Note 9 - Segments and Geographic Information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Reconciliation of Operating Profit (Loss) from Segments to Consolidated [Table Text Block]

	Three months ended March 31,
	2014			2013
Solutions:
Net sales	$	2,188		$	1,807
Cost of sales		1,565			1,523
Gross profit		623			284
Operating expenses:
Selling, general, and administrative		431			472
Segment income (loss)	$	192		$	(188	)
Products:
Net sales	$	2,731		$	2,651
Cost of sales		1,932			2,052
Gross profit		799			599
Operating expenses:
Research and development		63			37
Selling, general, and administrative		795			584
Total operating expenses		858			621
Segment loss	$	(59	)	$	(22	)
Reconciliation of segment income (loss) to net loss:
Segment income (loss):
Solutions	$	192		$	(188	)
Products		(59	)		(22	)
Total segment income (loss)		133			(210	)
Operating expenses:
Research and development		128			-
Selling, general, and administrative		1,078			1,026
Total operating expenses		1,206			1,026
Other expense		(2,978	)		(220	)
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes		(4,051	)		(1,456	)
Benefit for income taxes		1			-
Net loss from continuing operations	$	(4,050	)	$	(1,456	)

Reconciliation of Revenue from Segments to Consolidated [Table Text Block]

	Three months ended March 31,
	2014		2013
Products segment net sales:
Commercial products	$	1,166	$	1,641
Government products/R&D services		1,565		1,010
Total products segment net sales		2,731		2,651
Products segment cost of sales:
Commercial products		771		1,153
Government products/R&D services		1,161		899
Total products segment cost of sales		1,932		2,052
Products segment gross profit:
Commercial products		395		488
Government products/R&D services		404		111
Total products segment gross profit	$	799	$	599

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

	Three months ended March 31,
	2014		2013
United States	$	4,283	$	3,885
International		636		573
Net sales	$	4,919	$	4,458

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

	March 31,		December 31,
	2014		2013
United States	$	526	$	582
International		31		9
Long-lived assets, net	$	557	$	591