Validian Corp fka VLDI

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What capacity is you friend at the DOD. A secretary? No need to answer that question since the so called expert Rafael sure does agree with with attendance at the RSA as do those attending the conference which represent the top firms and experts in cyber security world. BTW the DOD attends as well often as a quest speaker.

In answer to the question of would we consider Validian; absolutely, if, the objective of the project was to implement any of the functions that it excels at. Again, functionality should always drive a cold, logical and calculated decision process. However, as we all know, personal preference, misconceptions, bias, politics and even good old fashion advertising impact are thrown into corporate decisions every day. So, I'd agree with your observation about marketing - and also if the tech is demonstrated at an established security conference, such as RSA in San Francisco, which I recommended.

Thus, why I recommended RSA. Because the decision makers with control of the purse strings are all there, and they are also nerds, who can critically evaluate need and value. There's no hard sell that needs to be made, everyone expects there to be some level of sales, but you go looking for it. So, the atmosphere is conducive to just asking questions. For both good and bad, RSA is extremely busy, and speaking / demo spots fill up almost a year in advance. But, we go every year, and even done some pretty good guerrilla marketing for our retail forensic software at party's we've hosted. Same in Vegas.

BTW if you have a friend at DOD why haven't they taken the product on based on your recommendation and his!