Compuware next week plans to unify its "application delivery management" products, for application lifecycle management, under the Compuware Optimal nameplate. Featured in the Optimal suite are an integrated set of offerings for application delivery management, business requirements management, project management, quality assurance and performance assurance. Among the product families included in Optimal are Dev Compuware next week plans to unify its “application delivery management” products, for application lifecycle management, under the Compuware Optimal nameplate. Featured in the Optimal suite are an integrated set of offerings for application delivery management, business requirements management, project management, quality assurance and performance assurance. Among the product families included in Optimal are DevPartner and QACenter. The suite is integrated through the new Optimal Delivery Manager, which features dashboards giving IT managers visibility and control of application delivery projects, Compuware said. “It is a set of management dashboards that are aimed at [application delivery] delivery managers and gives them end-to-end visibility across the application lifecycle for all the projects that they have in their portfolio,” said Mike Burba, Compuware marketing director for application delivery management. Key to the product portfolio is a new integration between requirements management and other products in the suite. Business requirements are captured in the Optimal Trace product. Technology Industry