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Certification Watch: New Citrix Beta Exams Available
By Anne Martinez |  Article Published July 23, 2004
Plus certification news regarding CompTIA, CIW Foundations, Nortel Networks, IT Career Week and Microsoft.
Certification Watch: CompTIA to Revise Linux Exam
By Anne Martinez |  Article Published June 22, 2004
Plus other certification news from Microsoft, IBM and Nortel Networks.
How Valuable Are Computer Certifications?
By Anne Martinez |  Article Published May 17, 2004
Despite the widespread popularity of computer certifications, many people still have unanswered questions about choosing, earning, and benefiting from them.
Cisco Updates Wireless Specialist Certifications
By Anne Martinez |  Article Published April 26, 2004
Plus other certification news from Check Point, IBM and Sun Microsystems.
Certification Watch: Cisco to Update CCIE Exams
By Anne Martinez |  Article Published April 12, 2004
Plus certification news from IBM, Sun Microsystems and the Project Management Institute.
Certification Watch: Novell to Close CDE Program
By Anne Martinez |  Article Published March 1, 2004
Plus other certification news from CompTIA, Cisco Systems and Marimba.
Certification Watch: Linux Group Hits 10,000 Certs
By Anne Martinez |  Article Published February 17, 2004
Plus other certification news regarding Novell and PeopleSoft.
Certification Watch: Year in Review, A Look Ahead
By Anne Martinez |  Article Published January 13, 2004
Overall, 2003 was a pretty good year for computer certification, but there are plenty of challenges ahead.
Certification Watch: Citrix Updates Requirements
By Anne Martinez |  Article Published January 5, 2004
Plus certification news from Nortel Networks.
Nortel Releases VoIP, Security Certifications
By Anne Martinez |  Article Published November 17, 2003
New certifications and exams continue to roll out, providing IT professionals with many credentials from which to choose.
Certification Watch: New Certs Focus on Help Desk
By Anne Martinez |  Article Published November 3, 2003
Both Apple and Microsoft come out with help desk-focused certifications this month, a potential boon for end-users who will have more places to turn to for competent help.
Certification Watch: Fighting Test Cheating and Piracy
By Anne Martinez |  Article Published October 8, 2003
Cheating and piracy have been the bane of the computer certification marketplace for several years. Now a new company, Caveon Security Consultants, vows to do battle with test cheats and pirates.
Certification Watch: Avaya, TIA Give Credit for Other's Exam
By Anne Martinez |  Article Published June 30, 2003
Plus other certification News regarding Cisco, CompTIA, IBM and Microsoft.
Certification Watch: IBM Updates CLP Titles
By Anne Martinez |  Article Published April 28, 2003
As part of its transition to a single, consistent certification program crossing the Lotus, Tivoli, and IBM product lines, IBM has mapped all Certified Lotus Professional (CLP) titles to their new, IBM counterparts.
Certification Watch: LPI Updates Level One Linux Exams
By Anne Martinez |  Article Published April 11, 2003
Plus certification news regarding Cisco CCIP, HP/Compaq certification, Sybase, Planet3Wireless, SAS, and Nortel Networks.
Certification Watch: Windows Server 2003 Tracks Announced
By Anne Martinez |  Article Published March 17, 2003
Plus certification news regarding Cisco, CompTIA A+, Novell Specialist and Citrix.
Certification Watch: New Solaris Security Exam Enters Beta
By Anne Martinez |  Article Published February 24, 2003
Plus certification news regarding Microsoft, Marimba, SAS and Nortel Networks.
Certification Watch: Microsoft Offers Soft Skills Credentials
By Anne Martinez |  Article Published February 7, 2003
Plus certification news regarding UnitedLinux, Novell and Nortel.
Certification Watch: CompTIA Security+ Exam Now Live
By Anne Martinez |  Article Published December 23, 2002
Plus certification news from Nortel Networks and Juniper Networks.
Certification Watch: First MySQL Exam Goes Beta
By Anne Martinez |  Article Published December 9, 2002
Plus certification news regarding Cisco Systems, Novell and SAS.
For Certification Candidates, A Slightly Simpler World
By Anne Martinez |  Article Published November 25, 2002
Sometime next year HP and Compaq will begin merging their respective certifications programs into one. Here are some early details.
Certification Watch: Cisco Adds Wireless LAN Exams
By Anne Martinez |  Article Published November 8, 2002
Plus certification news regarding the FC SAN Specialist Exam, Juniper, RoboHelp and Nortel.
Certification Watch: Microsoft Adds .NET Exams
By Anne Martinez |  Article Published October 22, 2002
Plus more certification news regarding CISSP, Nortel, Cisco and Sage.
Certification Watch: CIW Web Developer Exam Launched
By Anne Martinez |  Article Published October 9, 2002
Plus certification news Microsoft, Nortel and Exam Cram.
