Note 13 - Disaggregated Revenue and Segment Reporting - Disaggregation of Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Revenues	$ 2,196	$ 3,713	$ 4,571	$ 7,682
Service [Member]
Revenues	911	1,921	1,984	3,981
Subscription and Circulation [Member]
Revenues	940	1,317	1,704	2,795
Perpetual Licenses [Member]
Revenues	(9)	65	145	65
Maintenance [Member]
Revenues	113	117	240	245
Hosting [Member]
Revenues	$ 241	$ 293	$ 498	$ 596

Amount, excluding tax collected from customer, of revenue from satisfaction of performance obligation by transferring promised good or service to customer. Tax collected from customer is tax assessed by governmental authority that is both imposed on and concurrent with specific revenue-producing transaction, including, but not limited to, sales, use, value added and excise.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 606
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=118956577&loc=SL49130543-203045

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 606
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 5
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=118956577&loc=SL49130545-203045

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