Note 12 - Business Segment Information

12 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2017

Notes to Financial Statements

Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]

12.

BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION

The Company markets its products and services worldwide, primarily to companies in the manufacturing industry, including automotive, consumer products, food and beverage, high technology, industrial products and life sciences industries. The Company sells and licenses its products through its direct sales force in

four

geographic regions: North America; Europe, the Middle East and Africa (“EMEA”); Asia Pacific; and Latin America and through distributors where

third

parties can extend sales reach more effectively or efficiently. The North America region includes the United States and Canada. The EMEA region includes Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The Asia Pacific region includes Asia and Australia. The Latin America region includes South America, Central America and Mexico. The Company’s Chief Operating Decision Maker, the Chief Executive Officer, reviews the consolidated results within

one

operating segment.

Subscription, license and maintenance revenues are allocated to the region where the end user is located. Services revenue is assigned based on the region where the services are performed.

Capital expenditures and property and equipment, net are assigned by geographic region based on the location of each legal entity.

	Years Ended January 31,
	2017		2016		2015
	(in thousands)
Revenue:
North America (1)	$	129,436	$	127,776	$	129,693
EMEA		81,765		84,268		98,279
Asia Pacific		47,742		46,457		48,292
Latin America		19,030		19,351		18,837
	$	277,973	$	277,852	$	295,101

	January 31,
	2017		2016
	(in thousands)
Property and equipment, net:
North America	$	26,601	$	27,304
EMEA		2,861		3,270
Asia Pacific		1,075		1,331
Latin America		335		175
	$	30,872	$	32,080

(1) Sales into Canada accounted for 2% of North America total revenue for each of the fiscal years 2017, 2016 and 2015.