Multi-Element Arrangements. For multi-element arrangements that include software licenses, PCS, and non-essential installation and implementation services, the entire fee for such arrangements is recognized as revenue ratably over the term of the PCS or delivery of the services, whichever is longer. For multi-element arrangements that also include services that are essential to the operation of the software, the fee for such arrangements is generally deferred until the services essential to the operation of the software have been performed, at which point the entire fee for such arrangements is recognized as revenue ratably over the remaining term of the PCS or the delivery of the non-essential services, whichever is longer. For financial statement presentation purposes, we allocate the arrangement fee to the software-related elements and the non-software-related elements based upon the relative standard list price of the products and/or services that comprise each element, which is our best estimate of selling price.
