Property and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

6. Property and Equipment

Property and equipment, including equipment under capital lease obligations, consists of the following:

	September 30,

	2013			2012
	(in thousands)
Computers and purchased software	$	17,953		$	15,125
Office/Operational equipment		5,391			4,475
Furniture and fixtures		1,408			1,253
Vehicles		992			1,110
Leasehold improvements		4,319			4,035

		30,063			25,998
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization		(19,683	)		(15,616	)

	$	10,380		$	10,382

Depreciation and amortization expense related to property and equipment for the years ended September 30, 2013, 2012 and 2011 was $5,696,000, $4,714,000, and $4,180,000, respectively.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Includes, but is not limited to, accounting policies and methodology, roll forwards, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, including composite depreciation, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, useful lives and method used, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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