Anne Martinez

Both Apple and Microsoft recently have unveiled help desk-focused certifications, a potential boon for end users who will have more places to turn to for competent help. Plus these new titles can be used as a learning blueprint by individuals seeking to expand their operating system skills beyond the everyday level. Nortel and Check Point […]

Cheating and piracy has been the bane of the computer certification marketplace for several years, devaluing certification for the people who earn it and causing test vendors potentially extensive economic damage. A new company, Caveon Security Consultants, opened its doors last week to do battle with those who would commit test fraud and steal test […]

In a move is intended to reduce redundancy in training and certification requirements in the telecommunications industry, Avaya Inc. and the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) will recognize each other’s entry-level exams as equivalent. Starting immediately, Avaya will recognize the vendor-neutral TIA Convergence Technologies Professional (CTP) certification exam as equivalent to Avaya’s Communications Networking exam — […]

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. For example, the CLP Lotus Domino 6 System Administrator will become IBM Certified System Administrator — Lotus Notes and Domino 6. The […]

The Linux Professional Institute (LPI) has released completely updated versions of both exams 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 […]

Although the actual exams are still pending, details of the new MCSA and MCSE Windows Server 2003 tracks have been released. This time there’s a reasonable upgrade path as well. For all the details, read the full article. Cisco Modifies CCDP Track, Retires 4 Specialist Certifications Cisco has announced a revised CCDP certification track that […]

The new Sun Certified Solaris Security Administrator exam is now available in beta format. The beta period will last until March 8. Exam objectives will be sent to those you register for the beta at Sun’s Web site. Microsoft Offers Free .NET Exam to Current MCSDs Starting March 1, MCSDs who certified on the Visual […]

The credentialing opportunities offered by Microsoft Corp. have expanded with the release of the MSF Practitioner exam. In order to differentiate this title from existing, product-focused Microsoft certifications, this new designation is called an endorsement rather than a certification. It’s actually been in existence at Microsoft for several years, although it was earned through a […]

It’s been quiet on the certification front the past few weeks as people focus on their holiday activities and plans, so we only have a few small items to report in this edition of Certification Watch. Final Security+ Exam Now Live If you’ve been waiting for the final version of CompTIA’s Security+ exam to hit […]

The MySQL Core Certification exam started its beta period at VUE testing centers on Nov. 21. This is the first exam for a new, two-tier certification program covering the MySQL database. MySQL Core Certification is intended for individuals who assist in maintaining data in company databases, perform data analysis, import and export data, and perform […]