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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details Textual) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended |  |  | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |
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Dec. 31, 2012 Customers | Aug. 13, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2012 Accounts Receivable [Member] Customer Concentration Risk [Member] Customers | Dec. 31, 2011 Accounts Receivable [Member] Customer Concentration Risk [Member] Customers | Dec. 31, 2012 total revenue [Member] Customer Concentration Risk [Member] Customers | Dec. 31, 2011 total revenue [Member] Customer Concentration Risk [Member] Customers | Dec. 31, 2012 Total cost of revenue [Member] Vendor Concentration Risk- Related Party [Member] Vendor | Dec. 31, 2011 Total cost of revenue [Member] Vendor Concentration Risk- Related Party [Member] Vendor | Dec. 31, 2011 Total cost of revenue [Member] Vendor Concentration Risk - Unrelated Party [Member] Vendor | Dec. 31, 2012 Computer and Software [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Equipment [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Minimum [Member] | Dec. 31, 2011 Minimum [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Maximum [Member] | Dec. 31, 2011 Maximum [Member]
Summary of significant accounting policies (Textual) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Factoring discount fees |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.50% | 2.50% | 7.50% | 7.50%
Estimated useful lives |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 to 5 years | 5 years |  |  |  |
Concentration risk, percentage |  |  |  | 59.00% | 57.00% | 74.00% | 77.00% | 52.00% | 39.00% | 33.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of customers |  |  |  | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of vendors |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 1 | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |
Term of company's operating cycle | Length of the Company's contracts varies, but is typically between one to two years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Warranty offered on completed contracts by Company | 1 year |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Received in advance of accounts receivable | 75.00% |  | 75.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Expiry date of factoring agreement | The agreement originally expired January 2013 and was automatically extended for a one year period. The agreement will continue to automatically extend for successive periods of one year unless either party formally cancels. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Extended term of factoring agreement | 1 year |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum factoring of account receivable |  | $ 1,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization period of deferred loan costs | Over 18 months |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividend yield | 0.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of customer receive full concentrations of credit risk | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Concentration of risk, revenue related to SG Brazil | 19.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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