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Revenue by geographic areas (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
United States
Revenues: (in thousands)	$ 16,851	$ 14,343
Europe
Revenues: (in thousands)	2,843	2,698
Asia and rest of world
Revenues: (in thousands)	1,094	1,359
Total
Revenues: (in thousands)	$ 20,788	$ 18,400

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