DETROIT, Aug. 1, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Compuware Corporation (Nasdaq:CPWR), the technology performance company, today announced that Tyler Allman, lead product manager for Compuware Mainframe Solutions, will lead a session surrounding one of the most talked about issues within the mainframe development field today -- the looming mainframe skills shortage. He will present "Compuware Workbench: Attract Your Next Generation of Mainframe Developers" at SHARE in Anaheim, Calif.
Session Title: Compuware Workbench: Attract Your Next Generation of Mainframe Developers
Date: Tuesday, August 7
Time: 9:30 a.m. Pacific time
Speaker: Tyler Allman, lead product manager for Compuware Mainframe Solutions
Where: SHARE, Anaheim Marriott, Anaheim, Calif.
Amid the industry buzz about the impending mainframe developer skills shortage--and the concerning implications that has for the world's most complex and powerful applications--Compuware will address the benefits of modernizing the mainframe development environment and its role in attracting a new generation of developers. During the session, Allman will discuss the Compuware Workbench, a new, modern, intuitive graphical interface for z/OS application developers that makes application development, testing and tuning faster and simpler to perform particularly for those new to mainframe. With as many as 40 percent of the world's mainframe programmers set to retire in the not too distant future, this session is a must attend for mainframe development managers, practitioners and those responsible for mainframe development tooling.
The session will include a live demo of the Compuware Workbench.
About the Speaker
Tyler Allman is lead product manager for Compuware's Developer Productivity Solutions. He began his career 30 years ago as an IBM mainframe Assembler/COBOL programmer. Tyler has worked in assignments ranging from full system development projects, system testing projects and application package installation/tailoring projects, to technology reviews and tools/automation implementations.
About the Compuware Mainframe Solutions
Compuware's Mainframe Solutions help the world's leading organizations maximize developer productivity, minimize costs and deliver better service. The Solutions are available within the Compuware Workbench, an open development environment that features an intuitive and easy-to-use graphical user interface. Workbench makes common mainframe tasks faster and simpler to perform for both experienced mainframers as well those new to the mainframe, enabling companies to develop new services faster, more efficiently and with higher quality utilizing existing resources.
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