INTANGIBLE AND OTHER ASSETS

6 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2015

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Intangible and Other Assets [Text Block]

(5) INTANGIBLE AND OTHER ASSETS

Intangible and other assets, net consist of the following (in thousands):

	October 31, 2015				April 30, 2015
	Cost		Accumulated Amortization		Cost		Accumulated Amortization
Customer contracts and relationships	$	16,986	$	11,465	$	16,986	$	10,757
Prepaid expenses		2,197		-		2,520		-
Deferred order entry costs		875		-		961		-
Other		266		-		730		-
	$	20,324	$	11,465	$	21,197	$	10,757

Customer contracts and relationships are amortized on a straight line basis over twelve years. 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.