Certification Watch Volume 8 #7

Certification news regarding the new ColdFusion MX 7 Developer certification, two new Citrix CCA tracks, the new Mac OS X Certified Help Desk Specialist exam, the latest word on Novell's CLE 9, an A+ voucher sale, how to win a year of free Cisco exams, and how to take advantage of a reduced price beta data warehousing exam from SAS.

Published May 2, 2005
By Anne Martinez

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New Macromedia ColdFusion Certification

Macromedia has recently launched the Certified ColdFusion MX 7 Developer Certification. To become certified you must pass a multiple choice exam that includes approximately 66 questions. You must score at least 70% to pass. Individuals who score 85% or better will be awarded Advanced ColdFusion MX 7 Developer status. Testing is through VUE. The US exam price is $150. You also might want to visit Macromedia's Web page for this certification.

Citrix Launches Access Suite 4.0 CCA Tracks

Citrix education has announced the release of two new CCA tracks in support of Citrix Access Suite 4.0. The first, Citrix Certified Administrator for Citrix Presentation Server 4.0, requires candidates to take the e-learning course CTX-1455AW: Common Management Platform Administration and pass the assessment given at the end of the course. You must also pass exam 256 - Citrix Presentation Server 4.0: Administration.

The second new track, CCA for Citrix Password Manager 4.0, requires the same e-learning course and assessment as for the other track, but a different test: exam 326 - Citrix Password Manager 4.0: Administration. The course is slated for release this month, and the new exams are listed as "available soon" on the Citrix Web site.

New Mac OS X v10.4 Help Desk Exam Coming Soon

Apple will release a new version of its Apple Certified Help Desk Specialist (ACHDS) exam in late May of this year. The current exam, which covers Mac OS X v10.3 will continue to be available through December 2005. The exam price is $250. For more on ACHDS certification see GoCertify's ACHDS page.

Juniper Networks - Intrusion Detection Track Now Available

The Juniper Networks technical certification program intrusion detection & prevention (JNCIA-IDP) exam is now available. This exam tests your understanding of basic Internet and security technology, and of Juniper Networks intrusion detection and prevention products. The exam (JN0-540) contains 60 questions and has a time limit of 60 minutes. Passing score is 70%. For more on Juniper Networks certifications see GoCertify.com's Juniper page.

More News on Novell Certified Linux Engineer 9

In a previous issue we announced the new Certified Linux Engineer 9 (CLE 9) certification from Novell. Since then a few more details have become available: Novell will be retiring the current CLE on January 1, 2007. The current CLE practicum will be discontinued on September 1, 2005, and current CLEs will have until December 31, 2006 to upgrade their certification to the new CLE 9 certification. The latest CLE 9 info is available from Novell's CLE 9 page.

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