Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Subscription Arrangement [Member]
Increase (decrease) in liabilities (net of acquisitions)
Deferred Revenue Arrangements	$ (11,000)	$ (153,000)	$ (115,000)
Deferred Installation Contracts [Member]
Increase (decrease) in liabilities (net of acquisitions)
Deferred Revenue Arrangements	(1,076,000)	2,017,000	(593,000)
Deferred Maintenance Agreement [Member]
Increase (decrease) in liabilities (net of acquisitions)
Deferred Revenue Arrangements	$ 155,000	$ 78,000	286,000
New Dawn [Member]
Cash flows from investing activities
Acquisition of New Dawn Technologies, Inc. (net of cash acquired)			(11,878,000)
ISD Corporation [Member]
Cash flows from investing activities
Acquisition of New Dawn Technologies, Inc. (net of cash acquired)			(13,454,000)
Net income	$ 810,000	$ 631,000	3,779,000	[1]
Depreciation and amortization	5,531,000	$ 5,516,000	$ 2,441,000
Gains on sales of marketable securities	(4,000)
Deferred income taxes	(1,283,000)	$ (2,039,000)	$ (493,000)
Discount earned on bonds	(3,000)	$ (3,000)	(2,000)
Other-than-temporary impairment losses on investments	376,000		1,719,000
Accounts receivable, net	2,893,000	$ (2,252,000)	1,691,000
Inventories	3,000	5,000	(13,000)
Prepaid expenses and other assets	299,000	975,000	252,000
Income tax receivable	1,286,000	(1,746,000)	(109,000)
Accounts payable	(132,000)	85,000	(155,000)
Accrued liabilities	(836,000)	(1,851,000)	$ (3,016,000)
Increase (Decrease) in Income Taxes Payable	(253,000)	3,244,000
Net cash provided by operating activities	$ 7,755,000	$ 4,507,000	$ 5,672,000
Maturities and sales of U.S. Treasury Bills			$ 800,000
Sales of marketable securities	$ 4,044,000
Purchases of marketable securities	(10,977,000)
Acquisition of The Daily Transcript	(50,000)
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	(565,000)	$ (435,000)	$ (280,000)	[1]
Net cash used for investing activities	$ (7,548,000)	$ (435,000)	(24,812,000)
Cash flows from financing activities
Investment margin account borrowing			29,493,000
Net cash provided from financing activities			29,493,000
Increase in cash and cash equivalents	$ 207,000	$ 4,072,000	10,353,000
Cash and cash equivalents
Beginning of year	15,410,000	11,338,000	985,000
End of year	15,617,000	15,410,000	11,338,000
Interest paid during year	224,000	230,000	97,000
Income taxes (refunded) paid during year	$ (959,000)	$ 28,000	$ 1,354,000

[1] Includes (i) New Dawn's financial results from December 5, 2012 through September 30, 2013 with revenues of $10,403,000 and expenses of $10,625,000 (including intangible amortization expenses of $1,587,000), and (ii) ISD's September 2013 financial results with revenues of $784,000 and expenses of $694,000 (including intangible amortization expenses of $278,000).