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Nature of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
Estimated Useful Life of Property and Equipment

Depreciation and amortization charges are calculated using the straight-line method over the following estimated useful lives:

 

     Estimated Useful Life

Data processing equipment and software

   3 years

Office furniture and equipment

   3 to 7 years

Leasehold improvements

   Shorter of estimated
useful life or lease term
Estimated Useful Life of Definite-Lived Intangible Assets

We amortize our finite-lived intangible assets which result from our acquisitions using the straight-line method over the following estimated useful lives:

 

     Estimated Useful Life

Completed technology

   4 to 6 years

Customer contracts and relationships

   5 to 15 years

Trade names

   1 to 5 years