UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

     Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 7, 2008

                              Compuware Corporation
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

                        Commission File Number: 000-20900

               Michigan                                         38-2007430
   (State or other jurisdiction of                           (I.R.S. Employer
    incorporation or organization)                          Identification No.)

    One Campus Martius, Detroit, Michigan                        48226-5099
   (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                      (Zip Code)

      (Registrant's telephone number, including area code): (313) 227-7300

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Item 5.02: Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Principal Officers.

      On February 7, 2008, the Board of Directors of Compuware Corporation
("Compuware") approved the appointment of Robert C. Paul as Compuware's
President and Chief Operating Officer, effective April 1, 2008. Peter J.
Karmanos, who had been serving as President, will continue to serve as
Compuware's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.

      Mr. Paul, age 45, has served as Chief Operating Officer and President of
Compuware Covisint since January 2006. Prior to that time, Mr. Paul was Chief
Executive Officer and President of Covisint since its acquisition by Compuware
in March 2004. He had spent nearly three years at Covisint prior to the
acquisition

Item 7.01:  Regulation FD Disclosure

      A copy of the press release announcing Mr. Paul's appointment is furnished
with this Report as Exhibit 99.1.


Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

        (c) Exhibits.

               99.1     Press Release, dated February 11, 2008.



                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                        COMPUWARE CORPORATION


Date:  February 12, 2008               By:/s/ Laura L. Fournier
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                                       Laura L. Fournier
                                       Senior Vice President
                                       Chief Financial Officer




                                INDEX OF EXHIBITS

  Exhibit No.                    Description
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    99.1            Press Release, dated February 11, 2008.