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SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
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NOTE 2:- | SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles ("U.S. GAAP"), applied on a consistent basis, as follows: Use of estimates The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. The most significant assumptions are employed in estimates used in determining values of goodwill and identifiable intangible assets, revenue recognition, tax assets and tax positions, legal contingencies, and stock-based compensation costs. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Financial statements in United States dollars A substantial portion of the revenues and expenses of the Company and certain of its subsidiaries is generated in U.S. dollars ("dollar"). The Company's management believes that the dollar is the currency of the primary economic environment in which the Company and its subsidiaries operate. Thus, the functional and reporting currency of the Company and certain of its subsidiaries is the dollar. Accordingly, monetary accounts maintained in currencies other than the dollar are remeasured into dollars in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB) Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 830, "Foreign Currency Matters". All transaction gains and losses of the remeasurement of monetary balance sheet items are reflected in the statements of income as financial income or expenses, as appropriate. The financial statements of foreign subsidiaries, whose functional currency is not the dollar, have been translated into dollars. All balance sheet amounts have been translated using the exchange rates in effect at each balance sheet date. Statement of income amounts have been translated using the average exchange rate prevailing during each year. Such translation adjustments are reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in equity. Principles of consolidation The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned and controlled subsidiaries. Intercompany balances and transactions, including profit from intercompany sales not yet realized outside the Group, have been eliminated upon consolidation. Changes in the parent's ownership interest in a subsidiary with no change of control are treated as equity transactions, with any difference between the amount of consideration paid and the change in the carrying amount of the non-controlling interest, recognized in equity. Cash and cash equivalents Cash and cash equivalents include short-term highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to cash with original maturities of three months or less, at the date acquired. Short-term deposits Short-term deposits include deposits with original maturities of more than three months and less than one year. Such deposits are presented at cost (including accrued interest) which approximates their fair value. The deposits as of December 31, 2010 are in Hungarian Forint and bear interest at an average annual rate of 3.75%. The deposits as of December 31, 2011 are in US dollars and Hungarian Forint and bear interest at an average annual rate of 2.4% and 4.4%, respectively. Marketable securities The Company accounts for investments in marketable securities in accordance with ASC 320, "Investments - Debt and Equity Securities". Management determines the appropriate classification of its investments in marketable debt and equity securities at the time of purchase and reevaluates such determinations at each balance sheet date. Debt and equity securities are classified as available-for- sale and reported at fair value. Debt and equity securities that are designated as available-for-sale are stated at fair value, with unrealized gains and losses reported in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss),as a separate component of shareholders' equity. Realized gains and losses on sales of investments, as determined on a specific identification basis, are included in financial income, net, together with accretion (amortization) of discount (premium), and interest or dividends. The Company recognizes an impairment charge when a decline in the fair value of an investment that falls below the cost basis is determined to be other-than-temporary. Declines in fair value of available-for-sale equity securities that are considered other-than-temporary, based on criteria described in SAB Topic 5M, "Other Than Temporary Impairment of Certain Investments in Equity Securities", are charged to earnings (based on the entire difference between fair value and amortized cost). Factors considered in making such a determination include the duration and severity of the impairment, the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer, and the intent and ability of the Company to retain its investment for a period of time sufficient to allow for any anticipated recovery in market value. For declines in value of debt securities, the Company applies an amendment to ASC 320. Under the amended impairment model, an other-than-temporary impairment loss is deemed to exist and recognized in earnings if the Company intends to sell or if it is more likely than not that it will be required to sell, a debt security, before recovery of its amortized cost basis. If the criteria mentioned do not exist, the Company evaluates the collectability of the security in order to determine if the security is other than temporary impaired. For debt securities that are deemed other-than-temporary impaired, the amount of impairment recognized in the statement of operations is limited to the amount related to "credit losses" (the difference between the amortized cost of the security and the present value of the cash flows expected to be collected), while impairment related to other factors is recognized in other comprehensive income. No other than temporary impairments have been recognized in all periods presented. Property and equipment, net Property and equipment are stated at cost, net of accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is calculated by the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, at the following annual rates:
|  | Years
Buildings *) |  | 25
Computers and peripheral equipment |  | 3
Office furniture and equipment |  | 7 - 15 (mainly 7)
Motor vehicles |  | 7
Software |  | 3 – 5 (mainly 5)
Leasehold improvements |  | Over the shorter of the lease term or useful economic life
| *) | In December 2009, the Company sold its Israel-based headquarters' office building, for the sum of $ 5,200 in cash (see Note 15c).
