Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Intangible Assets and Goodwill

Intangible Assets and Goodwill

3 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2011

(8) Intangible Assets and Goodwill

Intangible assets with determinable lives, other than customer relationships and research and development are amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated period of benefit, ranging from four to five years. Research and development and customer relationships are amortized over a two-year period at a rate of 65% of the gross value acquired in the first year subsequent to their acquisition and 35% of the gross value acquired in the second year. We evaluate the recoverability of intangible assets periodically and take into account events or circumstances that warrant revised estimates of useful lives or that indicate that impairment exists. All of our intangible assets with definitive lives are subject to amortization. No impairments of intangible assets have been identified during any of the periods presented. Goodwill is tested for impairment on an annual basis and between annual tests if indicators of potential impairment exist, using a fair-value-based approach. The date of our annual impairment test is March 1.

The Company estimates that it has no significant residual value related to its intangible assets. Acquired intangibles generally are amortized on a straight-line basis over weighted average lives. Intangible assets amortization expense for the three months ended July 31, 2011 and 2010 totaled approximately $41,000 and $107,000, respectively. Intangible asset amortization is included in selling, general and administrative expense. The components of finite-lived intangible assets acquired are as follows:

	Weighted
	Average		July 31,		April 30,
	Life		2011		2011
Trade names		5 Years	$	733,000	$	733,000
Customer relationships		2 Years		758,000		758,000
Non-compete agreement		4 Years		68,000		68,000
Software development costs (a)				2,113,000		1,480,000
Total gross carrying amount			$	3,672,000	$	3,039,000

Less accumulated amortization expense				1,140,000		1,099,000
Net intangible assets			$	2,532,000	$	1,940,000

The following table outlines the estimated future amortization expense related to intangible assets:

Year ending April 30:
2012	$	164,000
2013		162,000
2014		134,000
	$	460,000

(a) At the time XcelaSAN is made available for general release to customers the capitalized costs will be amortized to cost of sales over the estimated useful life of the underlying technology.

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The entire disclosure for the aggregate amount of goodwill and a description of intangible assets, which may include (a) for amortizable intangible assets (also referred to as finite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, the amount of any significant residual value, and the weighted-average amortization period, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization (also referred to as indefinite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, and (c) the amount of research and development assets acquired and written off in the period, including the line item in the income statement in which the amounts written off are aggregated, if not readily apparent from the income statement. Also discloses (a) for amortizable intangibles assets in total and by major class, the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization, the total amortization expense for the period, and the estimated aggregate amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization the carrying amount in total and by major class, and (c) for goodwill, in total and for each reportable segment, the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill during the period (including the aggregate amount of goodwill acquired, the aggregate amount of impairment losses recognized, and the amount of goodwill included in the gain (loss) on disposal of a reporting unit). If any part of goodwill has not been allocated to a reportable segment, discloses the unallocated amount and the reasons for not allocating. For each impairment loss recognized related to an intangible asset (excluding goodwill), discloses: (a) a description of the impaired intangible asset and the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method for determining fair value, (c) the caption in the income statement or the statement of activities in which the impairment loss is aggregated, and (d) the segment in which the impaired intangible asset is reported. For each goodwill impairment loss recognized, discloses: (a) a description of the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method of determining the fair value of the associated reporting unit, and (c) if a recognized impairment loss is an estimate not finalized and the reasons why the estimate is not final. May also disclose the nature and amount of any significant adjustments made to a previous estimate of an impairment loss.

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