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Note 13 - Segment and Geographical Information | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2011
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block] | 13. Segment and Geographical Information The following table presents certain operating segment information.
|  |  |  |  | Service and System Integration Segment |  |  |  |
Years Ended September 30, |  | Systems Segment |  |  | Germany |  |  | UK |  |  | US |  |  | Total |  |  | Consolidated Total |
|  | (Amounts in thousands) |
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 | ) |  |  | 387 |  |  |  | (24 | ) |  |  | 1,141 |  |  |  | 1,504 |  |  |  | 912 |
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 |
2010 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product |  | $ | 4,888 |  |  | $ | 10,995 |  |  | $ | 50 |  |  | $ | 53,701 |  |  | $ | 64,746 |  |  | $ | 69,634 |
Service |  |  | 3,423 |  |  |  | 12,093 |  |  |  | 1,585 |  |  |  | 3,377 |  |  |  | 17,055 |  |  |  | 20,478 |
Total sales |  |  | 8,311 |  |  |  | 23,088 |  |  |  | 1,635 |  |  |  | 57,078 |  |  |  | 81,801 |  |  |  | 90,112 |
Profit (loss) from operations |  |  | (316 | ) |  |  | (153 | ) |  |  | (81 | ) |  |  | 1,722 |  |  |  | 1,488 |  |  |  | 1,142 |
Assets |  |  | 13,400 |  |  |  | 11,565 |  |  |  | 3,667 |  |  |  | 12,747 |  |  |  | 27,979 |  |  |  | 41,379 |
Capital expenditures |  |  | 78 |  |  |  | 260 |  |  |  | 30 |  |  |  | 115 |  |  |  | 405 |  |  |  | 483 |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  | 114 |  |  |  | 171 |  |  |  | 27 |  |  |  | 200 |  |  |  | 398 |  |  |  | 512 |
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 interest income/expense and foreign exchange gain/loss. All intercompany transactions have been eliminated. The following table details the Company’s sales by operating segment for fiscal years September 30, 2011 and 2010. The Company’s sales by geographic area based on the location of where the products were shipped or services rendered are as follows:
2011 |  | Americas |  |  | Europe |  |  | Asia |  |  | Total |  |  | % of Total |
|  | (Amounts in thousands) |
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 | % |  |  |  |
2010 |  | Americas |  |  | Europe |  |  | Asia |  |  | Total |  |  | % of Total |
|  | (Amounts in thousands) |
Systems |  | $ | 7,239 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,072 |  |  | $ | 8,311 |  |  |  | 9 | %
Service and System Integration |  |  | 56,511 |  |  |  | 25,256 |  |  |  | 34 |  |  |  | 81,801 |  |  |  | 91 | %
Total |  | $ | 63,750 |  |  | $ | 25,256 |  |  | $ | 1,106 |  |  | $ | 90,112 |  |  |  | 100 | %
% of Total |  |  | 71 | % |  |  | 28 | % |  |  | 1 | % |  |  | 100 | % |  |  |  |
Substantially all Americas amounts are United States. Long-lived assets by geographic location at September 30, 2011 and 2010 were as follows:
|  | September 30, 2011 |  |  | September 30, 2010 |
|  | (Amounts in thousands) |
North America |  | $ | 934 |  |  | $ | 985 |
Europe |  |  | 473 |  |  |  | 575 |
Totals |  | $ | 1,407 |  |  | $ | 1,560 |
Deferred tax assets by geographic location at September 30, 2011 and 2010 were as follows:
|  | September 30, 2011 |  |  | September 30, 2010 |
|  | (Amounts in thousands) |
North America |  | $ | 374 |  |  | $ | 377 |
Europe |  |  | 447 |  |  |  | 627 |
Totals |  | $ | 821 |  |  | $ | 1,004 |
The Company had two customers from which we derived revenues in excess of 10% of total revenues for the years ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, listed below.
|  | Years Ended |
|  | September 30, 2011 |  |  | September 30, 2010 |
|  | Amount |  |  | % of Revenues |  |  | Amount |  |  | % of Revenues |
|  | (Dollar amounts in thousands) |
Customer A |  | $ | 10.2 |  |  |  | 14 | % |  | $ | 22.3 |  |  |  | 25 | %
Customer B |  | $ | 9.0 |  |  |  | 12 | % |  | $ | 8.7 |  |  |  | 10 | %

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