Compuware Corp. announced the launch of a mainframe computing education and summer internship program with Wayne State University's College of Engineering. The program is designed to introduce students to mainframe software development while helping cultivate and retain a vibrant high-tech talent pool within Metro Detroit. The first phase of the program, which kicked off this spring at Wayne State, featured an intensive 10-week course that provided more than 60 computer science students the opportunity to build and deploy real mainframe technology. "We welcome the opportunity to work closely with partners in the business and industrial sector including our friends at Compuware, and we are committed to making sure that Wayne State College of Engineering Warriors graduate fully prepared to make a bottom-line impact on the region's economy," said Darin Ellis, associate dean at the Wayne State University College of Engineering.

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