Note 4 - Property and Equipment, net

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

4. Property and Equipment, net

Property and equipment consist of the following (in thousands):

	December 31,
	2011			2010
Computers, software and equipment	$	53,514		$	48,123
Leasehold improvements		3,281			2,302
Vehicles		977			944
Building		21,632			15,074
Land		6,044			-
Furniture and fixtures		1,403			735
Total		86,851			67,178
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization		(39,057	)		(29,916	)
Property and equipment, net	$	47,794		$	37,262

On July 8, 2011, the Company purchased the property located at 79 Great Oaks Boulevard in San Jose, CA, to be used as our new headquarters and sales offices. The property consists of an approximately 106,262 square foot office building and approximately 5.5 acres of land. The $11.0 million purchase price for the property was allocated based on an independent third party valuation with $5.0 million attributable to the building and $6.0 million attributable to the land. The Company will begin to depreciate the building when it takes occupancy, which is expected to be in the Spring of 2012.

Depreciation expense for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 was $8.7 million, $7.9 million and $6.6 million, respectively.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software. This disclosure may include property plant and equipment accounting policies and methodology, a schedule of property, plant and equipment gross, additions, deletions, transfers and other changes, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, net, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense and useful lives, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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