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## NOTE 6 Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets 

Significant components of prepaid expenses and other current assets at December 31 are summarized as follows: 

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## NOTE 7 Property and Equipment, net 

Property and equipment balances at December 31 are as follows: 

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Depreciation and amortization expense related to property and equipment was $50.1 million, $50.6 million and $47.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively. Depreciation expense includes amounts for equipment acquired under capital lease. The increase in depreciation expense for 2009 as compared to 2008 is primarily due to the Company’s infra- structure requirements in order to support the Company’s South America client base. This includes equipment not yet placed in service as well as building improvements. 

## NOTE 8 Computer Software, net 

Computer software at December 31 is summarized as follows: 

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TSYS acquired 51 percent ownership in TMS in April 2010. The Company allocated approximately $20.3 million to acquisition technology intangibles. Refer to Note 24 for more information on TMS. 

TSYS acquired Infonox on the Web (Infonox) in November 2008. The Company has allocated approximately $14.5 million to acqui- sition technology intangibles. Refer to Note 24 for more infor- mation on Infonox. 

Amortization expense related to licensed computer software costs was $33.4 million, $31.4 million and $38.4 million for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively. Amortization expense includes amounts for computer software acquired under capital lease. Amortization of software develop- ment costs was $23.1 million, $20.0 million and $19.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively. Amortization expense related to acquisition technology intangi- bles was $9.9 million for 2010, $6.9 million for 2009 and $5.9 million for 2008. 

The weighted average useful life for each component of computer software, and in total, at December 31, 2010, is as follows: 

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