Share Based Compensation (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2012

Share-based Compensation [Abstract]

Schedule of Share-based Payment Award, Stock Options, Valuation Assumptions [Table Text Block]

	Stock Options		ESPP
	Nine Months Ended July 31,		Nine Months Ended July 31,
	2012	2011	2012	2011
Assumptions:
Volatility	45% - 50%	46% - 53%	31% - 37%	23% - 31%
Expected life	4.25 - 5.75 years	3.6 - 5.5 years	6 - 12 months	6 - 12 months
Weighted average risk-free interest rate	0.65% - 1.03%	1.36% - 1.95%	0.06% - 0.21%	0.10% - 0.28%
Dividend yield	—	—	—	—

Schedule of Compensation Cost for Share-based Payment Arrangements, Allocation of Share-based Compensation Costs by Plan [Table Text Block]

Share based compensation expense recognized in the condensed consolidated statements of operations related to the Company’s equity incentive plans and stock purchase plan was as follows (in thousands):
	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	July 31,		July 31,		July 31,		July 31,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Share based compensation expense:
Stock options and restricted stock units	$	194	$	231	$	651	$	727
ESPP	14		13		37		41
Total	$	208	$	244	$	688	$	768

Schedule of Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Table Text Block]

Share based compensation recognized in the condensed consolidated statements of operations, by operating statement caption, was as follows (in thousands):
	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	July 31,		July 31,		July 31,		July 31,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Share based compensation expense:
Cost of revenues	$	18	$	15	$	54	$	48
Sales and marketing	62		67		202		193
Research and development	46		50		163		154
General and administrative	82		112		269		373
Total	$	208	$	244	$	688	$	768