Certification Watch Volume 6 #6

Certification News regarding LPI, Cisco CCIP, HP/Compaq certification, Sybase, Planet3Wireless, SAS, and Nortel Networks.

Published April 1, 2003
By Anne Martinez

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LPI Updates Level One Linux Exams, Adds Choice of Package Manager

The Linux Professional Institute (LPI) has released completely updated versions of both of the exams that are required to earn Level One certification. According to Kara Pritchard, Director of Exam Development, the objectives have been completely reorganized, and more than two thirds of the content on the exams has been revised or updated. New coverage has been added for boot managers, kernel topics, security issues, and many additional areas.

At the beginning of the exam, candidates will choose whether they wish to receive questions on RPM or Debian package manager, and that will affect the question stream for the rest of the exam. Objectives for the updated exams can be found on the LPI Web site.

Cisco CCIP Certification Redesigned

Cisco has modified its Cisco Certified Internetwork Professional (CCIP) title to make it fit with the CCDP and CCNP format of four exams with four associated courses. The four exams are: Building Scalable Cisco Networks (BSCI) exam (641-901); Implementing Cisco Quality of Service (QoS) exam (642-641); Implementing Cisco MPLS (MPLS) exam (640-910); and Configuring BGP on Cisco Routers (BGP) (642-661). Candidates pursing the previous track, which included an elective, have until October 31, 2003 to complete the certification requirements.

HP/Compaq Certification Transition Details Available

Individuals who hold a Compaq or HP certification from the pre-HP merger days will be happy to hear that full details on how to migrate to the new, unified HP Certified Professional program are now posted on the HP Web site. On the new pages you can find out what happened to your pre-merger certification title, whether you need to renew or complete continuing certification credits, and when/whether you will receive a new certificate and ID card.

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