Returning to its roots as a mainframe software provider, Compuware has spun off its application performance management software unit.

Users of mainframe optimization software and APM software could each benefit from the split. The companies acting separately should be better able to serve constituents than a monolithic single entity could, say the respective company CEOs. APM development is evolving furiously while mainframe software development tends to proceed at a more cautious pace.

The former Compuware APM business unit will operate as a separate company, under the name Dynatrace, the same name of the APM company Compuware acquired in 2011 for for $256 million.

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