Clearly the financial melt-down will have an impact on IT spending, perhaps it's too early to say exactly what impact, although your peers are already announcing their (http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=10403) estimates for '09.

Let me broaden the topic just a bit – had we skipped September all together, and the entire financial mess, companies (and universities) would still be looking for a better way to spend their IT management dollars. They are tired of the big ticket price from the big 4, and they're looking for a management solution that better fits their budget and overall initiatives.

We announced a program (http://www.cittio.com/fedup/) in September to provide IT managers and CIOs with an alternative; a program that will enable them to save some IT dollars for innovation, instead of having those dollars locked into something they never use.

Take a look at our program – we'd like to hear what you think. And if in fact spending drives into the desert, we'll be positioned along the way as the station of choice – and we won't gouge them.