CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2015	Jul. 31, 2014
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income	$ 724	$ 1,114
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Bad debt (recovery) expense	15	(36)
Accounts receivable write-off	4	5
Depreciation and amortization	719	445
Stock-based compensation expense	184	323
Inventory write-off	10	0
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation	45	(277)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Trade accounts receivable	(323)	602
Inventories	(380)	383
Other current assets	(322)	942
Other long-term assets	0	9
Accounts payable	133	(95)
Income taxes prepaid (payable)	(122)	277
Accrued expenses	(444)	(305)
Net cash provided by operating activities	243	3,387
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Acquisition of businesses (Comnet, Rel-Tech and CompPro), net of cash acquired of ($758)	(5,132)	0
Capital expenditures	(140)	(109)
Net cash used in investing activities	(5,272)	(109)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	37	524
Excess tax benefit from exercise of stock options	(45)	277
Dividends paid	(1,773)	(1,723)
Net cash used in financing activities	(1,781)	(922)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(6,810)	2,356
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	14,718	11,881
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	7,908	14,237
Supplemental cash flow information - income taxes paid	627	0
Noncash investing and financing activities:
Write off of fully depreciated fixed assets	0	14
Stock issuance for acquisition of businesses (Comnet and Rel-Tech)	$ 1,260	$ 0