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Note 10 - Segment Information and Business and Credit Concentrations
 3 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2015
Notes to Financial Statements  
Concentration Risk Disclosure [Text Block]
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Segment Information and Business and Credit Concentrations
 
The Company provides credit, in the normal course of business, to various commercial enterprises, governmental entities and not-for-profit organizations. Concentration of credit risk with respect to trade receivables is limited due to the Company’s large number of customers. The Company also manages exposure to credit risk through credit approvals, credit limits and monitoring procedures. Management believes that credit risks as of January 31, 2015 and October 31, 2014 have been adequately provided for in the condensed consolidated financial statements.
 
For the three months ended January 31, 2015, 13.2% and 11.8% of consolidated net sales were attributable to two customers. No single customer accounted for more than 10% of the Company’s consolidated net sales during the three months ended January 31, 2014.
 
For the three months ended January 31, 2015 and 2014, approximately 78% and 73%, respectively, of consolidated net sales were from customers in the United States, and approximately 22% and 27%, respectively, were from customers outside of the United States.
 
The Company has a single reportable segment for purposes of segment reporting, exclusive of Centric Solutions LLC (“Centric Solutions”). For the three months ended January 31, 2015 and 2014, Centric Solutions generated revenues, net of intercompany sales, totaling $282,489 and $189,814, respectively, and operating losses of $100,308 and $131,839, respectively. Total assets of Centric Solutions of approximately $211,000 (net of intercompany amounts) are included in the total consolidated assets of the Company as of January 31, 2015.