DXREL.TXT - Press Release for DATA-XPERT 1.0
                                                
                
     Date: June 12, 1995             
     
     Contacts:       Gail Ruby                       James Lively
                     Product Manager                 Public Relations
                     Compuware Corporation           Niehaus Ryan Haller
                     810-737-7521                    415-827-7082
     
     
     
     NEW COMPUWARE DEVELOPER TOOL OPENS DOORS 
     TO DISTRIBUTED RELATIONAL DATA
     
     A key to thorough testing of client/server applications
     
     
     FARMINGTON HILLS, MI -- Compuware Corporation (NASDAQ: CPWR) today 
     announced DATA-XPERT, a powerful new tool that aids developers in 
     fully testing client/server applications by automating the otherwise 
     time-consuming, cumbersome process of creating high-quality test data. 
     DATA-XPERT also helps developers quickly identify and correct 
     production data corrupted by application errors.
     
     DATA-XPERT enables developers to easily obtain and modify relational 
     data from any number of Oracle and DB2/2 databases located anywhere on 
     a distributed network.
     
     From DATA-XPERT's graphical desktop interface, developers can:
     
     u Access and view data from multiple databases, simultaneously and 
     transparently, regardless of DBMS type or location.  
     u Copy and paste selected data from remote databases into test tables.
     u Quickly tailor data to fit specific test conditions using a 
     spreadsheet-like interface.
     u Automatically generate new test data, if no production data exists. 
     DATA-XPERT provides the ability to repeat rows and fill columns with 
     new data, based on developer-defined parameters.
     u Isolate and resolve problems with production data. Developers can 
     work with remote databases without violating security mechanisms.
     
     Helping developers work faster, more accurately
     DATA-XPERT eliminates the otherwise necessary tasks of writing SQL 
     code, scripts or one-time programs to access data or manually entering 
     data into test tables one row or transaction at a time.
     
     "It's important to us to have test data that simulates the real world 
     conditions our programs may encounter. But we were stuck without a 
     simple way to create that test data from DB2/2. We had to know SQL and 
     our data very well," said Darrell Harper, a utilities specialist at 
     USAA, a San Antonio-based insurance and financial services company. 
     Harper has evaluated a beta version of DATA-XPERT. "I see DATA-XPERT 
     as the tool we're going to use to take our DB2/2 data, change it and 
     get on with running our test cases." 
     
     Accessing multiple databases simultaneously, transparently
     Compuware intends to support other operating systems and additional 
     database management systems in future releases of DATA-XPERT. The 
     company also plans to give developers access to DB2 data on the 
     mainframe from the DATA-XPERT desktop interface by integrating the 
     product with Compuware's File-AID for DB2 tool.
     
     "In today's distributed computing environment, more companies store 
     data in different DBMSs and in different sites," said Christine 
     Galloway, general manager of Compuware's industry-leading file and 
     data management products. "Developers no longer face accessing those 
     databases one at a time. DATA-XPERT lets them get their hands on all 
     the data they need as easily as if it were stored in the same 
     database."
     
     DATA-XPERT's architecture reduces network traffic and, as a result, 
     improves response time. It can process a data-related request at 
     either the client or server level, depending on which makes the most 
     sense. Moreover, the product eases the learning curve of mainframe 
     programmers transitioning to client/server by providing an optional 
     ISPF mode.
     
     Pricing and availability
     DATA-XPERT Release 1.0 is expected to be generally available from 
     Compuware (1-800-306-5081) later this month on the OS/2 platform, and 
     will access Oracle and DB2/2 databases. DATA-XPERT will be offered at 
     introductory prices of $250 per client copy ($500 list price) and $500 
     per server copy ($750 list price).   
     
     About Compuware
     Compuware Corporation is a leading worldwide provider of software 
     products and professional services that help information technology 
     professionals efficiently develop, implement and support the 
     applications that run their businesses. Founded in 1973, Compuware 
     today ranks as one of the 15 largest independent software vendors in 
     the world. The Company's products have been licensed by more than 
     8,000 organizations worldwide. Revenues for fiscal 1995 totaled $534 
     million.
     
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For information regarding sales of DATA-XPERT call (800)306-5081