Compuware

{{Infobox company

| name = Compuware Corporation

| logo = Compuware logo 2019.svg

| type = Public

| traded_as = {{NASDAQ was|CPWR}}

| industry = Information technology

| foundation = {{start date and age|1973}}

| founder = Peter Karmanos, Jr.
Thomas Thewes
Allen B. Cutting

| defunct = {{end date|2020}}

| fate = Acquired by BMC Software

| location =

| hq_location_city = Detroit, Michigan

| hq_location_country = United States

| area_served =

| key_people =

| products = Enterprise software

| services = IT services

| parent =

| homepage = {{url|bmc.com/it-solutions/brands/compuware.html}}

}}

Compuware Corporation was an American software company based in Detroit.{{cite web|title=Compuware World Headquarters|url=http://www.emporis.com/building/compuwareworldheadquarters-detroit-mi-usa|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005085505/http://www.emporis.com/building/compuwareworldheadquarters-detroit-mi-usa|url-status=usurped|archive-date=October 5, 2012|access-date=12 March 2013|publisher=Emporis}} The company offered products aimed at the information technology (IT) departments of large businesses, and its services also included testing, development, automation and performance management software for programs running on mainframe computer systems.

History

File:Compuware original logo.svg

In 1973, Peter Karmanos Jr., Thomas Thewes, and Allen B. Cutting established Compuware Corporation to provide clients with professional technical services. By 1978, Compuware opened its first remote office to service the Washington, D.C., and Baltimore area. In 1992, the company completed its initial public offering (IPO) and traded on the NASDAQ under the symbol CPWR. At the end of 1998, Compuware surpassed the $1 billion revenue mark.{{cn|date=January 2025}}

In 2003, Compuware moved their headquarters from Farmington Hills, Michigan, to a new headquarters building in downtown Detroit.{{Cite news |last=Laitner |first=Bill |date=2003-12-18 |title=Oakland County is unfazed as jobs move to Detroit |pages=6B |work=Detroit Free Press |publisher=Gannett |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111758078/oakco-unfazed/}}{{Cite web |last= |date= |title=Contact Us |url=http://www.compuware.com/contact/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000815100630/http://www.compuware.com/contact/ |archive-date=2000-08-15 |access-date=2022-04-13 |website=Compuware}} In November 2014, the company's headquarters building was sold to a joint venture of Dan Gilbert's real estate group Bedrock Real Estate and Meridian Health for $142 million and renamed One Campus Martius. In December of that year, Compuware was acquired by private equity firm Thoma Bravo for approximately $2.5 billion, becoming a privately held company.{{cite web|title=Thoma Bravo Completes Take-Private Acquisition of Compuware Corporation in $2.4b Deal|url=http://www.thomabravo.com/2014/12/15/thoma-bravo-completes-take-private-acquisition-of-compuware-corporation-in-2-4b-deal/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141230033527/http://www.thomabravo.com/2014/12/15/thoma-bravo-completes-take-private-acquisition-of-compuware-corporation-in-2-4b-deal/|archive-date=2014-12-30|access-date=2014-12-15|publisher=Thoma Bravo}} In the years after that, the company experienced a period of growth and reinvention of mainframe software.{{Cite web|last=Reindl|first=J. C.|title=Compuware reinvents itself after midlife crisis|url=https://www.freep.com/story/money/business/2017/01/21/compuware-hiring-chris-omalley-detroit/96783548/|access-date=2021-06-22|website=Detroit Free Press|language=en-US}}

In March 2020, Compuware was acquired by BMC Software for $2 billion.{{Cite web|last=Reindl|first=J. C.|title=Detroit-based Compuware finalizes latest buyout, gets new name|url=https://www.freep.com/story/money/business/2020/06/01/compuware-finalizes-buyout-gets-new-name/5265852002/|access-date=2021-06-22|website=Detroit Free Press|language=en-US}}{{Cite news|last=Clabby|first=Joe|date=2020-03-05|title=Why BMC+Compuware Is a Textbook Acquisition Case|url=https://www.eweek.com/enterprise-apps/why-bmc-compuware-is-a-textbook-acquisition-case/|access-date=2021-06-22|website=eWEEK|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|date=2020-03-03|title=BMC Software adquiere Compuware|url=https://www.dealerworld.es/actualidad/bmc-software-adquiere-compuware|access-date=2021-06-22|website=DealerWorld|language=es}} Compuware ceased to exist as a company, but all of its products remain available under the name BMC Automated Mainframe Intelligence (BMC AMI).{{Cite web|title=BMC Automated Mainframe Intelligence - BMC Software|url=https://www.bmc.com/it-solutions/bmc-ami-automated-mainframe-intelligence.html|access-date=2023-04-06|website=www.bmc.com}} In October 2022, it was announced that BMC's Detroit office will return to the northwest suburbs of Detroit, moving from One Campus Martius downtown to the Southfield Town Center in nearby Southfield.{{Cite web |last=Reindl |first=J.C. |date=2022-10-26 |title=Compuware could leave downtown Detroit for Southfield |url=https://www.freep.com/story/money/business/michigan/2022/10/26/compuware-could-leave-downtown-detroit/69593832007/ |access-date=2022-10-30 |website=Detroit Free Press |publisher=Gannett |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Reindl |first=J.C. |date=2022-10-27 |title=Mayor: Compuware is definitely coming to Southfield |url=https://www.freep.com/story/money/business/michigan/2022/10/27/compuware-relocating-southfield-mayor-says/69597125007/ |access-date=2022-10-30 |website=Detroit Free Press |publisher=Gannett |language=en-US}}

Operations

= Integrations and Partnerships =

Since 2014, Compuware (later BMC Compuware) has established multiple integrations and partnerships.

= Compuware Acquisitions =

Compuware made the following acquisitions after going private in 2014, through its acquisition by BMC in 2020:

ISPW in January 2016[http://resources.compuware.com/agile-devops-and-mainframe-apps-integration-compuware?post_types=press-release&_sft_post_tag=english&_ga=1.60254765.1246607838.1475861753 ISPW in January 2016]
Itgrations in October 2016[http://resources.compuware.com/mainframe_scm_practice?post_types=press-release&_sft_post_tag=english&_ga=1.160768829.1246607838.1475861753 Itgrations in October 2016]
Standard ware in December 2016[http://resources.compuware.com/standardware_announcement?post_types=press-release&_sft_post_tag=english&_ga=1.60254765.1246607838.1475861753 Standardware in December 2016]
MVS Solutions in January 2017[http://resources.compuware.com/mvs_solutions_announcement?post_types=press-release&_sft_post_tag=english&_ga=1.92283677.1246607838.1475861753 MVS Solutions in January 2017]
XATester in July 2018{{Cite web|url=https://resources.compuware.com/xatester_acquisition_parasoft_partnership|title=BMC Compuware - BMC Software}}
INNOVATION Data Processing in January 2020{{Cite web|url=https://resources.compuware.com/compuware_acquires_innovation_data_processing|title = BMC Compuware - BMC Software}}