Note 8 - Segments and Geographic Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

	Three months ended September 30,						Nine months ended September 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Solutions:
Net sales	$	2,066		$	2,014		$	5,811		$	7,960
Cost of sales		1,672			1,686			4,912			6,686
Gross profit		394			328			899			1,274
Operating expenses:
Sales and marketing		320			311			1,004			1,032
General and administrative		244			231			558			706
Total operating expenses		564			542			1,562			1,738
Segment loss	$	(170	)	$	(214	)	$	(663	)	$	(464	)
Products:
Net sales	$	5,838		$	4,032		$	15,067		$	11,739
Cost of sales		4,273			3,145			11,518			9,091
Gross profit		1,565			887			3,549			2,648
Operating expenses (income):
Research and development		102			(278	)		87			(144	)
Sales and marketing		957			1,140			2,708			3,872
General and administrative		119			85			261			257
Total operating expenses		1,178			947			3,056			3,985
Segment income (loss)	$	387		$	(60	)	$	493		$	(1,337	)
Reconciliation of segment income (loss) to net loss:
Segment income (loss):
Solutions	$	(170	)	$	(214	)	$	(663	)	$	(464	)
Products		387			(60	)		493			(1,337	)
Total segment income (loss)		217			(274	)		(170	)		(1,801	)
Operating expenses:
Sales and marketing		146			73			372			191
General and administrative		848			896			2,660			2,871
Valuation of equity instruments		-			-			-			56
Total operating expenses		994			969			3,032			3,118
Other expense		(149	)		(212	)		(485	)		(513	)
Loss before income taxes		(926	)		(1,455	)		(3,687	)		(5,432	)
Provision for income taxes		(2	)		(4	)		(8	)		(13	)
Net loss	$	(928	)	$	(1,459	)	$	(3,695	)	$	(5,445	)

	Three months ended September 30,					Nine months ended September 30,
	2012		2011			2012		2011
Products segment net sales:
Pool and commercial products	$	4,159	$	3,127		$	11,354	$	9,149
Government products/R&D services		1,679		905			3,713		2,590
Total products segment net sales		5,838		4,032			15,067		11,739
Products segment cost of sales:
Pool and commercial products		2,892		2,229			8,077		6,593
Government products/R&D services		1,381		916			3,441		2,498
Total products segment cost of sales		4,273		3,145			11,518		9,091
Products segment gross profit (loss):
Pool and commercial products		1,267		898			3,277		2,556
Government products/R&D services		298		(11	)		272		92
Total products segment gross profit	$	1,565	$	887		$	3,549	$	2,648

Schedule of Revenue from External Customers Attributed to Foreign Countries by Geographic Area [Table Text Block]

	Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
United States	$	6,976	$	4,966	$	18,700	$	16,479
International		928		1,080		2,178		3,220
Net sales	$	7,904	$	6,046	$	20,878	$	19,699

Schedule of Disclosure on Geographic Areas, Long-Lived Assets in Individual Foreign Countries by Country [Table Text Block]

	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
United States	$	3,123	$	3,747
International		49		57
Long-lived assets, net	$	3,172	$	3,804