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): October 10, 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 Identification No.)
 incorporation or organization)

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 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

      On October 10, 2008, Compuware Corporation ("Compuware") issued a press
release announcing preliminary financial results for its second quarter ended
September 30, 2008 and certain other information. A copy of the press release is
furnished with this Report as Exhibit 99.1.

      Forward-Looking Statements

      Certain statements in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including but not
limited to statements set forth in the attached press release, may constitute
forward-looking statements. These forward looking statements involve a number of
known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause such
forward-looking statements not to be realized and that could cause actual
results to differ materially from Compuware's expectations in these statements.
For more information about other risks that could affect the forward-looking
statements herein, please see Compuware's most recent quarterly report on Form
10-Q, annual report on Form 10-K and other filings made with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. Compuware expressly disclaims any obligation to release
publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect
any changes in expectations, or any change in events or circumstances on which
those statements are based, unless otherwise required by law.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

      (c) Exhibits.

             99.1       Press Release, dated October 10, 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: October 10, 2008                            By: /s/ Laura L. Fournier
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                                                  Laura L. Fournier
                                                  Executive Vice President
                                                  Chief Financial Officer



                                INDEX OF EXHIBITS

         Exhibit No.                     Description
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             99.1         Press Release, dated October 10, 2008.