Note 15 - Segments and Geographic Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Note 15 - Segments and Geographic Information (Tables) [Line Items]

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

	Years ended December 31,
	2013			2012			2011
Solutions:
Net sales	$	9,847		$	10,569		$	9,563
Cost of sales		8,361			9,150			8,041
Gross profit		1,486			1,419			1,522
Operating expenses:
Sales and marketing		1,382			1,312			1,332
General and administrative		654			769			939
Loss on impairment		325			672			-
Total operating expenses		2,361			2,753			2,271
Segment loss	$	(875	)	$	(1,334	)	$	(749	)
Products:
Net sales	$	11,686		$	12,806		$	10,890
Cost of sales		8,593			10,253			8,587
Gross profit		3,093			2,553			2,303
Operating expenses (income):
Research and development		597			368			(515	)
Sales and marketing		2,389			2,347			3,257
General and administrative		336			285			352
Loss on impairment		608			-			-
Total operating expenses		3,930			3,000			3,094
Segment loss	$	(837	)	$	(447	)	$	(791	)
Reconciliation of segment loss to net loss:
Segment loss:
Solutions	$	(875	)	$	(1,334	)	$	(749	)
Products		(837	)		(447	)		(791	)
Total segment loss		(1,712	)		(1,781	)		(1,540	)
Operating expenses:
Sales and marketing		1,128			743			239
General and administrative		3,825			3,488			3,715
Valuation of equity instruments		-			-			56
Change in estimate of contingent liabilities		12			(102	)		(411	)
Restructuring		80			-			-
Total operating expenses		5,045			4,129			3,599
Other expense		(190	)		(666	)		(836	)
Loss before income taxes from continuing operations		(6,947	)		(6,576	)		(5,975	)
Benefit from income taxes		-			-			2
Net loss from continuing operations	$	(6,947	)	$	(6,576	)	$	(5,973	)

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

	Years ended December 31,
	2013		2012		2011
United States	$	19,136	$	20,363	$	16,435
International		2,397		3,012		4,018
Net sales	$	21,533	$	23,375	$	20,453

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

	2013		2012
United States	$	582	$	2,350
International		9		58
Long-lived assets, net	$	591	$	2,408

Products Segment [Member]

Note 15 - Segments and Geographic Information (Tables) [Line Items]

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

	Years ended December 31,
	2013		2012		2011
Products segment net sales:
Commercial products	$	5,966	$	8,486	$	6,612
Government products/R&D services		5,720		4,320		4,278
Total products segment net sales		11,686		12,806		10,890
Products segment cost of sales:
Commercial products		4,148		6,170		4,607
Government products/R&D services		4,445		4,083		3,980
Total products segment cost of sales		8,593		10,253		8,587
Products segment gross profit:
Commercial products		1,818		2,316		2,005
Government products/R&D services		1,275		237		298
Total products segment gross profit	$	3,093	$	2,553	$	2,303