Certification Watch Volume 5 #8

Certification News regarding Macromedia, CompTIA, Novell, McDATA, VERITAS, Oracle, and Exam Cram.

Published April 15, 2002
By Anne Martinez

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Macromedia Flash MX Designer Certification Ready To Go Live

The Certified Macromedia Flash Designer certification, the last to be rolled out under the updated Macromedia certification program announced last September, will hit VUE testing centers on April 30th. The title focuses on effective planning and implementation of visual design, motion design, optimization, and publishing output for complex Macromedia Flash applications. The exam costs $150. Individuals who are more on the implementation side should look at the Developer certification instead.

New CompTIA i-Net+ Exam Arrives

A revised and updated exam leading to i-Net+ certification was released April 12. More than half of the certifications objectives have been updated. The new exam features increased emphasis on Internet security and includes updates on wireless technologies, troubleshooting, and intellectual property rights. The i-Net+ certification is intended for individuals with Internet related jobs such as systems administrator, security specialist, application developer, database specialist, eCommerce specialist, network specialist, and site designer. More than 7,000 individuals have earned i-Net+ certification to date.

In other CompTIA news, the Security+ title has been put on the fast track and is scheduled for a late third quarter debut. This is three to six months ahead of typical development for a CompTIA certification.

Novell Exam Prices to Rise May 1

As of May 1, 2002 Novell certification exams will cost $125 each, up from $100. Note that you don't have to take the exam before May 1 to get the $100 rate, as long as you register by May 1 and take the exam within six weeks.

New Storage Certification Program from McDATA

Storage Area Networks (SANs) continue to garner a lot of attention, and the latest opportunity for IT pros to demonstrate their expertise in this area comes from McDATA Corp., vendors of a SAN solution. The new 7 title McDATA Certified Professional program starts with a Storage Network Designer title (the only one currently available) aimed at individuals who design small to medium SANs that use McDATA products, and will eventually work up to a Certified Master Architect offering that will be demonstrate multi-vendor and multi-protocol expertise.

If you're new to SAN, hop on over to the useful introduction on the McDATA Web site.

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