Note 4 - Intangible Assets

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block]

Note 4 - Intangible Assets

Intangible Assets

	December 31, 2014									September 30, 2014
	Customer Relationships			Developed Technology			Total			Customer Relationships			Developed Technology			Total

Gross intangible	$	21,950,000		$	2,525,000		$	24,475,000		$	21,950,000		$	2,525,000		$	24,475,000
Accumulated amortization		(7,102,000	)		(853,000	)		(7,955,000	)		(6,004,000	)		(727,000	)		(6,731,000	)
	$	14,848,000		$	1,672,000		$	16,520,000		$	15,946,000		$	1,798,000		$	17,744,000

These identifiable intangible assets are being amortized over five years for financial statement purposes due to the short life cycle of technology that customer relationships depend on, and over a 15-year period on a straight line basis for tax purposes. The intangible amortization expenses were $1,224,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2014 as compared with $1,195,000 in the prior year period.