Goodwill And Intangible Assets

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Goodwill And Intangible Assets [Abstract]

Goodwill And Intangible Assets

4. Goodwill and Intangible Assets

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 are as follows (in thousands):

Balance as of December 31, 2010	$	—
Goodwill acquired		3,989
Goodwill adjustment		—
Total	$	3,989

Intangible assets relate to customer relationships, trade names, trademarks, non-compete agreements, and technology that we acquired from TestQuest in November 2008, and through the acquisition of MPC in September 2011. The following table presents the gross carrying value of the acquired intangible assets and accumulated amortization (in thousands):

	As of September 30, 2011
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Value
Acquired technology	$	1,782	$	1,195	$	587
Customer relationships		1,275		108		1,167
Trade names and trademarks		180		63		117
Non-compete agreements		196		3		193
Total	$	3,433	$	1,369	$	2,064

	As of December 31, 2010
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Value
Acquired technology	$	1,782	$	988	$	794
Customer relationships		293		78		215
Trade names and trademarks		83		44		39
Total	$	2,158	$	1,110	$	1,048

Amortization expense was $92,000 and $259,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively, and $113,000 and $369,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 respectively. Amortization in future periods is expected to be as follows (in thousands):

Remainder of 2011	$	155
2012		595
2013		450
2014		133
2015		132
Thereafter		599
Total	$	2,064