Note 10 - Stock-based Compensation (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2016

Notes Tables

Schedule of Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended October 31,				Nine Months Ended October 31,
	2016		2015		2016		2015
	(in thousands)				(in thousands)
Cost of subscription	$	32	$	21	$	81	$	55
Cost of maintenance and other revenue		80		69		219		202
Cost of professional services		232		189		618		542
Sales and marketing		306		350		904		1,040
Research and development		262		227		748		665
General and administrative		908		1,025		2,951		3,114
Total stock-based compensation expense	$	1,820	$	1,881	$	5,521	$	5,618

Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Stock Appreciation Rights, Valuation Assumption [Table Text block]

	Nine Months Ended October 31,
	2016			2015
Expected life in years (1)		5.25			5.00
Risk free interest rate (2)		1.16	%		1.64	%
Volatility (3)		36	%		41	%
Dividend rate (4)		1.51	%		1.10	%

Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights Award Activity [Table Text Block]

	SARs (in thousands)			Weighted Average Exercise Price per Share		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (years)		Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in thousands)
Outstanding at January 31, 2016		2,596		$	14.74
Granted		380			18.64
Exercised		(97	)		10.94
Expired		(17	)		12.56
Forfeited		(6	)		12.16
Outstanding at October 31, 2016		2,856			15.41		4.6	$	24,198
Vested and exercisable at October 31, 2016		1,863			12.86		3.6	$	20,304

Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units Activity [Table Text Block]

	RSUs			Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
	(in thousands)
Restricted stock at January 31, 2016		617		$	20.91
Granted		307			18.54
Released (1)		(258	)		18.95
Forfeited		(35	)		20.79
Restricted stock at October 31, 2016		631		$	20.56