Segment and Geographic Information

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2012

Segment and Geographic Information [Abstract]

Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]

Segment and Geographic Information

ASC 280, Segment Reporting establishes standards for the manner in which public companies report information about operating segments in annual and interim financial statements which require the reporting of segment information using the “management approach.” Under this approach, operating segments are identified in substantially the same manner as they are reported internally and used by the Company’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) for purposes of evaluating performance and allocating resources. Based on this approach, the Company has determined that it operates in a single operating segment, Data Management.

One telecommunications customer accounted for approximately 34% of our total revenues in the three months ended April 30, 2012 and approximately 23% of our total revenues in the six months ended April 30, 2012. The related accounts receivable balance for this customer was approximately $1.1 million as of April 30, 2012.

One telecommunications customer accounted for approximately 15% of total revenues in the three months ended April 30, 2011 and the related accounts receivable balance for this customer was approximately $554,000 as of April 30, 2011. In addition, another telecommunications customer accounted for approximately 14% of our total revenues in the three months ended April 30, 2011 and 10% of our total revenues in the six months ended April 30, 2011. The related accounts receivable balance for this customer was approximately $313,000 as of April 30, 2011.

The Company predominantly operates in North America, Europe and Asia. In general, revenues are attributed to the country in which the revenue-bearing contract originates.

The following table reflects revenues for the three and six months ended April 30, 2012 and 2011 by each geographic region (in thousands): 

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	April 30,		April 30,		April 30,		April 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Revenues by region:
North America	$	1,127	$	1,275	$	2,155	$	2,988
Europe	2,509		2,081		5,688		4,806
Asia	209		156		345		294
	$	3,845	$	3,512	$	8,188	$	8,088

The following table reflects long-lived assets as of April 30, 2012 and October 31, 2011 in each geographic region (in thousands): 

	April 30, 2012		October 31, 2011
Total long-lived assets by region:
North America	$	542	$	438
Germany	545		588
Asia	4		5
	$	1,091	$	1,031