INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND GOODWILL (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Intangible Assets and Goodwill [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes identifiable intangible assets of the Company, which include identifiable intangible assets from the acquisition of Didbox Ltd., PowerKey (the industrial vehicle monitoring products division of International Electronics, Inc. acquired by the Company in 2008) and AI as of December 31, 2012 and September 30, 2013:

September 30, 2013	Useful Lives (In Years)		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Amount
Amortized:
Patents		11	$	1,489,000	$	(508,000)	$	981,000
Tradename		5		200,000		(150,000)		50,000
Non-competition agreement		3		234,000		(234,000)		-
Technology		5		50,000		(39,000)		11,000
Workforce		5		33,000		(26,000)		7,000
Customer relationships		5		4,499,000		(3,376,000)		1,123,000
				6,505,000		(4,333,000)		2,172,000
Unamortized:
Customer list				104,000		-		104,000
Trademark and Tradename				135,000		-		135,000
				239,000		-		239,000
Total			$	6,744,000	$	(4,333,000)	$	2,411,000

December 31, 2012	Useful Lives (In Years)		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Amount
Amortized:
Patents		11	$	1,489,000	$	(406,000)	$	1,083,000
Tradename		5		200,000		(120,000)		80,000
Non-competition agreement		3		234,000		(234,000)		-
Technology		5		50,000		(32,000)		18,000
Workforce		5		33,000		(21,000)		12,000
Customer relationships		5		4,499,000		(2,701,000)		1,798,000
				6,505,000		(3,514,000)		2,991,000
Unamortized:
Customer list				104,000		-		104,000
Trademark and Tradename				135,000		-		135,000
				239,000		-		239,000
Total			$	6,744,000	$	(3,514,000)	$	3,230,000

Schedule of Expected Amortization Expense [Table Text Block]

Amortization expense for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2012 was $293,000 and $877,000, respectively, and for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2013 was $273,000 and $819,000, respectively. Future amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years for these intangible assets is as follows:

Year ending December 31:
October - December 2013	$	273,000
2014		1,086,000
2015		135,000
2016		135,000
2017		135,000