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Software Development Costs (Details Narrative) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2020 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2020 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2019
Software Development Costs Abstract |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of capitalized software development costs | $ 137 | $ 100 | $ 430 | $ 293 |
Capitalized software development costs | 62 |  | 62 |  | $ 177
Impairment of capitalized software |  | $ 51 | $ 238 | $ 52 |

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