Note 7 - Segment Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

	Service and System Integration Segment
For the Three Months Ended June 30,	Systems Segment			Germany		United Kingdom		U.S.		Total		Consolidated Total
	(Amounts in thousands)
2012
Sales:
Product	$	1,132		$	5,179	$	227	$	9,790	$	15,196	$	16,328
Service	2,159			2,869		353		645		3,867		6,026
Total sales	3,291			8,048		580		10,435		19,063		22,354
Profit (loss) from operations	874			44		30		257		331		1,205
Assets	14,266			15,049		3,644		14,407		33,100		47,366
Capital expenditures	13			46		—		19		65		78
Depreciation and amortization	30			43		6		39		88		118
2011
Sales:
Product	$	1,323		$	3,230	$	68	$	10,105	$	13,403	$	14,726
Service	152			2,787		347		777		3,911		4,063
Total sales	1,475			6,017		415		10,882		17,314		18,789
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	9			12		9		7		28		37
Depreciation and amortization	24			46		7		46		99		123

	Service and System Integration Segment
For the Nine Months Ended June 30,	Systems Segment			Germany		United Kingdom		U.S.		Total		Consolidated Total
	(Amounts in thousands)
2012
Sales:
Product	$	2,594		$	12,998	$	1,298	$	26,717	$	41,013	$	43,607
Service	5,407			10,159		961		2,342		13,462		18,869
Total sales	8,001			23,157		2,259		29,059		54,475		62,476
Profit from operations	1,345			483		147		663		1,293		2,638
Assets	14,266			15,049		3,644		14,407		33,100		47,366
Capital expenditures	130			162		25		56		243		373
Depreciation and amortization	78			124		20		118		262		340
2011
Sales:
Product	$	3,563		$	9,481	$	140	$	29,600	$	39,221	$	42,784
Service	2,036			8,809		1,043		2,373		12,225		14,261
Total sales	5,599			18,290		1,183		31,973		51,446		57,045
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

Schedule of Revenue by Major Customers by Reporting Segments [Table Text Block]

	For the Three Months Ended										For the nine months ended
	June 30, 2012					June 30, 2011					June 30, 2012					June 30, 2011
	Amount		% of Revenues			Amount		% of Revenues			Amount		% of Revenues			Amount		% of Revenues
	(dollars in millions)
Customer A	$	2.0		9	%	$	1.5		8	%	$	12.2		20	%	$	6.3		11	%
Customer B	$	3.5		16	%	$	4.5		24	%	$	10.2		16	%	$	8.8		15	%
Customer C	$	0.6		3	%	$	2.2		12	%	$	2.6		4	%	$	4.5		8	%
Customer D	$	2.6		12	%	$	—		—	%	$	3.3		5	%	$	—		—	%