Certification Watch: CompTIA To Add Wireless Exam
By Anne Martinez |  Article Published September 27, 2002
Plus certification news from Oracle, Certified XML Expert, Apple, Cisco, Juniper, Nortel, HP and Compaq.
Certification Watch: Sun Unveils New Solaris, Java Exams
By Anne Martinez |  Article Published September 9, 2002
Plus certification news regarding Macromedia, Infinity I/O, Microsoft, CompTIA, SAS, Nortel, and Teradata.
Certification Watch: Cisco Offers Optical Specialist Exam
By Anne Martinez |  Article Published August 27, 2002
Plus certification news regarding CompTIA's HTI+ and Security+ exams, Tivoli and Linux.
Certification Watch: Cisco Adds New WAN Title
By Anne Martinez |  Article Published August 19, 2002
Plus the latest certification news regarding Oracle, Check Point Software, Nortel, Tivoli, Convergence Technologies, CompTIA and Sun Microsystems.
Certification Watch: Microsoft To Retire 10 Exams Next June
By Anne Martinez |  Article Published August 2, 2002
Plus other certification news involving regarding SAS, Nortel and Cisco.
Certification Watch: IT Job Market to Improve, Study Says
By Anne Martinez |  Article Published July 10, 2002
Plus certification news regarding Oracle, Sun and Sair Linux/GNU.
Certification Watch: Latest News From IBM, Cisco And Microsoft
By Anne Martinez |  Article Published June 24, 2002
Plus the Field Certified Professional Association launches its first six exams.
Certification Watch: Solaris 9 Admin Exam Coming Up
By Anne Martinez |  Article Published June 10, 2002
Certification News regarding Sun Microsystems, Red Hat, Riverstone, Avaya, and Sybase.
Certification Watch: Cisco Adds IP Telephony Certifications
By Anne Martinez |  Article Published May 23, 2002
Plus the latest certification news from Nortel, Caldera, Microsoft and Oracle.
Certification Watch: End Near For Notes Domino 4, 4.5 Exams
By Anne Martinez |  Article Published May 9, 2002
With the release of version 6 imminent, Lotus will retire the Notes Domino 4 and 4.5 exams. Plus certification news on CompTIA, the Telecommunications Industry Association, ProsoftTraining and MOUS.
Certification Watch: McData Offers Storage Network Exams
By Anne Martinez |  Article Published April 22, 2002
Macromedia rolls out its last updated Flash Designer certification, while Novell boosts exam prices and McData targets SANs pros.
Certification Watch: Microsoft Adds .NET Developer Credentials
By Anne Martinez |  Article Published February 25, 2002
Certification news involving Microsoft, CompTIA, Sun Microsystems and computer forensics.
Certification Watch: Microsoft Moves To Pass/Fail Reports
By Anne Martinez |  Article Published February 4, 2002
Certification News regarding Microsoft, Macromedia, Cisco, Pervasive, Nortel and IBM.
Certification Watch: Trickle Down Certification
By Anne Martinez |  Article Published January 28, 2002
Certification News regarding cSAGE, the PMP Exam, CISSP Certification, Microsoft, Certiport, Cisco, CISA, and Sun.
Certification Watch: New Exam for Technical Writers
By Anne Martinez |  Article Published January 14, 2002
Certification News regarding Microsoft, eHelp, and CompTIA.
Certification: The Year In Review
By Anne Martinez |  Article Published January 3, 2002
Even as some certification programs grew at an astounding rate, others quietly slipped away.
Certification Watch: Rising Exam Costs
By Anne Martinez |  Article Published December 31, 2001
Certification News regarding Microsoft, Sun, ProsoftTraining, IBM and Linux.
Certification Watch: CompTIA's Network+
By Anne Martinez |  Article Published December 17, 2001
Certification news regarding Oracle, NWCET, ProsoftTraining, SAGE, Certification Magazine's Salary Survey, CompTIA, and Check Point.
Certification Watch Volume 4 #2
By Anne Martinez |  Article Published February 15, 2001
Certification news regarding Cisco Systems, Microsoft, Tivoli, Linux Professional Institute (LPI), Brocade Communications, EMC Corporation, Allaire, Macromedia, and Brainbench.
Real Live Learning
By Anne Martinez |  Article Published October 25, 2000
Despite the flood of new products and processes competing to educate you, the oldest, least sexy medium of all is often the most expedient and effective: traditional classroom training.
Want to Get XML Certified?
By Anne Martinez |  Article Published October 16, 2000
Combine certification of your skills with a bit of experience and youll have a resume combination thats hard to beat.
High speed learning
By Anne Martinez |  Article Published July 15, 2000
It's fast, highly condensed and intense training, and lots of people are using it as the fast lane to the certification they've always wanted.