STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS (Details Textual) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	1 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2010	Jul. 21, 2006	Jun. 30, 2005	Oct. 31, 2012	Oct. 31, 2011	Oct. 31, 2010	Apr. 18, 2012	Mar. 29, 2010	Apr. 21, 2009	Sep. 05, 2007	Jul. 11, 2007	Jun. 08, 2005
Increased Common Stock Shares Reserved For Future Issuance									3,000,000		4,000,000	4,000,000
Shares Issued Under Restricted Stock Options												1.3
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Warrants Granted			1,000,000
Common Stock Shares Reserved For Issuance				14,400,000
Common Stock Shares Reserved For Future Issuance				4,300,000
Weighted-average fair value of options granted during the year - Weighted Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share)				$ 1.11
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Intrinsic Value				$ 99
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term				3 years
Selling, General and Administrative Expense				1,686	1,468	1,395
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Total Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized, Stock Options				160	200
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Total Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition				1 year 4 months 24 days	1 year 9 months 18 days
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested in Period, Fair Value				948		766
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Restricted Shares Grant In Period Fair Value				1,171	2,084	893
Warrants Issued To Purchase Of Common Stock		150,000		13	126			100,000
Exercise of options (in shares)				(13,158)
Options Outstanding - Number				1,241,567	1,560,629
Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding				1,176,501	1,196,501
Exercised				(20,000)	(1,029,968)	0
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Warrants Exercises In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 1.06	$ 1.55
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Warrants Outstanding Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term1	5 years			1 year 2 months 12 days
Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Intrinsic Fair Value Per Share				$ 1.00
Number Of Warrants Exercised				0	23,500	0
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Warrants Exercised On Cash Less Basis				0	14,160	0
Restricted Common Stock Shares Issued				170,652
Restricted Common Stock Fair Value				524
Fair Value Of Options Granted During Period				94
Increased Common Stock Shares Available For Issuance							3,800,000
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Warants Outstanding				16,500
Warrants Exercise Price				$ 2.04						$ 2.04
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Warants Exercisable Remaining Contractual Term1				7 years
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term				3 years 6 months
Consulting Services 2 [Member]
Options Outstanding - Number				20,000	30,000
Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding				50,000	70,000
Restricted Stock [Member]
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Total Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized, Stock Options				1,854
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Total Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition				1 year 9 months 18 days
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested in Period, Fair Value				$ 1,698	$ 2,489	$ 766