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Headcount-related Actions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019
Headcount-related Actions
Headcount-related Actions	Note 16.  Headcount-related Actions During the second quarter of 2019, we took steps to reduce expenses through a variety of programs. Headcount–related actions resulted in $1.0 million of additional expense in the nine months ended September 30, 2019. This expense was recorded as follows; $0.5 million to cost of revenue, $0.3 million to research and development and $0.1 million to both sales and marketing and general and administrative, respectively. As of September 30, 2019, $0.8 million of these expenses remained accrued within current liabilities.

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