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Asset Acquisition
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
Asset Acquisition [Abstract]  
Asset Acquisition

10. Asset Acquisition

On March 8, 2012, the Company acquired certain technology from Amnor Technologies, Inc. for cash of $100,000 plus 44,000 shares of the Company's common stock valued at $4.95 per share (the closing price on that date). One fourth of the shares were issued initially with the balance to be issued one third annually on the anniversaries over the subsequent 3 years. The purchase price was valued at $322,000 (including $4,000 of transaction costs) at March 8, 2012 and is recorded as an intangible asset and included in other assets in the condensed consolidated balance sheet at March 31, 2012. This cost is being amortized over it's estimated useful life of 3 years and $8,900 was amortized in the quarter ended March 31, 2012. The technology provides automation and control system technologies for land and offshore drilling monitoring and control (auto-driller); marine automation including ballast control and tank monitoring and machinery plant control and monitoring systems; IP-based CCTV systems; and military vessel security and safety systems, all proven in multiple installations.