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Segment Information

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Segment Information [Abstract]

Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]

SEGMENT INFORMATION

ASC 280 (formerly referred to as SFAS No. 131, Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information) establishes standards for reporting information about operating segments. Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise about which separate financial information is available that is evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision maker in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance. Our chief operating decision maker is our chief executive officer. Our chief executive officer reviews financial information presented on a consolidated basis, accompanied by information about revenue by geographic region for purposes of allocating resources and evaluating financial performance. We have one business activity, and there are no segment managers who are held accountable for operations, operating results and plans for levels or components below the consolidated unit level. Accordingly, we are considered to be in a single reportable segment and operating unit structure.

Revenue by geographic region is based on the billing address of the customer. The following tables set forth revenue, interest income and property and equipment by geographic region ($ amounts in 000's):

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
Revenue	June 30, 2011			June 30, 2010			June 30, 2011			June 30, 2010
Americas:
United States	28,103			21,875			52,273			39,167
Other Americas	12,438			7,015			23,913			13,540
	40,541			28,890			76,186			52,707
Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA)	36,633			29,482			70,274			56,556
Asia Pacific and Japan (APAC)	25,849			17,959			49,829			36,863
Total revenue	103,023			76,331			196,289			146,126

Property and Equipment—Net	June 30, 2011			December 31, 2010
Americas:
United States	2,037			1,639
Canada	3,729			3,933
Other Americas	20			13
	5,786			5,585
Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA)	745			616
Asia Pacific and Japan (APAC)	808			855
Total property and equipment—net	7,339			7,056

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The entire disclosure for reporting segments including data and tables. Reportable segments include those that meet any of the following quantitative thresholds a) it's reported revenue, including sales to external customers and intersegment sales or transfers is 10 percent or more of the combined revenue, internal and external, of all operating segments b) the absolute amount of its reported profit or loss is 10 percent or more of the greater, in absolute amount of 1) the combined reported profit of all operating segments that did not report a loss or 2) the combined reported loss of all operating segments that did report a loss c) its assets are 10 percent or more of the combined assets of all operating segments.

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