Business combinations The Company accounts for business combinations under ASC 805, "Business Combinations". ASC 805 requires recognition of assets acquired, liabilities assumed, and non-controlling interest in the acquiree at the acquisition date, measured at their fair values as of that date. ASC 805 also requires the fair value of acquired in-process research and development to be recorded as intangibles with indefinite lives, (until their completion or abandonment), contingent consideration to be recorded on the acquisition date, and restructuring and acquisition-related deal costs of the acquirer to be expensed as incurred. Any excess of the fair value of net assets acquired over purchase price and any subsequent changes in estimated contingencies are to be recorded in earnings. In addition, changes in valuation allowance related to acquired deferred tax assets and in acquired income tax position are to be recognized in earnings. Variable interest entities ASC 810, "Consolidation" provides a framework for identifying variable interest entities(or "VIEs") and determining when a company should include the assets, liabilities, non-controlling interests and results of activities of a VIE in its consolidated financial statements. The Company's assessment of whether an entity is a VIE and the determination of the primary beneficiary requires judgment and involves the use of significant estimates and assumptions. Those include, among others, forecasted cash flows, their respective probabilities and the economic value of certain preference rights. In addition, such assessment also involves estimates of whether a group entity can finance its current activities, until it reaches profitability, without additional subordinated financial support. Effective as of January 1, 2010, the Company applies updated guidance for the consolidation of VIEs. The guidance qualitative approach, based on which enterprise has both (1) the power to direct the economically significant activities of the entity and (2) the obligation to absorb losses of, or the right to receive benefits from, the entity that could potentially be significant to the variable interest entity. Determination about whether an enterprise should consolidate a VIE is required to be evaluated continuously as changes to existing relationships or future transactions. The U.S. based consulting and staffing services business that the Company acquired through one of its wholly owned subsidiaries on January 17, 2010 (See Note 3) is considered to be a VIE. The subsidiary is the primary beneficiary of the VIE, as a result of the fact that it holds the power to direct the activities of the acquired business, which significantly impacts its economic performance, and has the right to receive benefits accruing from the acquired business. Impairment of long-lived assets and intangible assets subject to amortization The Company's long-lived assets are reviewed for impairment in accordance with ASC 360, "Property, Plant and Equipment" whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to the future undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by the assets. If such assets are considered to be impaired, the impairment to be recognized is measured by the amount by which the carrying amount of the assets exceeds the fair value of the assets. During the years ended December 31, 2009, 2010 and 2011, no impairment was identified. As required by ASC 820, "Fair Value Measurements and disclosures" the Company applies assumptions that marketplace participants would consider in determining the fair value of long-lived assets (or asset groups). Intangible assets with finite lives are comprised of acquired technology and customer relationships, and are amortized over their economic useful life using a method of amortization that reflects the pattern in which the economic benefits of the intangible assets are consumed or otherwise used up. Distribution rights and acquired technology were amortized on a straight line basis and customer relationships was amortized on an accelerated method basis over a period between 4 and 15 years based on the customer relationships identified. Segments Historically, the Company reported its results on the basis of one reportable segment, which was comprised of two reporting units: CoreTech and Magic. During 2010, as a result of a change in the Company's management structure associated with the acquisition of a U.S-based consulting and staffing services business in January 2010 (see Note 3), the Company began to report its results on the basis of two reportable business segments: software services and IT professional services, each of which is comprised of one reporting unit. The reporting unit of the IT professional services segment is comprised of the Company's three IT consulting and staffing subsidiaries, Coretech Consulting Group LLC,Fusion Solutions LLC and Xsell Resources Inc. The reporting unit of the proprietary and none proprietary software technology segment is comprised of all of the Company's other subsidiaries in the respective years. Goodwill Goodwill has been recorded as a result of past and current acquisitions. The Company follows ASC 350, "Intangibles – Goodwill and Other". The Company performs its goodwill annual impairment test for its two reporting units (identified under the segments above) at December 31 of each year, or more often if indicators of impairment are present. As required by ASC 350, the Company compares the fair value of each reporting unit to its carrying value ('step 1') If the fair value exceeds the carrying value