Note 7 - Segment Information

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]

7. Segment Information

The following table presents certain operating segment information.

				Service and System Integration Segment
Three Months Ended June 30,	Systems Segment			Germany			United  Kingdom			U.S.		Total		Consolidated Total
	(Amounts in thousands)
2011
Sales:
Product	$	1,323		$	3,996		$	68		$	11,029	$	15,093	$	16,416
Service		152			2,151			347			615		3,113		3,265
Total sales		1,475			6,147			415			11,644		18,206		19,681
Profit (loss) from operations		(810	)		63			15			461		539		(271	)
Assets		12,508			13,699			3,890			11,333		28,922		41,430
Capital expenditures		10			12			9			7		28		38
Depreciation and amortization		24			46			7			46		99		123
2010
Sales:
Product	$	313		$	2,801		$	-		$	20,639	$	23,440	$	23,753
Service		1,741			1,787			356			931		3,074		4,815
Total sales		2,054			4,588			356			21,570		26,514		28,568
Profit (loss) from operations		55			(159	)		(35	)		797		603		658
Assets		14,111			9,114			3,704			17,626		30,444		44,555
Capital expenditures		10			58			15			33		106		116
Depreciation and amortization		27			37			7			52		96		123

				Service and System Integration Segment
Nine Months Ended June 30,	Systems Segment			Germany			United Kingdom			U.S.		Total		Consolidated Total
	(Amounts in thousands)
2011
Sales:
Product	$	3,563		$	12,556		$	140		$	33,307	$	46,003	$	49,566
Service		2,036			6,506			1,043			1,849		9,398		11,434
Total sales		5,599			19,062			1,183			35,156		55,401		61,000
Profit (loss) from operations		(624	)		213			-			1,214		1,427		803
Assets		12,508			13,699			3,890			11,333		28,922		41,430
Capital expenditures		142			59			12			36		107		249
Depreciation and amortization		66			138			21			137		296		362
2010
Sales:
Product	$	4,842		$	10,500		$	49		$	44,158	$	54,707	$	59,549
Service		2,234			6,282			1,201			1,884		9,367		11,601
Total sales		7,076			16,782			1,250			46,042		64,074		71,150
Profit from operations		191			(111	)		(21	)		1,023		891		1,082
Assets		14,111			9,114			3,704			17,626		30,444		44,555
Capital expenditures		25			193			24			46		263		288
Depreciation and amortization		90			116			20			154		290		380

Profit (loss) from operations is sales less cost of sales, engineering and development, selling, general and administrative expenses but is not affected by either non-operating charges/income or by income taxes. Non-operating charges/income consists principally of investment income and interest expense.  All intercompany transactions have been eliminated.

The following table lists customers from which the Company derived revenues in excess of 10% of total revenues for the three and nine month periods ended June 30, 2011 and 2010.

	For the Three Months Ended										For the Nine Months Ended
	June 30, 2011					June 30, 2010					June 30, 2011					June 30, 2010
	Amount		% of Revenues			Amount		% of Revenues			Amount		% of Revenues			Amount		% of Revenues
	(Dollar amounts in millions)
Vodafone	$	1.5		8	%	$	1.1		4	%	$	6.6		11	%	$	6.0		8	%
Verio	$	4.7		24	%	$	9.8		34	%	$	9.5		16	%	$	17.6		25	%
Atos	$	2.2		11	%	$	0.5		2	%	$	4.5		7	%	$	2.3		3	%