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International Business Machines Corporation Alliance | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2011
International Business Machines Corporation Alliance | 16. International Business Machines Corporation Alliance No costs related to fulfillment of the technical enablement milestones under the International Business Machines Corporation (“IBM”) Master Alliance Agreement, as amended (the “Alliance”), were charged against the Alliance agreement liability during the three months ended September 30, 2011. During the three months ended September 30, 2010, the Company incurred $2.2 million of costs related to fulfillment of the technical enablement milestones under the Alliance. During the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, the Company incurred $0.3 and $7.6 million of costs, respectively, related to the fulfillment of the technical enablement milestones. The reimbursement of these costs was recorded as a reduction of the Alliance agreement liability and a reduction in capitalizable costs under U.S. GAAP, in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets and a reduction of operating expenses in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010. As of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, $20.7 million was refundable unless certain future milestones are achieved. Changes in the Alliance agreement liability during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 were as follows (in thousands):
|  |  | September 30, |
|  | Alliance Agreement Liability |
Balance as of December 31, 2010 |  | $ | 22,584 |
Costs related to fulfillment of technical enablement milestones |  |  | (317 | )
Balance as of September 30, 2011 |  | $ | 22,267 |
Of the $22.3 million Alliance agreement liability, $1.6 million is current and $20.7 million is non-current in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2011. Of the $22.6 million Alliance agreement liability, $1.9 million is current and $20.7 million is non-current in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2010.

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