of the reporting unit net assets, goodwill is considered not impaired, and no further testing is required. If the carrying value exceeds the fair value of the reporting unit, then the implied fair value of goodwill is determined by subtracting the fair value of all the identifiable net assets from the fair value of the reporting unit. An impairment loss is recorded for the excess, if any, of the carrying value of goodwill over its implied fair value ('step 2'). As required by ASC 820, "Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures", the Company applies assumptions that market place participants would consider in determining the fair value of each reporting unit. In order to determine the fair value of its two reporting units, the Company implemented an 'income approach'. Under the income approach expected future cash flows are discounted to their present value using an appropriate rate of return. Judgments and assumptions related to future cash flows (projected revenues, operating expenses, and capital expenditures), future short-term and long-term growth rates, and weighted average cost of capital, which are based on management's internal assumptions, and believed to be similar to those of market participants and to represent both the specific risks associated with the business, and capital market conditions, are inherent in developing the discounted cash flow model. In addition, the Company compared its market capitalization, including an estimated control premium that an investor would be willing to pay for a controlling interest in the Company, to the fair value of the Company's reporting units. The determination of a control premium requires the use of judgment and is based primarily on comparable industry and deal-size transactions, related synergies and other benefits. The Company's reconciliation of the gap between its market capitalization and the aggregate fair value of the Company depends on various factors, some of which are qualitative and involve management judgment, including stable relatively high backlog coverage and experience in meeting operating cash flow targets. Since the fair value of the Company's two reporting units exceeded their carrying amount, no impairment losses were recognized in 2009, 2010 or 2011 (See Note 9). Revenue recognition The Company derives its revenues from licensing the rights to use its software (proprietary and non-proprietary), related professional services, maintenance and technical support as well as from other IT professional services. The Company sells its products and services primarily through its direct sales force and indirectly through distributors. The Company accounts for its software sales in accordance with ASC 985-605, "Software Revenue Recognition". Software license revenue is recognized when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred, the vendor's fee is fixed or determinable, no further obligation exists and collectability is probable. Maintenance and support includes annual maintenance contracts providing for unspecified upgrades for new versions and enhancements on a when-and-if-available basis for an annual fee. The right for an unspecified upgrade for new versions and enhancements on a when-and-if-available basis do not specify the features, functionality and release date of future product enhancements for the customer to know what will be made available and the general timeframe in which it will be delivered. Maintenance and support revenue included in multiple element arrangements is deferred and recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the maintenance and support agreement. As required by ASC 985-605, "Software", the Company allocates revenues to the software component of its multiple-element arrangements using the residual method when vendor specific objective evidence ("VSOE") of fair value exists for the undelivered elements of the support and maintenance agreements. VSOE is based on the price charged when an element is sold separately or renewed. Under the residual method, the fair value of the undelivered elements is deferred and the remaining portion of the arrangement fee is allocated to the delivered elements and is recognized as revenue. The Company generally does not grant a right of return to its customers. When a right of return exists, the Company defers revenue until the right of return expires, at which time revenue is recognized provided that all other revenue recognition criteria are met. Revenue from professional services both related to the software and the IT professional services businesses consists of billable hours for services provided and is recognized as the services are rendered. Arrangements that include professional services bundled with licensed software and other software related elements, are evaluated to determine whether those services are essential to the functionality of other elements of the arrangement. When services are considered essential to the software, revenues under the arrangement are recognized using contract accounting based on ASC 605-35, "Construction-Type and Production-Type Contracts", on a percentage of completion method based on inputs measures. Provisions for estimated losses on uncompleted contracts are made in the period in which such losses are first determined, in the amount of the estimated loss for the entire contract. During the years ended December 31, 2009, 2010 and 2011, no such estimated losses were identified. When professional services are not considered essential to the functionality of other elements of the arrangement, revenue allocable