The Company and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Estimates (Details 4)	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2013 item
Concentration of Credit Risk and Significant Customers
Term of credit from the invoice date	30 days
Revenue Recognition
Number of sources of revenue	2
Subscription and support services \| Minimum
Revenue Recognition
Term over which revenue is recognized	3 months
Subscription and support services \| Maximum
Revenue Recognition
Term over which revenue is recognized	36 months
Enablement services \| Minimum
Revenue Recognition
Term of services	1 day
Enablement services \| Maximum
Revenue Recognition
Term of services	10 days
Implementation services
Revenue Recognition
Term over which revenue is recognized	90 days

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Represents the number of sources from which the entity derives revenue.

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Represents the term over which subscription and support services are recognized, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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