Note 7 - Segment Information

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]

7.          Segment Information

The following table presents certain operating segment information.

			Service and System Integration Segment
For the Three Months Ended March 31	Systems Segment		Germany		United Kingdom		U.S.			Total		Consolidated Total
	(Amounts in thousands)
2012
Sales:
Product	$	223	$	3,968	$	718	$	7,216		$	11,902	$	12,125
Service		2,141		3,703		292		768			4,763		6,904
Total sales		2,364		7,671		1,010		7,984			16,665		19,029
Profit from operations		443		164		91		(29	)		226		669
Assets		12,628		16,523		2,571		11,808			30,902		43,530
Capital expenditures		88		90		6		26			122		210
Depreciation and amortization		25		42		7		38			87		112
2011
Sales:
Product	$	1,931	$	2,785	$	61	$	7,990		$	10,836	$	12,767
Service		368		3,401		364		729			4,494		4,862
Total sales		2,299		6,186		425		8,719			15,330		17,629
Profit from operations		72		39		15		305			359		431
Assets		13,335		13,150		3,847		13,075			30,072		43,407
Capital expenditures		77		11		1		11			23		100
Depreciation and amortization		21		45		7		45			97		118

			Service and System Integration Segment
For the Six Months Ended March 31,	Systems Segment		Germany		United Kingdom			U.S.		Total		Consolidated Total
	(Amounts in thousands)
2012
Sales:
Product	$	1,462	$	7,819	$	1,071		$	16,927	$	25,817	$	27,279
Service		3,248		7,290		608			1,697		9,595		12,843
Total sales		4,710		15,109		1,679			18,624		35,412		40,122
Profit from operations		471		439		117			406		962		1,433
Assets		12,628		16,523		2,571			11,808		30,902		43,530
Capital expenditures		117		116		25			37		178		295
Depreciation and amortization		48		81		14			79		174		222
2011
Sales:
Product	$	2,240	$	6,251	$	72		$	19,495	$	25,818	$	28,058
Service		1,884		6,022		696			1,596		8,314		10,198
Total sales		4,124		12,273		768			21,091		34,132		38,256
Profit (loss) from operations		186		151		(15	)		752		888		1,074
Assets		13,335		13,150		3,847			13,075		30,072		43,407
Capital expenditures		133		47		3			28		78		211
Depreciation and amortization		41		92		14			91		197		238

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 six month periods ended March 31, 2012, and 2011.

	For the Three Months Ended										For the Six Months Ended
	March 31, 2012					March 31, 2011					March 31, 2012					March 31, 2011
	Amount		% of Revenues			Amount		% of Revenues			Amount		% of Revenues			Amount		% of Revenues
	(dollars in millions)
Customer A	$	5.8		30	%	$	3.2		18	%	$	10.3		26	%	$	4.8		13	%
Customer B	$	1.5		8	%	$	1.8		10	%	$	6.7		17	%	$	4.3		11	%
Customer C	$	2.2		12	%	$	0.3		1	%	$	3.4		9	%	$	1.7		4	%