to the services is recognized as the services are performed, using VSOE of fair value. In most cases, the Company has determined that the services are not considered essential to the functionality of other elements of the arrangement. Deferred revenue includes unearned amounts received under maintenance and support contracts, and amounts received from customers but not yet recognized as revenues. Revenue from third-party sales is recorded at a gross or net amount according to certain indicators. The application of these indicators for gross and net reporting of revenue depends on the relative facts and circumstances of each sale and requires significant judgment. Research and development costs Research and development costs incurred in the process of software development before establishment of technological feasibility are charged to expenses as incurred. Costs incurred subsequent to the establishment of technological feasibility are capitalized according to the principles set forth in ASC 985-20, "Costs of Software to be Sold, Leased or Marketed". The Company and its subsidiaries establish technological feasibility upon completion of a detailed program design or working model. Research and development costs incurred in the process of developing product enhancements are generally charged to expenses as incurred. Capitalized software costs are amortized on a product by product basis. Amortization equals the greater of the amount computed using the: (i) ratio of current gross revenues from sales of the software to the total of current and anticipated future gross revenues from sales of that software, or (ii) the straight-line method over the estimated economic useful life of the product (four to five years). The Company assesses the recoverability of these intangible assets on a regular basis by determining whether the amortization of the asset over its remaining economical useful life can be recovered through undiscounted future operating cash flows from the specific software product sold. During the years ended December 31, 2009, 2010 and 2011, no impairment losses were identified. Severance pay The Company's and its Israeli subsidiary's obligation for severance pay with respect to their Israeli employees (for the period for which the employees were not included under Section 14 of the Severance Pay Law, 1963) is calculated pursuant to the Israeli Severance Pay Law and employee agreements based on the most recent salary of the employees multiplied by the number of years of employment and are presented on an undiscounted basis (referred to as the "Shut Down Method"). Employees are entitled to one month's salary for each year of employment or a portion thereof. The Company's obligation for all of its Israeli employees is fully provided for by monthly deposits with insurance policies and by an accrual. The value of these policies is recorded as an asset in the Company's balance sheet. The carrying value of deposited funds includes profits (losses) accumulated up to the balance sheet date. The deposited funds may be withdrawn only upon the fulfillment of the obligations pursuant to the Israeli Severance Pay Law or labor agreements. The Company and its Israeli subsidiary's agreements with most of their Israeli employees are in accordance with Section 14 of the Severance Pay Law -1963, mandating that upon termination of such employees' employment, all the amounts accrued in their insurance policies shall be released to them instead of severance compensation. Upon release of deposited amounts to the employee, no additional liability exists between the parties regarding the matter of severance pay and no additional payments shall be made by the Company to the employee. Further, the related obligation and amounts deposited on behalf of such obligation are not stated on the balance sheet, as the Company is legally released from obligation to employees once the deposit amounts have been paid. Severance expenses for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2010 and 2011 amounted to approximately $ 403, $ 461 and $ 609, respectively. Advertising expenses Advertising expenses are charged to selling and marketing expenses, as incurred. Advertising expenses for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2010 and 2011 amounted to $ 227, $ 320 and $ 313, respectively. Income taxes The Company and its subsidiaries account for income taxes in accordance with ASC 740, "Income Taxes". The ASC prescribes the use of the "asset and liability" method whereby deferred tax asset and liability account balances are determined based on differences between financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities and are measured using the enacted tax rates and laws that will be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse. The Company and its subsidiaries provide a valuation allowance, if necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to their estimated realizable value. