Note 12 - Segment Information

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]

12.        Segment Information

The following table presents certain operating segment information.

				Service and System Integration Segment
For the Years Ended September 30,	Systems Segment			Germany		United Kingdom			U.S.		Total		Consolidated Total
	(Amounts in thousands)
2012
Sales:
Product	$	4,214		$	16,846	$	1,484		$	37,039	$	55,369	$	59,583
Service		6,927			13,730		1,434			3,133		18,297		25,224
Total sales		11,141			30,576		2,918			40,172		73,666		84,807
Profit from operations		3,230			598		57			1,084		1,739		4,969
Assets		18,451			14,058		3,504			15,053		32,615		51,066
Capital expenditures		222			197		27			105		329		551
Depreciation and amortization		111			167		26			156		349		460
2011
Sales:
Product	$	5,624		$	12,703	$	200		$	36,207	$	49,110	$	54,734
Service		2,198			12,025		1,429			3,259		16,713		18,911
Total sales		7,822			24,728		1,629			39,466		65,823		73,645
Profit (loss) from operations		(592	)		386	(24		)		1,039		1,401		809
Assets		12,819			12,662		3,632			13,995		30,289		43,108
Capital expenditures		148			95		20			76		191		339
Depreciation and amortization		89			183		27			184		394		483

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 details the Company's sales by operating segment for fiscal years September 30, 2012 and 2011. The Company's sales by geographic area based on the location of where the products were shipped or services rendered are as follows:

2012	Americas			Europe			Asia			Total			% of Total
	(Amounts in thousands)
Systems	$	7,584		$	—		$	3,557		$	11,141			13	%
Service and System Integration		39,579			34,053			34			73,666			87	%
Total	$	47,163		$	34,053		$	3,591		$	84,807			100	%
% of Total		56	%		40	%		4	%		100	%
2011
Systems	$	4,012		$	—		$	3,810		$	7,822			11	%
Service and System Integration		39,517			26,273			33			65,823			89	%
Total	$	43,529		$	26,273		$	3,843		$	73,645			100	%
% of Total		59	%		36	%		5	%		100	%

Substantially all Americas amounts are United States.

Long-lived assets by geographic location at September 30, 2012 and 2011 were as follows:

	September 30, 2012		September 30, 2011
	(Amounts in thousands)
North America	$	994	$	934
Europe		489		473
Totals	$	1,483	$	1,407

Deferred tax assets by geographic location at September 30, 2012 and 2011 were as follows:

	September 30, 2012		September 30, 2011
	(Amounts in thousands)
North America	$	3,106	$	374
Europe		551		447
Totals	$	3,657	$	821

The following table lists customers from which the Company derived revenues in excess of 10% of total revenues for the years ended September 30, 2012 and 2011.

	For the Year ended
	September 30, 2012					September 30, 2011
	Amount		% of Revenues			Amount		% of Revenues
	(Amounts in millions)
Customer A	$	14.7		17	%	$	9.0		12	%
Customer B	$	12.6		15	%	$	10.2		14	%