Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) (Parenthetical) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014
Accounts receivable, allowances	$ 150	$ 150
Customer relationships, amortization	258	191
Software development costs, amortization	296	252
Product rights, amortization	72	41
Other intangibles, amortization	$ 169	$ 162
Preferred stock, par value	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred stock, shares authorized	500,000	500,000
Preferred stock, issued	0	0
Common stock, par value	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized	10,000,000	10,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	4,351,272	4,276,470
Common stock, shares outstanding	4,338,556	4,263,754
Treasury stock, shares	12,716	12,716
5% Preferred Stock, Series B, Voting, Cumulative, Convertible [Member]
Preferred stock, par value	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred stock, shares authorized	1,000,000	1,000,000
Preferred stock, issued	0	0
Preferred stock, dividend rate	5.00%	5.00%