EXHIBIT 23.1

INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNT FIRM CONSENT

We hereby consent to the inclusion in the prospectus constituting a part of this
Registration  Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated April 19, 2004  relating
to the consolidated  financial  statements of Veridium Corporation as of and for
the years  ended  December  31,  2003 and  2002,  which  are  contained  in that
prospectus.  We also  hereby  consent to the  reference  to us under the heading
"Experts" in such Registration Statement.

Our report contains an explanatory  paragraph regarding the Company's ability to
continue as a going concern.





                                           /s/ WithumSmith+Brown, P.C.


                                           New Brunswick, New Jersey
                                           November 5, 2004