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are classified as current or non-current according to the expected reversal dates. The Company utilizes a two-step approach for recognizing and measuring uncertain tax positions accounted for in accordance with an amendment of ASC 740 "Income Taxes." Under the first step the Company evaluates a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return by determining if the weight of available evidence indicates that it is more likely than not that, based on its technical merits, the tax position will be sustained on audit, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes. The second step is to measure the tax benefit as the largest amount that is more than 50% likely to be realized upon ultimate settlement with the tax authorities. The Company accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in its provisions for income taxes. The total amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits (taxes on income) for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2010 and 2011 was $ (217), $ 874 and $ 724, respectively. Basic and diluted net earnings per share Basic net earnings per share are computed based on the weighted average number of Ordinary shares outstanding during each year. Diluted net earnings per share are computed based on the weighted average number of Ordinary shares outstanding during each year, plus dilutive potential Ordinary shares considered outstanding during the year, in accordance with ASC 260, "Earnings Per Share." A portion of the outstanding stock options have been excluded from the calculation of the diluted earnings per share because such securities are anti-dilutive. The total weighted average number of Ordinary shares related to the outstanding options excluded from the calculations of diluted earnings per share was 1,477,526, 615,838 and 550,430 for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2010 and 2011, respectively. Stock-based compensation The Company accounts for stock-based compensation in accordance with ASC 718, "Compensation - Stock Compensation." ASC 718 requires companies to estimate the fair value of equity-based payment awards on the date of grant using an option-pricing model. The value of the portion of the award that is ultimately expected to vest is recognized as an expense over the requisite service periods in the Company's consolidated statement of income. The Company recognizes compensation expenses for the value of its awards, which have graded vesting based on the accelerated method over the requisite service period of each of the awards, net of estimated forfeitures. The Company measures and recognizes compensation expense for share-based awards based on estimated fair values on the date of grant using the Binomial option-pricing model ("the Binomial model"). The Binomial model for option pricing requires a number of assumptions, of which the most significant are the suboptimal exercise factor and expected stock price volatility. The suboptimal exercise factor is estimated based on employees' historical option exercise behavior. The suboptimal exercise factor is the ratio by which the stock price must increase over the exercise price before employees are expected to exercise their stock options. Expected volatility is based upon actual historical stock price movements and was calculated as of the grant dates for different periods, since the Binomial model can be used for different expected volatilities for different periods. The risk-free interest rate is based on the yield from U.S. Treasury zero-coupon bonds with an equivalent term to the contractual term of the options. The Company has no foreseeable plans to pay dividends and therefore use an expected dividend yield of zero in the option pricing model. The expected term of options granted is derived from the output of the option valuation model and represents the period of time that options granted are expected to be outstanding. Estimated forfeitures are based on actual historical pre-vesting forfeitures. For awards with performance conditions, compensation cost is recognized over the requisite service period if it is 'probable' that the performance conditions will be satisfied, as defined in ASC 450-20-20, "Loss Contingencies." The fair value for the Company's stock options granted to employees and directors was estimated using the following weighted-average assumptions:
|  | 2009 |  | 2010 |  | 2011
Dividend yield |  | 0% |  | 0% |  | 0%
Expected volatility |  | 63% |  | 61.2% - 62.8% |  | 63.3% - 65.3%
Risk-free interest rate |  | 2.73%-3.7% |  | 2.53%-3.71% |  | 2.1%
Expected forfeiture (employees) |  | 9.8% |  | 9.7% |  | 8.4%
Expected forfeiture (executives) |  | 7.5% |  | 7.1% |  | 5.2%
Contractual term of up to |  | 10 years |  | 10 years |  | 10 years
Suboptimal exercise multiple (employees) |  | 2.35 |  | 2.3 |  | 2.7
Suboptimal exercise multiple (executives) |  | 3 |  | 3 |  | 3.2
During the years ended December 31, 2009, 2010 and 2011, the Company recognized stock-based compensation expense related to employee stock options in the amount of $ 130, $ 300 and $ 633, respectively, as follows:
|  | Year ended December 31, |
|  | 2009 |  |  | 2010 |  |  | 2011 |
Cost of revenue |  | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | 4 |
Research and development |  |  | 26 |  |  |  | 61 |  |  |  | 54 |
Selling and marketing |  |  | 32 |  |  |  | 75 |  |  |  | 92 |
General and administrative |  |  | 70 |  |  |  | 162 |  |  |  | 483 |
Total stock-based compensation expense |  | $ | 130 |  |  | $ | 300 |  |  | $ | 633 |
