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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2012
Commitments and Contingencies (Tables) [Abstract]  
Schedule of Product Warranty Liability [Table Text Block]

Changes in the Company’s product warranty liability for the three months ended January 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively, are as follows (in thousands):

 
    Three months ended January 31,  
    2012     2011  
Balances as of beginning of fiscal year   $ 2,231     $ 1,636  
Accruals for warranties     330       283  
Warranty claims settled     (320 )     (174 )
Balances as of January 31   $ 2,241     $ 1,745