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Research And Development Costs For Software Products
6 Months Ended
Oct. 29, 2011
Research And Development Costs For Software Products [Abstract]  
Research And Development Costs For Software Products

(6) Research and Development Costs for Software Products

Software development costs for products to be sold, leased, or otherwise marketed are capitalized in accordance with ASC 985-20. Capitalization of software development costs begins upon the establishment of technological feasibility and is discontinued when the product is available for sale. A certain amount of judgment and estimation is required to assess when technological feasibility is established, as well as the ongoing assessment of the recoverability of capitalized costs. The Company's products reach technological feasibility shortly before the products are released and therefore research and development costs are generally expensed as incurred.