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First Exchange Server 2003 Exam Announced
Microsoft has quietly added its first Exchange Server 2003 exam
to its roster of exams. Source: MCPMag (July 17, 2003)
Microsoft Exams Retiring at End of June
Nine Microsoft exams
whose retirements were announced in June 2002 will
be discontinued at the end of this month. According
to an ongoing policy, Microsoft makes impending
exam retirement announcements in June each year,
with retirements taking place one year after the
announcements are made. Because of another policy
implemented in October 2001 (see the FAQ at
http://www.microsoft.com/traincert/highlights/announcement.asp for details),
Microsoft also requires no recertification in order
to retain currently valid certifications. This
means that anyone holding a certification that uses
any of these soon-to-retire exams will remain
certified. Source: MCPMag
Microsoft to introduce security certifications
Microsoft Corp. is
expected to announce its first set of certification
credentials for IT administrators and engineers who
specialize in security in a Windows environment.
The requirements are essentially the same as for an
ordinary MCSE certification, except the security
candidate has to take the core security design exam
and a security implementation exam that Microsoft
introduced in January, along with the ISA Server or
CompTIA exam. Source: ComputerWorld
MCSE-Win2K Core Exams Getting Refreshed
Microsoft next week plans to "refresh" its 70-210: Windows 2000
Professional and 70-215: Windows 2000 Server exams with new
questions and testing techniques that are being developed for
the upcoming Windows Server 2003 exams. The refresh is an
attempt to make the exams more secure by weeding out old or
statistically irrelevant questions. Source: MCP Magazine
(May 8, 2003)
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What You Need to Know About Windows Server 2003
Certification
For Windows 2003 certification, Microsoft is
restructuring the relationship between the MCSE and
the MCSA credentials. Instead of simply refreshing
current exams to reflect the new product, as
Microsoft has previously done, the company is
restructuring the relationship between the MCSE and
the Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator
(MCSA) credentials. Here's what you need to know
about Windows 2003 certification. Source:
Windows & .NET Magazine
(April 2003)
Microsoft
shakes up certification program
As expected, Microsoft this week released details for
certification exams -- some two months ahead of the Windows
2003 platform launch. Under the new certification program, a
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) with a Windows 2000
certification must take only two separate upgrade exams to
receive a Windows 2003 certification. In the past,
administrators had to study for four different exams to get a
single platform certification. Source: TechTarget
(Feb 20, 2003)
Microsoft
Releases Details on New Exams for MCSE on Windows Server 2003
Track
The company has modified the requirements of its certification
programs for the MCSE and MCSA on Windows Server 2003 and
provided an upgrade path for people certified on Windows 2000.
Source: MCPmag (Feb 17, 2003)
.NET
Server MCSE and MCSA Plans Changed
Microsoft has
decided to restructure its certification offerings for Windows
.NET Server 2003. The changes encompass upgrade exams and a
retooling of the way that the MCSE and MCSA credentials tie
together. Source: MCP Magazine (Dec 3, 2002)
ExamCram
to go live again
Que Publishing is expected to
officially announce that it will be relaunching the popular
Exam Cram line of certification guides. In the deal, which was
finalized Friday, Que Publishing purchased the North American
rights to Exam Cram from Waterside Productions, a literary
agency, for an undisclosed amount. The purchase includes the
Exam Cram customer list, logos, copyrights and Web site.
Source: CertCities (Sept 25, 2002)
Microsoft
redesigns MCP exam guides
Microsoft has has begun republishing some exam prep
guides in a new format that is designed to offer
candidates more useful training and MCP exam
preparation information. Microsoft is also asking
for feedback in order to improve these and future
guides. To submit feedback, please send e-mail to mcpf@microsoft.com
with ©Prep guide feedback? in the subject line
Exam
Cram Publisher goes under
Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Coriolis LLC, publisher of the Exam
Cram certification study guides as well as other IT books, was
dissolved last week by its majority owner, Haights Cross.
Source: CertCities.com (April 3, 2002)
A group of companies that do IT
skills testing hope that a new seal of approval will head off a
crisis of confidence in their certifications brought on by test
pirating. Source: eWeek (March 8, 2002)
Microsoft
Moves to Pass/Fail Scoring System
Microsoft no longer gives test-takers an overall
score on exams, opting instead for a simple
pass/fail system. Anne Marie McSweeney,
Microsoft©s director of certification skills and
assessment, said in an interview with MCP Magazine
editors, that the new grading method started in
December 2001 and will include all future exams.
Source: MCP Magazine
A Word to the Wise
Advice on preparing for the upcoming Windows 2000 Certifications, and the new MCSE requirements. Source: Windows NT Systems Magazine |
