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Accrued Expenses

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities [Abstract]

Accrued Expenses

9. Accrued Expenses

Accrued expenses at December 31, 2011 and 2010 consist of:

	2011			2010
Accrued payroll and compensation related costs	$	1,687,965		$	869,545
Accrued restructuring costs	109,978			1,392,568
Accrued dealer commissions and customer rebates	132,850			492,700
Accrued software costs	-			542,500
Other accrued liabilities	1,242,205			1,038,916
Total	$	3,172,998		$	4,336,229

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