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Share-Based Compensation Plans (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2013

Note 9. Share-Based Compensation Plans [Abstract]

Schedule of Compensation Cost for Share-based Payment Arrangements, Allocation of Share-based Compensation Costs by Plan [Table Text Block]

Share-based compensation reflected in the consolidated statements of operations was as follows:

	Three Months Ended July 31,								Nine Months Ended July 31,
	2013				2012				2013				2012
Costs of revenues	$	156			$	182			$	437			$	435
General and administrative expenses	359				416				956				873
Research and development expenses	81				76				220				208
Total share-based compensation	$	596			$	674			$	1,613			$	1,516

Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Stock Options, Activity [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes stock option activity for the nine months ended July 31, 2013:

	Number of options			Weighted average option  price ($)
Outstanding at October 31, 2012	3,120,456			6.96
Granted	279,746			0.94
Canceled	(182,413	)		6.36
Outstanding at July 31, 2013	3,217,789			6.47

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Tabular disclosure of the amount of total share-based compensation cost, including the amounts attributable to each share-based compensation plan and any related tax benefits.

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Tabular disclosure of the number and weighted-average exercise prices (or conversion ratios) for share options (or share units) that were outstanding at the beginning and end of the year, vested and expected to vest, exercisable or convertible at the end of the year, and the number of share options or share units that were granted, exercised or converted, forfeited, and expired during the year.

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