Stock-Based Compensation

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Stock-Based Compensation [Abstract]

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

9. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

Stock Options and Awards

The Company’s equity incentive program is a long-term retention program that is intended to attract, retain, and provide incentives for talented employees, consultants, officers, and directors and to align stockholder and employee interests. The Company may grant options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units (“RSUs”), performance shares, performance units, and other stock-based or cash-based awards to employees, officers, directors, and consultants. Under these programs, stock options may be granted at prices not less than the fair market value on the date of grant for stock options. These options generally vest over 4 years and expire from 5 to 10 years from the date of grant. Restricted stock generally vests over one year. RSUs generally vest over 3 years. Awards granted other than an option or stock appreciation right shall reduce the common stock shares available for grant by 1.75 shares for every share issued.

	September 30, 2012
Common stock shares available for grant		3,600,194
Common stock options outstanding		3,099,155
Restricted stock awards outstanding		44,000
Restricted stock units outstanding		676,755

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

The Company has an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”). Under the ESPP, eligible employees may purchase common stock through payroll deductions at a purchase price of 85% of the lower of the fair market value of the Company’s stock at the beginning of the offering period or the purchase date. Participants may not purchase more than 2,000 shares in a six-month offering period or purchase stock having a value greater than $25,000 in any calendar year as measured at the beginning of the offering period. A total of 1,000,000 shares of common stock have been reserved for issuance under the ESPP. As of September 30, 2012, 482,519 shares had been purchased since the inception of the ESPP in 1999. Under ASC 718-10, the ESPP is considered a compensatory plan and the Company is required to recognize compensation cost related to the fair value of the award purchased under the ESPP. Shares purchased under the ESPP for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 are listed below. Shares purchased under the ESPP for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 are 28,702. The intrinsic value listed below is calculated as the difference between the market value on the date of purchase and the purchase price of the shares.

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012
Shares purchased under ESPP		25,628
Average price of shares purchased under ESPP	$	4.77
Intrinsic value of shares purchased under ESPP	$	21,553

Summary of Stock Options

The following table sets forth the summary of option activity under the Company’s stock option plans for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and year ended December 31, 2011:

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012			Year Ended December  31, 2011
Beginning outstanding balance		3,267,838			4,000,526
Granted		313,200			429,963
Exercised		(209,208	)		(560,132	)
Forfeited and cancelled		(272,675	)		(602,519	)
Ending outstanding balance		3,099,155			3,267,838
Aggregate intrinsic value of options exercised	$	395,000		$	2,485,000
Weighted average fair value of options granted		3.32			4.07

The aggregate intrinsic value is calculated as the difference between the exercise price of the underlying awards and the quoted price of the Company’s common stock for the options that were in-the-money.

Information regarding stock options outstanding at December 31, 2011 and September 30, 2012 is summarized below:

	Number of Shares		Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (years)		Aggregate Intrinsic Value (In  millions)
December 31, 2011
Options outstanding		3,267,838	$	6.61		5.53	$	1.3
Options vested and expected to vest using estimated forfeiture rates		3,151,950		6.62		5.44		1.3
Options exercisable		2,377,683		6.99		4.61		0.8
September 30, 2012
Options outstanding		3,099,155	$	6.65		5.56	$	1.3
Options vested and expected to vest using estimated forfeiture rates		2,993,600		6.66		5.52		1.3
Options exercisable		2,265,176		6.97		5.02		1.0

Summary of Restricted Stock Units

RSU activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and year ended December 31, 2011 was as follows:

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012			Year Ended December  31, 2011
Beginning outstanding balance		407,765			417,923
Awarded		479,911			243,908
Released		(203,519	)		(159,384	)
Forfeited		(7,402	)		(94,682	)
Ending outstanding balance		676,755			407,765
Weighted average grant date fair value of RSUs granted	$	6.78		$	6.61
Total fair value of RSUs released		1,128,000			1,163,000
Total fair value of RSUs remaining unvested		3,654,000			2,112,000

Information regarding RSUs outstanding at December 31, 2011 and September 30, 2012 is summarized below:

	Number of Shares		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (years)		Aggregate Intrinsic Value (In  millions)		Fair Value (In  millions)
December 31, 2011
RSUs outstanding		407,765		0.95	$	2.1	$	2.1
RSUs vested and expected to vest using estimated forfeiture rates		336,454		0.92		1.7
September 30, 2012
RSUs outstanding		676,755		1.24	$	3.7	$	3.7
RSUs vested and expected to vest using estimated forfeiture rates		551,319		1.21		3.0

Summary of Restricted Stock Awards

Restricted stock award activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and year ended December 31, 2011 was as follows:

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012			Year Ended December 31, 2011
Beginning outstanding balance		18,000			18,000
Awarded		57,750			30,000
Released		(31,750	)		(21,000	)
Forfeited		0			(9,000	)
Ending outstanding balance		44,000			18,000
Weighted average grant date fair value of restricted stock awarded	$	5.70		$	6.61
Total fair value of restricted stock awards released		329,000			159,000

Stock Plan Assumptions

The assumptions used to value option grants and ESPP share purchases under the Company’s Stock Plans were as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
Options	2012			2011			2012			2011
Expected life (in years)		4.5			4.5			4.5			5.0
Volatility		68	%		70	%		70	%		69	%
Interest rate		0.6	%		0.9	%		0.7	%		1.7	%
Dividend yield		N/A			N/A			N/A			N/A

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
Employee Stock Purchase Plan	2012			2011			2012			2011
Expected life (in years)		0.5			0.5			0.5			0.5
Volatility		52	%		40	%		62	%		45	%
Interest rate		0.1	%		0.2	%		0.1	%		0.2	%
Dividend yield		N/A			N/A			N/A			N/A

Compensation Costs

Total stock-based compensation recognized in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss is as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
	(In thousands)				(In thousands)
Statement of Operations Classifications
Sales and marketing	$	152	$	132	$	376	$	376
Research and development		173		201		586		639
General and administrative		483		607		1,384		1,690
Total	$	808	$	940	$	2,346	$	2,705

As of September 30, 2012, there was $4.9 million of unrecognized compensation cost related to stock options, restricted stock awards, and RSUs, adjusted for estimated forfeitures, granted to the Company’s employees and directors. This cost will be recognized over an estimated weighted-average period of approximately 2.49 years for options, 2.01 years for RSUs, and 0.67 years for restricted stock awards. Total unrecognized compensation cost will be adjusted for future changes in estimated forfeitures.

Stock Repurchase Program

On November 1, 2007, the Company announced its Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $50 million of the Company’s common stock. The Company may repurchase its stock for cash in the open market in accordance with applicable securities laws. The timing and amount of any stock repurchase will depend on share price, corporate and regulatory requirements, economic and market conditions, and other factors. The stock repurchase authorization has no expiration date, does not require the Company to repurchase a specific number of shares, and may be modified, suspended, or discontinued at any time. During the three months ended September 30, 2012, the Company repurchased 581,200 shares for $3.2 million at an average cost of $5.51 per share, net of transaction costs through open market repurchases. During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Company repurchased 968,488 shares for $5.2 million at an average cost of $5.42 per share, net of transaction costs through open market repurchases. During the three months and the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Company repurchased 31,214 shares for $188,000 at an average cost of $6.02 per share, net of transaction costs through open market repurchases. These amounts repurchased are classified as treasury stock on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet.