington is the capital city and third most populous urban area of New Zealand, although it is likely to have surpassed Christchurch due to the exodus following the Canterbury Earthquake. It is at the southwestern tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range...
, New ZealandNew ZealandNew Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga... - China – Pok Fu Lam, Hong KongHong KongHong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
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; GdańskGdanskGdańsk is a Polish city on the Baltic coast, at the centre of the country's fourth-largest metropolitan area.The city lies on the southern edge of Gdańsk Bay , in a conurbation with the city of Gdynia, spa town of Sopot, and suburban communities, which together form a metropolitan area called the...
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Products
- File-AID – Mainframe-based file editor/manipulator
- Abend-AID - Mainframe application failure resolution tool
- Hiperstation - Mainframe automated testing and auditing tool
- Strobe - Multi-platform application performance monitor
- Xpediter - Mainframe developer productivity tools
- Gomez – APM suite comprising Web site performance and browser compatibility test tool; and network, server, Java/.Net, application monitoring and analytics (formerly Vantage). In May 2011, Compuware rebranded its APM suite to fit under the Gomez brand name.
- Changepoint - IT project/portfolio management tool
- CovisintCovisint-History:Covisint was established in 2000 by a consortium of organizations General Motors, Ford, DaimlerChrysler. In , Compuware Corporation acquired Covisint...
- secure, cloud-based collaboration - Uniface - Application development
- TestPartnerTestPartnerTestPartner is a GUI software testing tool from Micro Focus that is intended to enable software development project teams to functionally automate and test application Graphical User Interfaces, with the goal of being able to accomplish more application testing in a given amount of time than could...
- automation tool sold to Micro Focus - QARun - automation tool