Priced for one buyer, wanted by many: management describes new sources of demand converging on the same thing it already
The model's full reasoning — Q3 2016 call → NOWe need answer YES or NO based on transcript. Need determine if management describes demand for same thing company already makes coming from more than one direction, widening recent, real committed, management responding, numbers lag. Let's parse. Company WidePoint: identity management, telecom lifecycle management, data analytics, technical consulting. Key developments: ECA PIV-I credentials. They became first service provider to receive ATO to issue new ECA PIV-I credentials. This credential works everywhere in federal space. They are sole authorized provider. Also other less rigorous credential providers considering turning to them. Also commercial enterprise markets opportunities. AT&T IoT partner using cert on device technology as designated security solution for multiple IoT offerings. AT&T funding integration and marketing, accelerated rollout to April launch. Also other partners Samsung, HP, LG etc targeting verticals. Also EBPP solution pre-launch US product customization mode, not yet. Question: Does management describe that demand for same thing company already makes is now coming from more than one direction at once? Need identify existing offering: identity management credentials (ECA PIV-I, cert on device). Demand sources: federal government contractors needing credentials; healthcare/HIPAA; commercial enterprises; AT&T IoT. Is this same thing? They already have identity management solutions. They have ATO to issue ECA PIV-I credentials. They are sole authorized provider. Demand from multiple directions: DoD contractors, other federal agencies, healthcare, commercial, IoT via AT&T. Is this recent widening? They mention "during month of August and subsequent to issuance of long awaited memorandum... WidePoint has now become first service provider to receive ATO... now approved to issue new ECA PIV-I credentials." So new capability? Actually they already had identity management but new credential type. Is that "same thing company already makes"? They have existing identity management solutions, but ECA PIV-I is new credential? They say "new ECA PIV-I credentials" and "sole authorized provider". The demand is for this new credential. Is that something already made? They received ATO to issue, so it exists now. But is it "already what company does"? They have been in identity management, but this specific credential is new.
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