Note 10 - Stock-based Compensation (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2016

Notes Tables

Schedule of Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended July 31,				Six Months Ended July 31,
	201 6		201 5		201 6		201 5
	(in thousands)				(in thousands)
Cost of subscription	$	35	$	22	$	54	$	34
Cost of maintenance and other revenue		99		87		160		133
Cost of professional services		278		234		433		353
Sales and marketing		427		429		688		690
Research and development		330		290		557		438
General and administrative		1,249		1,369		2,080		2,089
Total stock-based compensation expense	$	2,418	$	2,431	$	3,972	$	3,737

Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Stock Appreciation Rights, Valuation Assumption [Table Text block]

	Six Months Ended July 31 ,
	201 6			201 5
Expected life in years (1)		5.25			5.00
Risk free interest rate (2)		1.16	%		1.64	%
Volatility (3)		36	%		41	%
Dividend rate (4)		1.51	%		1.10	%

Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights Award Activity [Table Text Block]

	SARs (in thousands)			Weighted Average Exercise Price per Share		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (years)		Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in thousands)
Outstanding at January 31, 2016		2,596		$	14.74
Granted		380			18.64
Exercised		(60	)		10.60
Expired		(17	)		12.58
Forfeited		(6	)		12.16
Outstanding at July 31, 2016		2,893		$	15.36		4.8	$	13,510
Vested and expected to vest at July 31, 2016 (1)		2,891		$	15.36		4.8	$	13,495
Vested and exercisable at July 31, 2016		1,896		$	12.83		3.8	$	12,427

Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units Activity [Table Text Block]

	RSUs			Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
	(in thousands)
Restricted stock at January 31, 2016		617		$	20.91
Granted		299			18.45
Released (1)		(250	)		18.98
Forfeited		(18	)		21.09
Restricted stock at July 31, 2016		648		$	20.51