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INVENTORIES

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2011

3.	INVENTORIES

Inventories as of October 31, 2011 and 2010 are summarized below (in thousands):

	2011		2010
Purchased parts and sub-assemblies	$	20,925	$	16,137
Work-in-process		15,440		13,157
Finished goods		44,762		26,572
	$	81,127	$	55,866

As of October 31, 2011, we had 3.9 million of finished goods inventory consigned to our distributors and agents throughout North America, Europe and Asia.

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The entire disclosure for inventory. This may include, but is not limited to, the basis of stating inventory, the method of determining inventory cost, the major classes of inventory, and the nature of the cost elements included in inventory. If inventory is stated above cost, accrued net losses on firm purchase commitments for inventory and losses resulting from valuing inventory at the lower-of-cost-or-market may also be included. For LIFO inventory, may disclose the amount and basis for determining the excess of replacement or current cost over stated LIFO value and the effects of a LIFO quantities liquidation that impacts net income.

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