The story
Founded by Peter Karmanos, Jr. and Thomas Thewes in 1973.1
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 its 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.
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