INTANGIBLE AND OTHER ASSETS:

12 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2014

Intangible and Other Assets [Abstract]

Intangible and Other Assets [Text Block]

(6) INTANGIBLE AND OTHER ASSETS:

Intangible and other assets consist of:

	April 30, 2014				April 30, 2013
	(in thousands)
	Cost		Accumulated Amortization		Cost		Accumulated Amortization
Deferred order entry costs	$	1,168	$	-	$	1,278	$	-
Prepaid expenses		4,365		-		3,859		-
Customer contracts and relationships		16,986		9,342		17,048		7,917
Other		1,183		234		1,074		367
	$	23,702	$	9,576	$	23,259	$	8,284

Deferred order entry costs represent costs incurred in connection with the data entry of customer subscription information to database files and are charged directly to operations generally over a twelve month period. Customer contracts and relationships are amortized on a straight line basis over twelve years.

Amortization related to intangible and other assets was $1,607,000, $1,714,000 and $1,813,000 in 2014, 2013 and 2012. Amortization of intangible and other assets for each of the next five fiscal years is estimated to be as follows: 2015 - $1,700,000; 2016 - $1,700,000; 2017 - $1,600,000; 2018 - $1,600,000; and 2019 - $1,200,000.