IBM and Compuware have settled the lawsuit in which Compuware accused IBM of theft of intellectual property.
Compuware had claimed, in a lawsuit that was filed in 2002, that IBM had gained inside information from Compuware staff it had hired and that this had enabled it to speed up development of competing products.
As a result of the settlement, IBM will license $140 million of Compuware software over four years. IBM has also offered to buy $260 million of Compuware services over four years.
"This agreement benefits the customers, shareholders and employees of both IBM and Compuware," says Compuware chairman and CEO Peter Karmanos.
The agreement also stipulates that Compuware and IBM will establish a joint task force to ensure IBM gets the most value out of the Compuware solutions.
The companies will also exchange technical information for the interoperability of IBM and Compuware S/390 architecture and programs. Compuware continues as a member of IBM`s PartnerWorld programme, under which it receives technical information generally available to other independent software vendors.
IBM and Compuware have also entered into a patent cross-licensing agreement, covering patents related to both companies` businesses.
Compuware says that in terms of the agreement, all outstanding claims, including pending litigation, have been settled.
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