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                                  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): APRIL 17, 2006



                              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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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions:

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230.425)


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Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))


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ITEM 8.01. OTHER EVENTS.

         On April 17, 2006, Compuware Corporation ("Compuware") issued a press
release announcing that the Company's Board of Directors authorized the
repurchase of up to $125 million of the Company's Common Stock on the open
market from time-to-time based upon market and business conditions. A copy of
the press release is furnished with the 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. EXHIBITS.

         (c) Exhibits.

                  99.1   Press Release, dated April 17, 2006.

                                   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: April 17, 2006                         By:   /s/ Laura L. Fournier
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                                                   Laura L. Fournier
                                                   Senior Vice President
                                                   Chief Financial Officer


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                                INDEX OF EXHIBITS


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            99.1         Press Release, dated April 17, 2006.
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