SetFocus Celebrates One Year Anniversary of The GRID®
SetFocus celebrates a year’s worth of successful interactive on-line
training
October 1, 2006 Parsippany, NJ – SetFocus, a Microsoft Gold
Certified Partner for Learning Solutions (CPLS), is proud to announce the one
year anniversary of The GRID®, an innovative, interactive on-line training
solution for .NET programmers and software developers.
The GRID® is SetFocus’ solution to the constant issue of making instructor-led
remote training more interactive and personal. In 2003, when the decision was
made to offer on-line training courses, SetFocus knew that setting a new
standard by using cutting-edge technology was necessary to make the experience
equally as effective as attending class in person. As a leader in .NET
training, SetFocus was determined to offer revolutionary, high-level developer
training to anyone, anywhere, anytime. Consequently, two years were spent
designing and developing a program that shattered the existing competition and
raised the bar in on-line training.
The GRID® stands for Global Remote Instructional Delivery and is an experience
unlike any other. Partnered with Wire One Communications, an industry leader in
video conferencing technology, SetFocus is able to offer live, face-to-face
instruction to software developers unable to travel to New Jersey. The GRID®
combines audio/video conferencing with Windows Virtual Machines to allow users
real-time admittance to the training environment. The audio quality is 400%
greater than that of a telephone and video quality is on the same level as
television. Though individuals using The GRID® may be hundreds or thousands of
miles away from the SetFocus NJ locations, they can still interact with
in-class instructors and students, alike.
On September 28, the third quarter 2006 class of SetFocus’ Parsippany Master’s
Program completed their 13 week intensive .NET training program. Graduating
with the group were four students who attended class via The GRID®. For them,
traveling to Parsippany, NJ was not a practical option. Rose Pittman, one of
the four GRID students this quarter and a mother from Washington state,
comments, "Since I couldn't be in the classroom, remote was the only way to do
it. I loved The GRID® – other online courses are simply not to the extent as
what SetFocus has to offer. There are definite advantages to using it. If you
are in a situation where you cannot travel due to social or environmental
situations, like myself, The GRID® is an avenue for you to learn and grow.”
As SetFocus enters its second year incorporating remote training into their
program, the future looks bright. Mike Landau, President and CEO of SetFocus,
believes that the company’s success will only continue to escalate. "I think
The GRID® will continue to grow and our investment and infrastructure will pay
off over the next several years. I also think that we’ll be seeing other
vendors introduce video conferencing capabilities but it will only be point to
point. Multi point video is much more difficult to do and that’s what makes
SetFocus unique and puts us a step ahead of everyone else."
For more information on SetFocus and The GRID® visit SetFocus’ website
http://www.setfocus.com/thegrid.aspx
About SetFocus
SetFocus is a unique training organization that provides the most current and
cutting edge technologies in the training market for software developers and
corporations nationwide. Specializing in Microsoft’s .NET technologies,
training is offered at SetFocus’ locations in Parsippany and Jersey City, New
Jersey (USA) as well as remotely through The GRID®. SetFocus offers courses at
the introductory, intermediate, and advanced levels and all are delivered by
experienced solution developer/trainers who teach from a practical perspective
enhanced with tips, techniques, and code samples to enhance rapid application
development. A Gold Microsoft Certified Partner for Learning Solutions (CPLS),
SetFocus is highly regarded in the Microsoft Learning Solutions Arena. SetFocus
has won semi-finalist awards for both the 2001 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur
of the Year as well as the 2004 New Jersey Family Business of the Year.
SetFocus can be reached at +1-886-91-TRAIN and through its website,
www.setfocus.com.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Jonathan Lefkowitz
VP of Sales and Marketing
SetFocus, LLC
Jlefkowitz@setfocus.com
(973) 889-0211
(973) 889-0213 (fax)