Commitments and Contingencies (CustomerSupport Commitments) (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Commitments And Contingencies Customersupport Commitments Narrative Details
Third party customer support vendor minimum monthly commitment	$ 430,000
Third party customer support vendor maximum obligation	2,200,000
Advance termination notice required, days	150
Property and equipment under capital lease	110,000	139,000
Accumulated depreciation related to assets under capital lease	$ 69,000	$ 46,000

The number of advance termination notice days required

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Third Party Customer Suppor tVendor Maximum Obligation

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Third Part yCustomer Support Vendor Minimum Monthly Commitment

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Amount before accumulated depreciation of leased physical assets used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services.

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The total charge for the use of long-lived depreciable assets subject to a lease meeting the criteria for capitalization.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 840

-SubTopic 30

-Section 45

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 840

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-Section 55

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