An even earlier reference - July 1981:  
http://books.google.com/books?id=hoy5IQyLFvsC&pg=PA46&dq=Xpediter

I am now almost certain that Xpediter was a product Compuware did *not* develop 
but rather *acquired*, some time around 1986 (the last Computerworld reference) 
or after.
These articles:   
http://encyclopedia.com/economics/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/compuware-corp
http://fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/compuware-corporation-history 
... state that Compuware introduced a product called "MBX Xpediter/TSO" in 1979 
and it won an ICP "Million Dollar Award" ($1M in sales) in 1983. 
But this is *false*. 
It was actually Application Development Systems, Inc who won that 1983 ICP 
"Million Dollar Award", not Compuware.
See page 66, here:  
https://books.google.com/books?id=idEXAQAAMAAJ&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=%22Application%20Development%20Systems%22
  
It's barely legible in Google Books, but it's there. 
ADS' original ownership is further evinced by the "ADS*" load module names Bob 
Lester pointed out. 
Apparently, when Compuware acquired Xpediter they also acquired the bragging 
rights from ADS!

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