Intangible Assets, Net

12 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2012

Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Abstract]

Intangible Assets, Net

INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET

Acquired intangible assets as of January 31, 2012 and 2011 are as follows:

		January 31,
	Useful Life	2012		2011
		(In thousands)
Gross carrying amount:
Intangible assets with finite lives:
Acquired technology	2 to 7 years	$	192,297	$	164,796
Customer relationships	4 to 10 years	261,713		233,995
Trade names	3 to 10 years	16,224		12,952
Non-competition agreements	3 to 10 years	5,779		5,215
Distribution network	10 years	2,440		2,440
Backlog	3 years	843		—
Total intangible assets with finite lives		479,296		419,398
In-process research and development with indefinite lives		2,500		—
		481,796		419,398
Accumulated amortization:
Acquired technology		136,709		110,740
Customer relationships		119,948		95,753
Trade names		13,205		12,577
Non-competition agreements		3,656		2,760
Distribution network		1,352		1,108
Backlog		19		—
		274,889		222,938
Total		$	206,907	$	196,460

Acquired intangible assets, net by reportable segment as of January 31, 2012 and 2011 are as follows:

	January 31,
	2012		2011
	(In thousands)
Comverse BSS	$	22,034	$	39,389
Verint	184,873		157,071
Total	$	206,907	$	196,460

Amortization of intangible assets was $52.6 million, $49.1 million and $52.3 million for the fiscal years ended January 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively. In connection with its testing of goodwill, the Company also tested long-lived assets, including finite-lived intangible assets. The Company did not record an impairment charge related to finite-lived intangible assets for the fiscal years ended January 31, 2012 and 2011. The Company recorded non-cash, pre-tax impairment charges to finite-lived intangible assets of the Netcentrex reporting unit assets of $3.4 million for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2010, representing the remainder of the Netcentrex reporting unit’s intangible assets.

Estimated future amortization expense on finite-lived acquisition-related intangible assets for each of the five succeeding fiscal years and thereafter is as follows:

Fiscal Years Ending January 31,	(In thousands)
2013	$	53,697
2014	37,291
2015	33,861
2016	32,148
2017	26,969
2018 and thereafter	20,441
	$	204,407