The total cost of the acquired entity including the cash paid to shareholders of acquired entities held in escrow.

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The term of the acquired entity including the cash paid to shareholders of acquired entities held in escrow.

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"Number of warrants (or share units) exercised during the current period. "

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The total cost of the acquired entity including the cash paid to shareholders of acquired entities, fair value of debt and equity securities issued to shareholders of acquired entities, the fair value of the liabilities assumed, and direct costs of the acquisition.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 141

-Paragraph 51

-Subparagraph d

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

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- Definition

The specified number of securities that each class of warrants or rights outstanding give the holder the right but not the obligation to purchase from the issuer at a specific price, on or before a certain date.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 235

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.4-08.(i)(2))

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6881521&loc=d3e23780-122690

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 08

-Paragraph i

-Subparagraph 2

-Article 4

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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Detail Textuals) (Subsequent Event)		1 Months Ended
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Detail Textuals) (Subsequent Event)	Apr. 25, 2013 Crede CG II Ltd	Apr. 25, 2013 Crede CG II Ltd Series A Warrants	Apr. 25, 2013 Crede CG II Ltd Series B Warrants	May 10, 2013 Asset purchase agreement Redweb Technologies Limited USD ($)	May 10, 2013 Asset purchase agreement Redweb Technologies Limited EUR (€)
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number cashless exercise of warrants		10,752,688	29,569,862
Aggregate shares of common stock issued	31,257,045
Purchase price				$ 624,080	€ 400,000
Purchase price held in escrow					€ 40,000
Purchase price held in escrow, term				1 year	1 year