Compuware

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title: "Compuware" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["companies-based-in-detroit", "software-companies-based-in-michigan", "american-companies-established-in-1973", "software-companies-established-in-1973", "1973-establishments-in-michigan", "development-software-companies", "business-software-companies", "software-performance-management", "1992-initial-public-offerings", "companies-formerly-listed-on-the-nasdaq", "2014-mergers-and-acquisitions", "2020-mergers-and-acquisitions", "defunct-software-companies-of-the-united-states", "american-corporate-subsidiaries", "bmc-software-acquisitions"] description: "American software company based in Detroit" topic_path: "geography/united-states" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compuware" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary American software company based in Detroit ::

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Field	Value
name	Compuware Corporation
logo	Compuware logo 2019.svg
type	Public
traded_as
industry	Information technology
foundation
founder	Peter Karmanos, Jr.
Thomas Thewes
Allen B. Cutting
defunct
fate	Acquired by BMC Software
hq_location_city	Detroit, Michigan
hq_location_country	United States
products	Enterprise software
services	IT services
homepage
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| name = Compuware Corporation | logo = Compuware logo 2019.svg | type = Public | traded_as = | industry = Information technology | foundation = | founder = Peter Karmanos, Jr. Thomas Thewes Allen B. Cutting | defunct = | 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 = Compuware was an American software company based in Detroit. The company developed enterprise software primarily for mainframe computing environments and provided related services, including software testing, development, and performance management.

The company ceased to operate as an independent entity in 2020 following its acquisition by BMC Software.

History

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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.

In 2003, Compuware moved their headquarters from Farmington Hills, Michigan, to a new headquarters building in downtown Detroit. In 2014, Compuware sold its headquarters building, later renamed One Campus Martius, following its acquisition by Thoma Bravo. In December of that year, Compuware was acquired by private equity firm Thoma Bravo for approximately $2.5 billion, becoming a privately held company. Following its acquisition by Thoma Bravo, Compuware shifted its focus toward modernizing and consolidating its mainframe software portfolio.

In March 2020, Compuware was acquired by BMC Software for $2 billion. Compuware ceased to exist as a company, but all of its products remain available under the name BMC Automated Mainframe Intelligence (BMC AMI). 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.

Operations

Integrations and Partnerships

Compuware software products were designed to integrate with a range of enterprise development, monitoring, and automation tools commonly used in mainframe and distributed computing environments. For example:

• AppDynamics
• Amazon Web Services
• Atlassian JIRA
• ASG
• CloudBees
• Dynatrace
• Elastic
• Jenkins
• Parasoft
• SonarSource
• Splunk
• Syncsort
• XebiaLabs

Compuware Acquisitions

Between 2016 and 2020, Compuware acquired several software companies focused on mainframe development, testing, and data management technologies, including ISPW (2016), Itgrations (2016), and MVS Solutions (2017).

References

References

1. "Compuware World Headquarters". Emporis.
2. Laitner, Bill. (2003-12-18). "Oakland County is unfazed as jobs move to Detroit". [[Gannett]].
3. "Contact Us".
4. "Thoma Bravo Completes Take-Private Acquisition of Compuware Corporation in $2.4b Deal". Thoma Bravo.
5. Reindl, J. C.. "Compuware reinvents itself after midlife crisis".
6. Reindl, J. C.. "Detroit-based Compuware finalizes latest buyout, gets new name".
7. Clabby, Joe. (2020-03-05). "Why BMC+Compuware Is a Textbook Acquisition Case".
8. (2020-03-03). "BMC Software adquiere Compuware".
9. "BMC Automated Mainframe Intelligence - BMC Software".
10. Reindl, J.C.. (2022-10-26). "Compuware could leave downtown Detroit for Southfield". [[Gannett]].
11. Reindl, J.C.. (2022-10-27). "Mayor: Compuware is definitely coming to Southfield". [[Gannett]].
12. [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]
13. [http://resources.compuware.com/standardware_announcement?post_types=press-release&_sft_post_tag=english&_ga=1.60254765.1246607838.1475861753 Standardware in December 2016]
14. "BMC Compuware - BMC Software".
15. [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]

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