CAPITALIZED SOFTWARE COSTS
 3 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2016
CAPITALIZED SOFTWARE COSTS [Abstract]  
CAPITALIZED SOFTWARE COSTS
4.CAPITALIZED SOFTWARE COSTS

Capitalized software costs and accumulated amortization at April 30, 2016 and January 31, 2016 were as follows:
 
  
April 30,
2016
  
January 31,
2016
 
  
(in thousands)
 
Capitalized software costs:
      
Acquired software technology
 
$
3,458
  
$
3,458
 
Capitalized software development costs (1)
  
788
   
1,029
 
   
4,246
   
4,487
 
Less accumulated amortization
  
(2,925
)
  
(2,934
)
Capitalized software costs, net
 
$
1,321
  
$
1,553
 
 
(1)Capitalized software development costs include the impact of foreign currency translation.

Acquired software technology costs relate to technology purchased as a result of the Company’s fiscal 2013 acquisitions of DynaSys and CEBOS. In addition to the acquired software technology, the Company has capitalized costs related to translations and localizations of QAD Enterprise Applications.

It is the Company’s policy to write off capitalized software development costs once fully amortized. Accordingly, during the first three months of fiscal 2017, approximately $0.3 million of costs and accumulated amortization were removed from the balance sheet.

Amortization of capitalized software costs was $0.2 million and $0.3 million for the three months ended April 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Amortization of capitalized software costs is included in “Cost of license fees” in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income.

The following table summarizes the estimated amortization expense relating to the Company’s capitalized software costs as of April 30, 2016:

Fiscal Years
 
(in thousands)
 
2017 remaining
 
$
710
 
2018
  
566
 
2019
  
42
 
2020
  
3
 
  
$
1,321