2. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Details 3) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2012	Aug. 31, 2012
Stock-Based Compensation Details 3
Available Shares, Beginning	622,000	839,000
Options granted	(180,000)	(439,000)
Options terminated	91,000	402,000
Plan shares expired		(180,000)
Additional shares reserved	1,185,000
Available Shares, Ending	1,718,000	622,000
Options Outstanding, Beginning	2,893,000	2,957,000
Options Granted	180,000	439,000
Options terminated	(91,000)	(402,000)
Plan options exercised		(101,000)
Number of Options Outstanding, Ending	2,982,000	2,893,000
Weighted Average Exercise Price Outstanding, Beginning	$ 2.00	$ 2.40
Weighted Average Exercise Price Granted	$ 0.81	$ 1.28
Weighted Average Exercise Price Terminated	$ 3.92	$ 4.48
Weighted Average Exercise Price Exercised		$ 0.67
Weighted Average Exercise Price Outstanding, Ending	$ 1.87	$ 2.00
Aggregate Intrinsic Value, beginning balance	$ 340,000	$ 587,000
Aggregate Intrinsic Value, ending balance	167,000	340,000
Options fully vested and expected to vest at November 30, 2012	2,923,000
Weighted Average Exercise Price for Options fully vested and expected to vest	$ 1.87
Aggregate Intrinsic Value for Options fully vested and expected to vest	163,000
Options exercisable at November 30, 2012	1,603,000
Options exercisable at November 30, 2012 Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 2.50
Options exercisable at November 30, 2012 Aggregate intrinsic value	$ 51,000