Note 10 - Segments and Geographic Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Note 10 - Segments and Geographic Information (Tables) [Line Items]

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

	Three months ended September 30,						Nine months ended September 30,
	2013			2012			2013			2012
Solutions:
Net sales	$	2,104		$	2,066		$	5,894		$	5,811
Cost of sales		1,888			1,672			5,186			4,912
Gross profit		216			394			708			899
Operating expenses:
Sales and marketing		397			320			934			1,004
General and administrative		115			244			526			558
Loss on impairment		-			-			325			-
Total operating expenses		512			564			1,785			1,562
Segment loss	$	(296	)	$	(170	)	$	(1,077	)	$	(663	)
Products:
Net sales	$	3,884		$	5,838		$	12,808		$	15,067
Cost of sales		2,686			4,273			8,879			11,518
Gross profit		1,198			1,565			3,929			3,549
Operating expenses:
Research and development		57			102			266			87
Sales and marketing		821			957			2,616			2,708
General and administrative		106			119			307			261
Restructuring expense		79			-			79			-
Total operating expenses		1,063			1,178			3,268			3,056
Segment income	$	135		$	387		$	661		$	493
Reconciliation of segment income (loss) to net loss:
Segment (loss) income:
Solutions	$	(296	)	$	(170	)	$	(1,077	)	$	(663	)
Products		135			387			661			493
Total segment (loss) income		(161	)		217			(416	)		(170	)
Operating expenses:
Sales and marketing		332			146			801			372
General and administrative		964			848			2,691			2,660
Change in estimate of contingent liabilities		-			-			12			-
Total operating expenses		1,296			994			3,504			3,032
Other (expense) income		(192	)		(149	)		168			(485	)
Loss before income taxes		(1,649	)		(926	)		(3,752	)		(3,687	)
Provision for income taxes		(2	)		(2	)		(6	)		(8	)
Net loss	$	(1,651	)	$	(928	)	$	(3,758	)	$	(3,695	)

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,
	2013		2012		2013		2012
United States	$	5,348	$	6,976	$	16,683	$	18,700
International		640		928		2,019		2,178
Net sales	$	5,988	$	7,904	$	18,702	$	20,878

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

	September 30, 2013		December 31, 2012
United States	$	1,533	$	2,350
International		39		58
Long-lived assets, net	$	1,572	$	2,408

Products Segment [Member]

Note 10 - Segments and Geographic Information (Tables) [Line Items]

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

	Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,
	2013		2012		2013		2012
Products segment net sales:
Pool and commercial products	$	2,612	$	4,159	$	8,503	$	11,354
Government products/R&D services		1,272		1,679		4,305		3,713
Total products segment net sales		3,884		5,838		12,808		15,067
Products segment cost of sales:
Pool and commercial products		1,668		2,892		5,490		8,077
Government products/R&D services		1,018		1,381		3,389		3,441
Total products segment cost of sales		2,686		4,273		8,879		11,518
Products segment gross profit:
Pool and commercial products		944		1,267		3,013		3,277
Government products/R&D services		254		298		916		272
Total products segment gross profit	$	1,198	$	1,565	$	3,929	$	3,549