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DETROIT, March 16, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today Gomez, the Web performance division of Compuware Corporation (Nasdaq:CPWR), honored Delta Air Lines, Fidelity Investments, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Mamas Health, Marriott International, Newegg, QVC, Regions Bank and Slate Magazine with gold Gomez Web Performance Awards for outstanding Web site performance in 2009. Gomez also awarded Bank of America, Best Buy, Google and JetBlue Airways with Mobile Leader awards for the excellent performance of their mobile sites during 2009.

Published today, the "Best of the Web: Gomez 2009 Web Performance Awards" report showcases the leaders in Web site performance across six industries – retail, finance, travel, media, healthcare and government – based on Gomez's Web and mobile performance benchmark analysis of over 2,000 brands in 2009. Winners in all categories were selected based on their average benchmark rankings throughout 2009 for three key Web performance metrics – response time, availability and consistency. To access the report, please visit: http://bit.ly/aF2CYo

"Marriott is honored to be recognized by Gomez for the performance of Marriott.com, which is often times referred to as "our digital front door," said Bruce Hoffmeister, Senior Vice President, Information Resources Shared Services, Marriott International. "At Marriott, we are dedicated to ensuring our guests have easy access to our growing number of worldwide hotels, and are able to interact with our brands in a meaningful way. Our Spirit to Serve philosophy of providing exceptional service for our guests often begins on Marriott.com, with a focus on a very reliable and consistent experience. The insights and metrics attained from Gomez have assisted us in meeting our high performance goals."

Gomez Web Performance Awards: Gold and Mobile Leader Winners

"Fidelity constantly strives to provide its millions of brokerage customers the best online brokerage experience in the industry. This includes broad investment choices, industry-leading low prices, 24/7 customer service, and Web transactions that are processed quickly, accurately and securely," said Richard Blunck, executive vice president, web distribution at Fidelity Investments. "We are proud to be recognized by Gomez as a Best of the Web Award Winner."

"As consumers become more aware and knowledgeable of the safety and ease of Mobile Banking, the vision of managing your money from the palm of your hand is now a reality," said Laurie Readhead, e-Commerce Executive, Bank of America. "With a Mobile Banking user base of 4 million and growing, we're pleased to continue to set the standard for industry-leading financial innovations for customers."

The "Best of the Web: Gomez 2009 Web Performance Awards" report provides detailed measurements of each winner's average Web site performance over 2009. It highlights how each company sets their industry standard for providing a Web or mobile site experience that enhances customer satisfaction and loyalty, strengthens their brand, lowers operating costs and increases revenue.

"These are the brands that get it, who understand that delivering great Web performance is a competitive differentiator, now more than ever," said Jaime Ellertson, President, Gomez division. "The winners of the Gomez Web Performance Awards have made optimizing their Web and mobile performance a business strategy, and it shows. They represent the best-in-class and provide others with a target to aim for."  

Gomez, the Web performance division of Compuware, provides the industry's leading solutions for optimizing the performance, availability, and quality of Web and mobile applications. The on-demand Gomez platform integrates solutions for Web load testing, Web performance management, Web cross-browser testing, and Web performance business analysis that test and measure Web and mobile applications from the "outside-in" – across all users, browsers, devices, and geographies – using a global network of over 100,000 locations. When combined with Compuware Vantage, Gomez offers the industry's only solution for optimizing application performance across the Enterprise and the Internet. Over 3,000 customers worldwide, ranging from small companies to large enterprises – including 12 of the top 20 most visited US Web sites – use Gomez solutions to increase revenue, build brand loyalty, and decrease costs.

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Compuware Corporation

Founded in 1973, Compuware provides software, experts and best practices to ensure applications work well and deliver business value. Compuware solutions optimize application performance across the Enterprise and the Internet for leading organizations around the world, including 46 of the top 50 Fortune 500 companies and 12 of the top 20 most visited U.S. web sites. Learn more at: http://www.compuware.com.

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