Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2012

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]

The following table presents the Company’s goodwill balance as of July 31, 2012 and October 31, 2011 (in thousands):

	Net Carrying Amount as of
	July 31, 2012		October 31, 2011
Versant Europe	$	241	$	241
Poet Holdings, Inc.	5,752		5,752
FastObjects, Inc.	677		677
JDO Genie (PTY), Ltd	50		50
db4o	1,869		1,869
Total	$	8,589	$	8,589

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Table Text Block]

The Company’s intangible asset balances as of July 31, 2012 and October 31, 2011 are as follows (in thousands):

	July 31, 2012						October 31, 2011
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Amount		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Amount
Intangible assets:
db4o-Developed Technology (Amortized over 5 years)	$	300	$	220	$	80	$	300	$	175	$	125
db4o-Customer Relationships (Amortized over 9 years)	210		86		124		210		68		142
db4o-Trade Name (Amortized over 5 years)	100		73		27		100		58		42
Total	$	610	$	379	$	231	$	610	$	301	$	309

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense [Table Text Block]

The projected amortization of the Company’s existing intangible assets as of July 31, 2012 is as follows (in thousands):

	Amortization
Three months ending October 31, 2012	$	26
Fiscal year ending October 31,
2013	103
2014	30
2015	23
2016	23
Thereafter	26
Total	$	231