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Investment In Software Company	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Investment In Software Company
Investment In Software Company	(14) Investment in Software Company At December 31, 2010, the Company held a $290,000 convertible note receivable with BriefCam, Ltd., a privately-held Israeli company that develops video synopsis technology to augment security and surveillance systems to facilitate review of surveillance video. In February 2011, the Company participated in the funding of BriefCam's preferred stock issuance with a cash investment of $2.0 million, and concurrently converted its note receivable into the same series of convertible preferred stock, achieving a minority ownership interest of less than 20%. Rimage intends to integrate this technology into its digital surveillance solutions. Because Rimage's ownership interest is less than 20% and it has no other rights or privileges that enable it to exercise significant influence over the operating and financial policies of BriefCam, Rimage accounts for this equity investment using the cost method. Management believes it is not practicable to estimate the fair value of its investment because of the early stage of BriefCam's business and low volume of BriefCam's equity transactions. Through its seat on BriefCam's board of directors, Rimage monitors BriefCam's results of operations and business plan, and is not aware of any events or circumstances that would indicate a decline in the carrying value of its investment, which amounted to $2.29 million at June 30, 2011 and is included in other noncurrent assets in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Investment In Software Company

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

(14) Investment in Software Company

At December 31, 2010, the Company held a $290,000 convertible note receivable with BriefCam, Ltd., a privately-held Israeli company that develops video synopsis technology to augment security and surveillance systems to facilitate review of surveillance video. In February 2011, the Company participated in the funding of BriefCam's preferred stock issuance with a cash investment of $2.0 million, and concurrently converted its note receivable into the same series of convertible preferred stock, achieving a minority ownership interest of less than 20%. Rimage intends to integrate this technology into its digital surveillance solutions.

Because Rimage's ownership interest is less than 20% and it has no other rights or privileges that enable it to exercise significant influence over the operating and financial policies of BriefCam, Rimage accounts for this equity investment using the cost method. Management believes it is not practicable to estimate the fair value of its investment because of the early stage of BriefCam's business and low volume of BriefCam's equity transactions. Through its seat on BriefCam's board of directors, Rimage monitors BriefCam's results of operations and business plan, and is not aware of any events or circumstances that would indicate a decline in the carrying value of its investment, which amounted to $2.29 million at June 30, 2011 and is included in other noncurrent assets in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

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The entire disclosure for investments accounted for under the cost-method. The carrying amount of such investments may be adjusted, for example, distributions in excess of cost (return of capital) or for other-than-temporary impairments. The cost method and lower-of-cost or market, an adaptation of the cost method, is generally followed for most investments in noncontrolled corporations, in some corporate joint ventures, and to a lesser extent in unconsolidated subsidiaries in which the entity does not have the ability to exercise significant influence.

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