Concentrations of credit risk Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company and its subsidiaries to concentration of credit risk consist principally of cash and cash equivalents, short-term deposits, marketable securities and trade receivables. The Company's cash and cash equivalents and short-term deposits are invested primarily in deposits with major banks worldwide, mainly in the United States and Israel, however, such cash and cash equivalents and short-term deposits in the United States may be in excess of insured limits and are not insured in other jurisdictions. The Company believes that such institutions are of high rating and therefore bear low risk. The Company's marketable securities include investments in commercial and government bonds and foreign banks. The Company's marketable securities are considered to be highly liquid and have a high credit standing. In addition, management considered its portfolios in foreign banks to be well-diversified. (Also refer to Note 4). Trade receivables of the Company and its subsidiaries are derived from sales to customers located primarily in the United States, Europe, Japan, South Africa and Israel. The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers and to date, has not experienced any material losses. An allowance for doubtful accounts is determined with respect to those amounts that the Company has determined to be doubtful of collection. The doubtful accounts expense for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2010 and 2011 was $ 267, $ 204 and $ 136, respectively. The Company has entered into foreign exchange forward contracts intended to protect against the changes in value of forecasted non-dollar currency cash flows related to salary and related expenses. These derivative instruments are designed to offset the Company's non-dollar currency exposure (See Note 2 below). Fair Value Measurements The Company accounts for certain assets and liabilities at fair value under ASC 820, "Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures". Fair value is an exit price, representing the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. As such, fair value is a market-based measurement that should be determined based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or a liability. As a basis for considering such assumptions, ASC 820 establishes a three-tier value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in the valuation methodologies in measuring fair value:
| Level 1 - | Observable inputs that reflect quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets;
| Level 2 - | Significant other observable inputs based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity;
| Level 3 - | Unobservable inputs which are supported by little or no market activity (for example cash flow modeling inputs based on assumptions).
The fair value hierarchy also requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. The Company categorized each of its fair value measurements in one of these three levels of hierarchy. Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis are comprised of marketable securities, foreign currency forward contracts and contingent consideration of acquisitions.(See Note 5). The carrying amounts reported in the balance sheet for cash and cash equivalents, short term bank deposits, trade receivables, other accounts receivable, short-term bank credit, trade payables and other accounts payable approximate their fair values due to the short-term maturities of such instruments. Comprehensive income (loss) The Company accounts for comprehensive income (loss) in accordance with ASC 220, "Comprehensive Income." This Statement establishes standards for the reporting and display of comprehensive income and its components in a full set of general purpose financial statements. Comprehensive income (loss) generally represents all changes in equity during the period except those resulting from investments by, or distributions to, shareholders. The Company determined that its items of other comprehensive income (loss) relate to gain and loss on foreign currency translation adjustments, unrealized gain and loss on derivative instruments designated as hedges and unrealized gain and loss on available-for-sale marketable securities. Derivative instruments A significant portion of the Company's revenues, expenses and earnings is exposed to changes in foreign exchange rates. Depending on market conditions, foreign exchange risk also is managed through the use of derivative financial instruments. These financial instruments serve to protect net income against the impact of the translation into U.S. dollars of certain foreign exchange-denominated transactions. The derivative instruments hedge or offset exposures to Euro, Japanese Yen and NIS exchange rate fluctuations. ASC 815, "Derivatives and Hedging," requires companies to recognize all of their derivative instruments as either assets or liabilities in their balance sheet at fair value. Derivative instruments that are designated and qualify as hedges of forecasted transactions (i.e., cash flow hedges) are carried at fair value with the effective portion of a derivative's gain or loss recorded in other comprehensive income and subsequently recognized in earnings in the same period or periods in which the hedged forecasted transaction affects earnings. For derivative instruments that are not designated and qualified as hedging instruments, the gains or losses on the derivative instruments are recognized in current earnings during the period of the change in fair values. The derivative instruments used by the Company are designed to reduce the market risk associated with the exposure of its underlying transactions to fluctuations in currency exchange rates. The Company has instituted a foreign currency cash flow hedging program in order to hedge against the risk of overall changes in future cash flows. The Company hedges portions of its forecasted expenses denominated in NIS with currency forwards contracts and put and call options. These forward and option contracts are designated as cash flow hedges. For derivative instruments that are designated and qualify as a cash flow hedge (i.e., hedging the exposure