DETROIT, June 11, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Compuware Corporation (Nasdaq:CPWR) today announced that Gartner Inc. has placed Compuware in the "leaders" quadrant of the "Magic Quadrant for IT Project and Portfolio Management" report.(i) The report evaluated 19 vendors on completeness of vision and ability to execute. A complimentary copy of the report can be viewed at: http://bit.ly/xlWdv.
According to the report, "IT PPM 'leaders' meet IT needs by providing products supporting analytic frameworks for application and project portfolios, and can track other types of IT demand, such as minor software change requests, so that managers can assess their cumulative impact on resource supply. Product depth in several core PPM areas, such as demand management and analysis, advanced scheduling, and resource and cost management, sets leaders apart from competitors, as well as portfolio analysis (for investment prioritization). Leaders are increasingly offering a measure of program (versus project) management, via program views, supported by program structures, workflows, and templates, as well as linkages supporting dependencies."(i)
Year over year, Compuware continues to expand its leadership in the PPM market by enhancing and innovating Changepoint. Compuware released Changepoint 2009 (http://cpwr.client.shareholder.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=352936) at the beginning of the year in response to the increasing maturity of IT departments. The release provided advanced financial and resource management capabilities, while also focusing on the importance of end-user adoption to ensure return on investment. Compuware also added a new Application Portfolio Management Accelerator, enabling IT to get started quickly using pre-defined metrics and industry best-practices. Next week, Compuware will be making additional strategic announcements at the PPM Summit (booth #28), June 14-17 in Garden Grove, CA as well demonstrating and showcasing Changepoint at the show.
"We are pleased that Gartner has positioned Compuware Changepoint as a leader in the PPM market," said Lori Ellsworth, Vice President of Compuware Changepoint Solutions. "Compuware is committed to delivering a solution that is comprehensive and flexible enough to meet the needs of our customers, yet remains easy to use and implement. Whether choosing an on-premise installation, SaaS or Compuware-hosted delivery, Changepoint provides IT executives with full visibility into all investments, improving their ability to manage costs, make better decisions and ensure business alignment."
Compuware Changepoint is a business-centric IT management solution that enables IT executives to take a comprehensive approach to managing supply and demand--unlocking the potential of an IT organization to effectively meet the needs of the business. Using Changepoint, CIOs can deliver maximum business value through enhanced IT performance, improved collaboration between IT and business leadership, closer alignment of resources and activities with the business strategy, increased responsiveness to changing business needs and more effective life cycle management of the entire IT portfolio. http://bit.ly/zdbFC.
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(i) Gartner, Inc.: "Magic Quadrant for IT Project and Portfolio Management, " by Michael Hanford, Daniel B. Stang, June 2, 2009