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Deferred Revenue

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

5. Deferred Revenue

Deferred revenue represents amounts billed to or collected from customers for which the related revenue has not been recognized because one or more of the revenue recognition criteria have not been met. Deferred revenue consisted of the following (in thousands):


	June 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
Licenses	$	12,933	$	20,608
Maintenance and services		35,861		36,528

	$	48,794	$	57,136


Current portion	$	46,816	$	55,372
Non-current portion		1,978		1,764

	$	48,794	$	57,136

- Definition

The entire disclosure for deferred revenues at the end of the reporting period, and description and amounts of significant changes that occurred during the reporting period. Deferred revenue is a liability as of the balance sheet date related to a revenue producing activity for which revenue has not yet been recognized. Generally, an entity records deferred revenue when it receives consideration from a customer before achieving certain criteria that must be met for revenue to be recognized in conformity with GAAP.

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