Technology and the Internet
Compuware Corp., a provider of corporate network software and staffing services, has agreed to buy rapidly growing Data Processing Resources Corp., an Irvine temporary-staffing firm that supplies thousands of computer specialists to major corporations.
June 25, 1999
Five weeks into a trial over its alleged theft of intellectual property and monopolistic behavior, IBM Corp. has settled with software maker Compuware Corp. in a case that centered on whether corporate confidentiality agreements were violated.
March 23, 2005
Merger: Irvine technology staffing agency grew to become an industry powerhouse; stock price soars 91% to $23.38 per share.
Software maker Compuware Corp. warned of a revenue shortfall in its fiscal fourth quarter due to the negative impact of foreign currency and the reorganization of a business unit.
April 7, 2001
Business
Earnings: Investors expect companies to announce bad news before the quarterly reporting season begins.
July 5, 2001
Will the earnings warnings ever stop? Another batch of tech companies joined the chorus Monday.
Oct. 10, 2000
Compuware Corp. reasserted its intention to try to acquire Viasoft Inc. and extended its tender offer as the Justice Department filed suit to block the merger.
Oct. 30, 1999
Compuware Corp. filed a lawsuit claiming that IBM Corp. is stealing Compuware’s software and forcing customers to buy IBM products.
March 13, 2002
Compuware Corp. said it expects fiscal first-quarter earnings to fall roughly 50% below Wall Street’s already diminished expectations, the latest mainframe software firm to warn of lackluster results.
July 8, 2000
Compuware Corp. shares plunged 26% after a Morgan Stanley analyst said growth at the mainframe software maker may be stymied by competition from IBM Corp.
July 2, 2002