Accounting Policies

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Accounting Policies

Accounting Policies

1.     ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation

The Company has prepared the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") regarding interim financial reporting. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S.") for complete financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the Company's audited financial statements included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.

In the opinion of management, the Company has prepared the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements on the same basis as its audited financial statements, and these financial statements include all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of the results of the interim periods presented. The operating results for the interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for the full year 2011.

During the first quarter of 2011, the Company recorded adjustments to the purchase price allocation of its acquisition of Chordiant. As required by applicable business combination accounting rules, these adjustments were applied retrospectively. Therefore, other current assets, long-term other assets, goodwill, accrued expenses, and deferred tax assets have been revised as of December 31, 2010 to reflect these adjustments. These revisions did not have any impact on the Company's previously reported results of operations or cash flows. See Note 6 "Acquisition, Goodwill, and Other Intangible Assets" for further discussion of these adjustments.

On June 29, 2011, the Company entered into a lease arrangement for its new office headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The Company expects to cease the use of its current offices in Cambridge, Massachusetts, by the second quarter of 2012 and abandon certain leasehold improvements and furniture and fixtures. Accordingly, in June 2011 the Company revised the remaining useful lives of these fixed assets and recorded an incremental $0.2 million of depreciation expense during the second quarter of 2011 as a result of this change in estimate. The Company expects to record approximately $0.5 million of additional depreciation expense per quarter through the second quarter of 2012. See Note 10 "Commitments and Contingencies" for further discussion of the new lease terms.

Accounting Standards Not Yet Effective

Presentation of Comprehensive Income:  In June 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board "FASB" issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2011-05, " Comprehensive Income (Topic 220)" ("ASU 2011-05"), which (1) eliminates the option to present the components of other comprehensive income as part of the statement of changes in stockholders' equity; (2) requires the consecutive presentation of the statement of net income and other comprehensive income; and (3) requires an entity to present reclassification adjustments on the face of the financial statements from other comprehensive income to net income. The amendments in this ASU do not change the items that must be reported in other comprehensive income or when an item of other comprehensive income must be reclassified to net income nor do the amendments affect how earnings per share is calculated or presented. This ASU is required to be applied retrospectively and is effective for fiscal years and interim periods within those years beginning after December 15, 2011, which for the Company means fiscal year 2012. The adoption of this standard will not impact the Company's financial position or results of operations as this accounting standard only requires enhanced disclosure.

Disclosure of Supplementary Pro Forma Information for Business Combinations:    In December 2010, the FASB issued ASU No. 2010-29, Disclosure of Supplementary Pro Forma Information for Business Combinations (Topic 805)—Business Combinations ("ASU 2010-29"), to improve consistency in how the pro forma disclosures are calculated. Additionally, ASU 2010-29 enhances the disclosure requirements and requires description of the nature and amount of any material, nonrecurring pro forma adjustments directly attributable to a business combination. ASU 2010-29 is effective for the Company in fiscal year 2012 and should be applied prospectively to business combinations for which the acquisition date is after the effective date. Early adoption is permitted. The adoption of this standard will not impact the Company's financial position or results of operations as this accounting standard only requires enhanced disclosure.

Performing Step 2 of the Goodwill Impairment Test:    In December 2010, the FASB issued ASU No. 2010-28, When to Perform Step 2 of the Goodwill Impairment Test for Reporting Units with Zero or Negative Carrying Amounts (Topic 350)—Intangibles—Goodwill and Other ("ASU 2010-28"). ASU 2010-28 amends the criteria for performing Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test for reporting units with zero or negative carrying amounts and requires performing Step 2 if qualitative factors indicate that it is more likely than not that a goodwill impairment exists. The Company will adopt ASU 2010-28 in fiscal year 2012 and any impairment to be recorded upon adoption will be recognized as an adjustment to its beginning retained earnings. The Company does not expect the adoption of ASU 2010-28 will have a significant impact on its consolidated financial statements.