Segment reporting and concentrations (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

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

Revenues from external clients and segment operating profit (loss), and other reportable segment information are as follows (in thousands):

	For the Years Ended December 31,
	2016		2015		2014
Revenues:
DDS	$	50,639	$	51,721	$	56,794
IADS		4,347		2,111		614
MIS		8,088		4,691		1,668
Total Consolidated	$	63,074	$	58,523	$	59,076

Income (loss) before provision for income taxes⁽¹⁾:
DDS	$	1,137	$	5,225	$	6,356
IADS		(4,664)		(6,176)		(7,572)
MIS		(1,258)		(1,230)		(304)
Total Consolidated	$	(4,785)	$	(2,181)	$	(1,520)

Income (loss) before provision for income taxes⁽²⁾:
DDS	$	(1,776)	$	2,712	$	4,363
IADS		(1,778)		(3,685)		(5,582)
MIS		(1,231)		(1,208)		(301)
Total Consolidated	$	(4,785)	$	(2,181)	$	(1,520)

	December 31, 2016		December 31, 2015
Total assets:
DDS	$	24,432	$	41,842
IADS		1,282		1,026
MIS		21,874		8,369
Total Consolidated	$	47,588	$	51,237

	December 31, 2016		December 31, 2015
Goodwill:
DDS	$	675	$	675
MIS		2,059		801
Total Consolidated	$	2,734	$	1,476

⁽¹⁾

Before elimination of any inter-segment profits

⁽²⁾

After elimination of any inter-segment profits

Schedule of Revenue from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets, by Geographical Areas [Table Text Block]

Long-lived assets as of December 31, 2016 and 2015 by geographic region are comprised of:

	2016		2015
	(in thousands)

United States	$	4,669	$	1,104

Foreign countries:
Canada		5,085		5,223
United Kingdom		2,376		-
Philippines		1,940		1,580
India		1,520		1,611
Sri Lanka		683		635
Israel		47		31
Germany		2		2
Total foreign		11,653		9,082
Total	$	16,322	$	10,186

Schedule of Revenue from External Customers Attributed to Foreign Countries by Geographic Area [Table Text Block]

Revenues for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2016 by geographic region (determined based upon client’s domicile), are as follows:

	2016		2015		2014
	(in thousands)

United States	$	32,070	$	28,412	$	31,489
The Netherlands		9,216		9,610		9,870
United Kingdom		8,271		9,070		9,113
Canada		5,962		5,824		3,126
Others - principally Europe		7,555		5,607		5,478
Total	$	63,074	$	58,523	$	59,076