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Estimated future amortization expense of licensed computer soft- ware, software development costs and acquisition technology intangibles as of December 31, 2010 for the next five years is: 

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## NOTE 9 Contract Acquisition Costs, net 

Significant components of contract acquisition costs at December 31 are summarized as follows: 

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Amortization related to payments for processing rights, which is recorded as a reduction of revenues, was $17.7 million, $25.5 million and $28.5 million for 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively. 

Amortization expense related to conversion costs was $17.5 million, $17.8 million and $14.4 million for 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively. 

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

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Estimated future amortization expense on payments for process- ing rights and conversion costs as of December 31, 2010 for the next five years is: 

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## NOTE 10 Goodwill 

On April 1, 2010, TSYS acquired 51 percent ownership of TMS for approximately $150.5 million. The Company has allocated approx- imately $155.5 million to goodwill. Refer to Note 24 for more infor- mation on TMS. 

With the sale of certain assets and liabilities of TPOS, the Com- pany incurred a pre-tax goodwill impairment of $2.2 million (approximately $1.5 million after-tax), which is included in loss on discontinued operations, net of tax. TPOS was not a significant component to the Merchant Services segment. 

In November 2008, TSYS acquired Infonox for an aggregate consideration of approximately $50.5 million, with contingent payments over the next three years of up to $25.0 million based on performance. The Company did not make any contingent payments in 2010. The Company has allocated approximately $29.1 million to goodwill. Refer to Note 24 for more information on Infonox. 

The gross amount and accumulated impairment loss of goodwill at December 31, 2010 and 2009 is as follows: 

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