to variability in expected future cash flows that is attributable to a particular risk), the effective portion of the gain or loss on the derivative instrument is reported as a component of other comprehensive income and reclassified into earnings in the same period or periods during which the hedged transaction affects earnings. The remaining gain or loss on the derivative instrument in excess of the cumulative change in the present value of future cash flows of the hedged item, if any, is recognized in current earnings during the period of change. For derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments, the gain or loss is recognized in current earnings during the period of change. The notional principal of foreign exchange contracts to purchase NIS with U.S dollars was $845 and $2,591 at December 31, 2010 and 2011, respectively. The notional principal of foreign exchange contracts to purchase U.S. dollars with Euros was $1,007 and $506 at December 31, 2010 and 2011, respectively. The notional principal of foreign exchange contracts to purchase U.S. dollars with Japanese Yen was $ 1,067 at December 31, 2010 and none at December 31, 2011. At December 31, 2011, the effective portion of the Company's cash flow hedges before tax effect was $(12), all of which is expected to be reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income to operating expenses within the next 12 months. The following tables present fair value amounts and gains and losses of derivative instruments and related hedged items:
|  | Fair Values of Derivative Instruments |
|  | Assets |
|  |  |  |  | December 31, |
|  | Balance Sheet Item |  |  | 2010 |  |  | 2011 |
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash flow hedging: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign exchange forward contracts |  | "Other accounts receivable and prepaid expenses" |  |  | $ | 11 |  |  | $ | - |
Derivatives not designated as hedging: |  | "Other accounts receivable and prepaid expenses" |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 54 |
Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash flow hedging: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign exchange option contracts |  | Accrued expenses and other accounts payable " |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (12 | )
Derivatives not designated as hedging: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign exchange forward contracts |  | "Accrued expenses and other accounts payable " |  |  |  | (51 | ) |  |  | - |
Total derivatives |  |  |  |  |  | $ | (40 | ) |  | $ | 42 |
|  | Loss recognized in other comprehensive |  | Statements |  | Gain (loss) recognized in the statements of income |
|  | income |  | of |  | Year ended December 31, |
|  | 2011 |  | income item |  | 2009 |  | 2010 |  | 2011 |
|  | (effective portion) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash flow hedging: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign exchange forward and option contracts |  | $ | (23 | ) | "operating expenses" |  | $ | 90 |  | $ | (55 | ) | $ | 63 |
Derivatives not designated as hedging: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign exchange forward contracts |  |  |  |  | "Financial expenses, net" |  |  | 38 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 59 |
Total derivatives |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 128 |  | $ | (51 | ) | $ | 122 |
Reclassification Certain amounts in prior years' financial statements have been reclassified to conform with the current year's presentation. Impact of recently issued accounting standards In September 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, issued a revised accounting standard update intended to simplify how an entity tests goodwill for impairment. The amendment will allow an entity to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is necessary to perform the two-step quantitative goodwill impairment test. An entity no longer will be required to calculate the fair value of a reporting unit unless the entity determines, based on a qualitative assessment, that it is more likely than not that its fair value is less than its carrying amount. This accounting standard update will be effective for the Company beginning October 1, 2012 and early adoption is permitted. The Company does not expect the adoption of this new guidance will have a material impact on its financial statements. In June 2011, the FASB issued guidance to require an entity to present the total of comprehensive income, the components of net income, and the components of other comprehensive income either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements. The guidance eliminates the option to present the components of other comprehensive income as part of the statement of equity. The guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011. In December 2011, the FASB indefinitely deferred certain provisions of this guidance. In May 2011, the FASB issued guidance to provide a consistent definition of fair value and ensure that the fair value measurement and disclosure requirements are similar between U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards. The guidance changes certain fair value measurement principles and enhances the disclosure requirements particularly for Level 3 fair value measurements, and will become effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2012. The Company does not expect the adoption of this new guidance will have a material impact on its financial statements.

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