Certification Watch Volume 7 #10, continued
Published July 5, 2004
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Microsoft Retires 11 Exams, Releases Two New Security Exams
Eleven Microsoft certification exams retired on June 30, as scheduled. The retirement list includes:
- Exam 70-015: Designing and Implementing Distributed Applications with Microsoft Visual C++® 6.0
- Exam 70-016: Designing and Implementing Desktop Applications with Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0
- Exam 70-019: Designing and Implementing Data Warehouses With Microsoft SQL Server™ 7.0
- Exam 70-028: Administering Microsoft SQL Server 7.0
- Exam 70-029: Designing and Implementing Databases with Microsoft SQL Server 7.0
- Exam 70-100: Analyzing Requirements and Defining Solution Architectures
- Exam 70-152: Designing and Implementing Web Solutions with Microsoft Visual InterDev® 6.0
- Exam 70-155: Designing and Implementing Distributed Applications with Microsoft Visual FoxPro® 6.0
- Exam 70-156: Designing and Implementing Desktop Applications with Microsoft Visual FoxPro 6.0
- Exam 70-175: Designing and Implementing Distributed Applications with Microsoft Visual Basic® 6.0
- Exam 70-176: Designing and Implementing Desktop Applications with Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0
Individuals who passed one or more of the retired exams as part of their certification path remain certified. There are no requirements or additional exams that must be passed to retain certification.
In other Microsoft news, Microsoft recently released two new security exams that count as electives toward both the MCAD and MCSD for Microsoft .NET certification. The new exams are: Exam 70-330: Implementing Security for Applications with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET and Exam 70-340: Implementing Security for Applications with Microsoft Visual C# .NET. Full objectives are available on Microsoft's Web site.
New US Training Legislation May Provide Tax Credit for IT Training
Congressmen Jerry Weller (R-IL) and 8 co-sponsors have introduced a bill dubbed The TRAIN Act to the US House of Representatives. TRAIN is an acronym for Technology Retraining And Investment Now. The act (H.R. 4392) proposes a tax credit of up to $5,000 for qualified information and communications training, and was introduced to the US House on May 19, 12004. The proposed credit could be used by both employed and unemployed workers as well as employers, and would apply to a broad range of training programs.
The primary goal of this legislation appears to be to facilitate the training to aide US workers in obtaining the skills to fill jobs that may otherwise go overseas.
Full text of the resolution and its current status can be found online through the Thomas System.
Legato Releases New LCNA Exam
Legato Systems recently released a new version of the Legato Certified NetWorker Administrator (LCNA) exam. The new exam costs $200. A study guide can be found on Legato's Web site.
That's all for this edition of Certification Watch. Please keep your
certification news and tips coming to news@gocertify.com.
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