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FIRE Solutions Launches New Training Platform

NEW YORK, March 29, 2012 — FIRE Solutions, Inc. (www.firesolutions.com), a leading provider of compliance and training solutions for the financial industry, today announced the launch of Blaze 2.0, its proprietary learning management platform for the delivery and tracking of its compliance and training solutions. The new systems went "live" at 5:00 a.m. Wednesday morning.

Among its many client-requested enhancements and performance improvements, the new platform includes:

  • Cloud infrastructure, insuring enhanced system response, automatic scaling to any load, and virtually zero downtime
  • Support for mobile devices including iPads, iPhones, Macs, and Android smartphones & tablets, for access to courses and reporting on virtually any Internet-ready device
  • Compatibility with a wider range of PC browsers, including IE 9, Firefox, Safari and others
  • Updated student dashboard that provides access to all FIRE products and reporting details
  • Robust program management tools for program administrators
  • New Progress meter indicates percent complete to students, managers and administrators
  • Redesigned course interface and features (Progress meters, assessments with immediate feedback, improved navigation and performance)
  • Enhanced report filtering criteria (provides 10,000 foot view down to the finest program details)

"After many years of working with off-the-shelf systems to deliver our training, we have built a system from the ground up that is designed exclusively to deliver on our clients' requirements for training and reporting. FIRE now has the most robust and versatile platform in the industry," says Eric Sternbach, FIRE's CEO.

Don Adams, FIRE's Chief Learning Officer, adds, "The Blaze 2.0 platform is the culmination of years' of client feedback and the integration of the most current technology available today. We are proud of the new platform and the flexibility that it gives to our clients."

Over the past 12 years, FIRE Solutions, Inc. (FIRE = Finance – Insurance – Regulation – Education) has provided compliance and training solutions to over 300,000 financial services professionals at more than 250 firms.

Headquartered in New York City, FIRE offers an unmatched collection of solutions, including Securities Exam Prep, Firm Element and Insurance Continuing Education, On-demand Annual Compliance Meetings, Rep Registration and Tracking Systems, Gift and Entertainment Tracking, Pay-to-Play Tracking, and a wide range of online Questionnaire Services.

For a demonstration, contact Email or 866-ASK-FIRE (866-275-3473).

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