Har, har! Last post was spot on. Iris can spin the news all they like but when it comes down to spending serious money on new software, no one in their right mind should go near them. Continuing the car anaolgy for a bit: if the Hummer won't fit in your drive, surely there is something wrong with your drive? If you upgrade your drive, the Hummer will be fine. You'll see. Honest, guv. And so what if your elderly grandmother can't get into the back seat - just what the hell are you doing with a grandmother? Can't you see your grandmother is obsolete? Grandmother 1.0 has been replaced by Virtual Memories 3.3 (beta). At the firm I work for, we spotted the inevitable requirement for an "end of life" strategy before AIM were even bought by CSG. Consolidation might be good for investors but, at least in the short term, it sucks for customers.