Consolidated Balance Sheet Detail (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2014

Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Schedule of Inventories

Inventories consist primarily of hardware and related component parts and are stated at the lower of cost (on a first-in, first-out basis) or market. Inventories consist of the following:

	January 31,
	2014		2013
	(Amounts in thousands)
Components and assemblies	$	2,201	$	3,472
Finished products		4,431		3,900
Total inventories	$	6,632	$	7,372

Property and Equipment, Net

Property and equipment, net consists of the following:

	Estimated Useful Life (Years)		January 31,
			2014			2013 (1)
			(Amounts in thousands)
Land			$	2,880		$	2,780
Buildings		20		12,081			11,426
Office furniture and equipment		5		998			1,073
Computer equipment, software and demonstration equipment		3		17,466			16,458
Service and spare components		5		1,158			1,251
Leasehold improvements		1-7		1,145			1,089
				35,728			34,077
Less—Accumulated depreciation				(17,198	)		(15,678	)
Total property and equipment, net			$	18,530		$	18,399

(1) Fiscal 2013 property and equipment balances in the table above were adjusted to write off $42.8 million of fully depreciated assets as of January 31, 2013, in accordance with our property and equipment policy, to conform to our current fiscal year presentation.

Other Accrued Expenses

Other accrued expenses consist of the following:

	January 31,
	2014		2013
	(Amounts in thousands)
Accrued compensation and commissions	$	4,115	$	4,136
Acquisition-related consideration		—		5,656
Employee benefits		2,086		631
Accrued other		6,296		3,393
Total other accrued expenses	$	12,497	$	13,816