INTANGIBLE AND OTHER ASSETS:

12 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2015

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Intangible and Other Assets [Text Block]

(7) INTANGIBLE AND OTHER ASSETS:

Intangible and other assets consist of:

	April 30, 2015				April 30, 2014
	(in thousands)
	Cost		Accumulated  Amortization		Cost		Accumulated Amortization
Customer contracts and relationships	$	16,986	$	10,757	$	16,986	$	9,342
Prepaid expenses		2,520		-		3,019		-
Deferred order entry costs		961		-		1,168		-
Other		730		-		824		12
	$	21,197	$	10,757	$	21,997	$	9,354

Customer contracts and relationships are amortized on a straight line basis over twelve years. Deferred order entry costs represent costs incurred in connection with the data entry of customer subscription information to database files and are charged directly to operations generally over a twelve month period.

Amortization related to intangible and other assets was $1,453,000 and $1,319,000 in 2015 and 2014. Amortization of intangible and other assets for each of the next five fiscal years is estimated to be as follows: 2016 - $1,416,000; 2017 - $1,414,000; 2018 - $1,413,000; 2019 - $1,051,000; and 2020 - $164,000.