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9 Other intangible assets

Note Computer
software
£m		 Other
£m		 Total
£m
Cost
At 29 January 2007 72.4 3.2 75.6
Additions 10.4 – 10.4
Business disposal 23 (3.9) – (3.9)
Currency translation adjustment – – –
At 3 February 2008 78.9 3.2 82.1
Additions 9.1 – 9.1
Business acquisition 22 – 1.0 1.0
Currency translation adjustment 13.7 1.1 14.8
At 1 February 2009 101.7 5.3 107.0
Amortisation
At 29 January 2007 53.2 0.2 53.4
Charge for the year 11.2 0.1 11.3
Business disposal 23 (2.7) – (2.7)
At 3 February 2008 61.7 0.3 62.0
Charge for the year 8.9 0.1 9.0
Currency translation adjustment 10.9 0.1 11.0
At 1 February 2009 81.5 0.5 82.0
Net book amounts
At 1 February 2009 20.2 4.8 25.0
At 3 February 2008 17.2 2.9 20.1

Computer software comprises software that is separately identifiable from plant and equipment and includes software licences and the capitalisation of internal labour relating to software development. During the year £4.4 million (2008: £3.9 million) of internal labour was capitalised.

Other intangible assets relate to the following items acquired through business combinations:

£m Useful life
Contractually-based customer relationships and trade names 4.6 10/20 years
Patents 0.2 18 years
4.8