17. Geographic area information

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Schedule of Revenue from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets, by Geographical Areas [Table Text Block]

17. Geographic area information

Information regarding our operations by geographic area is contained in the following table.  These amounts in the geographic area table are based on the location of the customer and vendor.

	Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands)	2011		2010		2009
Net sales:
United States	$	49,301	$	44,101	$	45,890
International		16,668		19,093		12,456
Total	$	65,969	$	63,194	$	58,346
Fixed assets, net:
United States	$	2,129	$	2,694	$	3,395
International		1,229		1,377		1,156
Total	$	3,358	$	4,071	$	4,551

Sales to international customers were approximately 25%, 30%, and 21% in 2011, 2010, and 2009 respectively.  Sales to the United Kingdom represented 51%, 43%, and 45%, sales to the Pacific Rim (which includes Australia and Asia) represented 25%, 18%, and 31%, and sales to Canada represented 6%, 20%, and 11% of total international sales in 2011, 2010, and 2009 respectively.  International long-lived assets consist of net fixed assets located at our foreign subsidiary in the United Kingdom as well as our contract manufacturers in China, Malaysia and Mexico.