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Note 13 - Segment and Geographical Information
 12 Months Ended
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 %