"Metropolitan Detroit's 101 Best and Brightest Companies to
Work For" by the Michigan Business & Professional Association
Compuware Employees Continue Decade-long Tradition of Ranking
Company as "One of the Region's 'Best of the Best'"
DETROIT, Aug. 19, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Compuware Corporation
(Nasdaq:CPWR) today announced that it has earned another "101 Best and
Brightest Companies to Work For" recognitions, marking the company's
10th straight recognition for the award. The Michigan Business &
Professional Association (MBPA) annually honors leading Michigan
companies which are committed to innovative human resource practices
that create great places to work.
"Earning this recognition year-after-year for an entire decade is a
testament to Compuware's continued commitment to its most valuable
asset: our employees," said Laura Fournier, Compuware Executive Vice
President. "Compuware's solutions are first-rate and so are our people,
and we will continue to reward innovation, hard work and success.
Employees enjoy challenging assignments with friendly, driven
co-workers along with growth opportunities at all levels. We also offer
an unparalleled, world-class building with amenity after amenity in the
heart of an exciting urban experience in downtown Detroit."
Nominated companies completed a human resources questionnaire and
randomly selected employees were given a confidential survey about
their work environment. Winners were selected based upon several
categories important to a well-rounded and attractive workplace,
including: communication; community initiatives; compensation and
benefits; diversity and multiculturalism; employee education and
development; employee engagement and commitment; recognition and
retention; recruitment and selection; work-life balance and small
business. Compuware, as a 2010 recipient, will be featured in an
upcoming edition of Corp! magazine.
"The 'Metro Detroit 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For' award
showcases the region's most desired employers," said Jennifer Kluge,
MBPA Executive Vice President. "Compuware's continued recognition for a
decade now is high praise for a marquee area employer, and MPBA is
proud of the company and happy for its employees."
Compuware's list of workplace benefits is extensive and includes:
company-paid life and disability insurance, comprehensive medical and
dental plans, flexible work arrangements and an employee stock purchase
plan. The company actively works to support its employees' work/life
balance by offering resources such as worldwide wellness programs,
dependent- and elder-care reimbursement accounts, an employee referral
program and much more. Employees who work at or visit Compuware's
Detroit headquarters enjoy an onsite gourmet cafeteria, commuter
assistance program, state-of-the art wellness and child development
centers, a physician and chiropractor office, physical therapy and dry
cleaning services as well as access to numerous onsite retailers.
Michigan Business & Professional Association
Michigan Business & Professional Association is a business organization
that represents more than 20,000 members who employ more than 120,000
persons throughout the State of Michigan. For more information, please
visit http://michbusiness.org.
Compuware Corporation
Founded in 1973, Compuware provides software, experts and best
practices to ensure applications work well and deliver business value.
Compuware solutions optimize application performance across the
Enterprise and the Internet for leading organizations around the world,
including 46 of the top 50 Fortune 500 companies and 12 of the top 20
most visited U.S. web sites. Learn more at: http://www.compuware.com.