Compuware Simplifies Load Testing for Application Delivery Teams

QALoad 5.5 Introduces Reusable Scripting Rules to Automate Test Scripting and Accelerate Performance Testing

DETROIT--May 23, 2006--Compuware Corporation (NASDAQ: CPWR) today introduced the new version of its performance testing solution, Compuware QALoad 5.5. This new release extends Compuware's history of delivering enterprise performance testing capabilities to organizations by improving tester efficiency through wizard-driven automation and enabling a collaborative approach to improving application quality.

"QALoad's new automated parameterization wizard and rules library will dramatically increase productivity for our clients" said Thomas Poirier, CEO at Persystence, Inc. "The ability to simplify the creation, storage and sharing of rules is a crucial time-saver for difficult-to-automate patterns and could reduce script creation and maintenance by as much as forty or fifty percent."

Compuware QALoad is an automated load-testing tool for web, Java, .NET, packaged ERP/CRM applications and distributed environments. Compuware QALoad simulates thousands of users performing key business transactions against an application to ensure its performance and scalability prior to deployment. With Compuware QALoad, testers can quickly pinpoint problems, optimize system performance and help ensure successful application deployment.

New features and enhancements in QALoad 5.5 include:

• Parameterization Wizard--The new parameterization wizard simplifies the creation of rules, which define required modifications to data within a business transaction, greatly reducing the need for users to delve into any code during the scripting process. This automation improves tester efficiency, saving significant time and allowing testers to complete more testing and meet/improve application delivery timeframes.
• Rules Library--Rules created with the Parameterization Wizard can be managed in QALoad's Rules Library. They can then be shared and leveraged for use by the rest of the test team. This collaborative approach to scripting leads to higher consistency and accuracy of test assets and can involve more users in the performance testing of an application.
• Expert User for Web Applications--QALoad 5.5 introduces an Expert User for improved diagnostics and root cause analysis for troubleshooting performance bottlenecks. Timing of individual components can be broken down to detail the amount of time spent on the network and at the server, expediting the resolution of performance bottlenecks.
• Enhanced Remote Monitoring for Servers--QALoad users can correlate server metrics for SAP, WebLogic and WebSphere with the overall performance of a test, to improve root cause analysis of performance problems in these environments.
• Enhanced Reporting--QALoad 5.5 now includes templates for analyzing results, low-level transactional analysis; and identification and analysis of poor performers.

"Knowing how an application will perform in production is crucial to business success. Without the proper focus on pre-production performance assurance, poor service levels can result in lost productivity, negative perceptions of the business and losses to the bottom line," said Elizabeth Maly, Director, Compuware Quality Solutions. "Pre-production performance testing with Compuware QALoad lets businesses consistently deploy and deliver high quality applications with confidence."

Compuware Quality Solutions help organizations align quality assurance with business goals to maximize application quality and business value. With Compuware Quality Solutions, IT organizations can ensure that more efficient and effective testing occurs throughout the application quality life cycle so that IT delivers outstanding application quality to the business.