Compuware and Privacy Associates International LLC White Paper Highlights Data Privacy...

Compuware and Privacy Associates International LLC White Paper Highlights Data
Privacy Risks During Testing

DETROIT, Nov. 8, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Compuware Corporation (Nasdaq:CPWR),
the technology performance company, today published a new white paper by Privacy
Associates International LLC titled: "Putting Your Privacy People Back to Sleep
With De-Identification." This paper, sponsored by Compuware, demonstrates the
need for greater data security and protection for personal customer and employee
data often used in application development and testing processes.

The white paper outlines the real potential for serious test data privacy issues
including legal and non-compliance risks when companies use live production data
as a basis for testing, modifying or fixing business applications and systems.
For example, the paper cites survey research indicating more than 83 percent of
financial services companies use real customer or employee information in
development and testing, and a majority of these companies admit they do not
take appropriate steps to protect this data.

"From the perspectives of budget and timeline, it may seem best to use real
production data when testing an application, but doing so presents significant
risks to an organization," said Robert L. Rothman, a Principal at Privacy
Associates International. "De-identification of personal information can help
chief privacy officers and organizations solve privacy problems while giving IT
departments the latitude they need to meet testing objectives."

Privacy Associates International helps organizations address and manage data
privacy needs. The white paper outlines:

-- The pervasiveness of the use of live data in application testing and
development work;

-- Privacy concerns created by live data use from the standpoint of the
Chief Privacy Officer;

-- Reasons live data are used from the standpoint of the Chief Information
Officer; and

-- How de-identification can be used to address the needs of both the CPO
and CIO.

"The findings outlined in this white paper should shock Chief Privacy Officers.
Current processing maps do not address customer data being sent unguarded around
the world for testing," said Stuart Feravich, Worldwide Solution Leader, Test
Data Management, Compuware Corporation. "That's a glaring omission, especially
when industry studies show that 70 percent of organizations send real production
data to third-party organizations for development and testing. The Compuware
Test Data Privacy solution is an extremely effective de-identification solution
that addresses the needs of both the IT and privacy teams to avoid thorny
non-compliance issues."

Compuware will highlight several notable advancements in test data management --
all available through the company's Test Data Management Solution -- in a
Webcast Thursday, Nov. 10 at 11 a.m. EST. To register for the "Protect Sensitive
Data in Test, Protect Your Business" Web event, visit http://bit.ly/qBXgT2.

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