Segment and Geographic Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2012

Segment and Geographic Information [Abstract]

Schedule of Revenue by Major Customers by Reporting Segments [Table Text Block]

The following table reflects the percentage of revenues generated by customers that accounted for ten percent or more of total revenues and the related accounts receivable balances (in thousands, except percentages):
	Customer A				Customer B				Customer C
Customer revenues as a percentage of total revenues in the following periods:
Three months ended July 31, 2012	—		%	1	—		%	1	10		%
Three months ended July 31, 2011	11		%		11		%		—		%	1
Nine months ended July 31, 2012	19		%		—		%	1	—		%	1
Nine months ended July 31, 2011	10		%		—		%	1	—		%	1
Accounts receivable balance as of:
July 31, 2012	$	100			$	—			$	276
July 31, 2011	$	255			$	—			$	—
Industry	Telecommunications				Health Care				Telecommunications

(1) Customer revenues not in excess of 10% of total revenues

Schedule of Revenue from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets, by Geographical Areas [Table Text Block]

The following table reflects revenues for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2012 and 2011 by each geographic region (in thousands): 

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	July 31,		July 31,		July 31,		July 31,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Revenues by region:
North America	$	1,369	$	1,953	$	3,524	$	4,941
Europe	1,556		1,950		7,244		6,756
Asia	117		301		462		596
	$	3,042	$	4,204	$	11,230	$	12,293

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

	July 31, 2012		October 31, 2011
Total long-lived assets by region:
North America	$	491	$	438
Germany	447		588
Asia	4		5
	$	942	$	1,031