Anne Martinez

The Hewlett-Packard (HP) Certified professional, HP STAR, and Compaq Accredited Professional certification program are progressing toward a planned merge into a single unified program. The new program, called HP Certified Professional program, is organized into four primary categories: sales, pre-sales consultants, integration, and operating systems. Each category includes progressive levels of certification denoting increasing expertise. […]

The Cisco certification program is expanding into the wireless arena with the addition of two new Specialist titles: Cisco Wireless LAN Support Specialist and Cisco Wireless LAN Design Specialist. Both titles demonstrates knowledge of radio technologies associated with WLAN 802.11 standards, WLAN topologies and applications, product configuration, WLAN security methods, basic antenna theory, and additional […]

Six Microsoft .NET developer exams have been added to the electives list for MCDBA on SQL Server 2000 certification. These exams (70-305, 70-306, 70-310, 70-315, 70-316, and 70-320) cover developing and implementing Windows applications, Web applications, or XML Web services using Microsoft’s Visual Basic, C#, and .NET framework products. These exams will be acknowledged as […]

The Certified Internet Webmaster (CIW) program has just released the exam for the CIW Web Developer certification. Earning this new title requires passing a single exam covering writing application control logic, writing application display logic, utilizing Java-related business services, exposing application components using Web services, and other Web development topics. The exam (#1D0-532/$125) is available […]

The next addition to the CompTIA portfolio of vendor-neutral computer certifications will cover wireless technology. The newly announced program, which has yet to be named (though Wireless+ is the likely title), will certify foundation-level knowledge of technicians working in the wireless sector of the IT industry. This designation is still very much in the planning […]

Sun Microsystems has released three new exams under the popular Solaris and Java certification programs. For Solaris, the two new exams are: Sun Certified System Administrator for Solaris 9 Operating Environment, Part I (310-014) ($150) Sun Certified System Administrator for Solaris 9 Operating Environment, Part II (310-015) ($150). These exams lead to certification as a […]

The growing portfolio of Cisco Qualified Specialist certifications has expanded again. This time the new title, Cisco Optical Specialist 1, is for individuals who design, install, configure, operate, and maintain optical networking systems. The focus is on Cisco optical products as they are applied in a metro and regional environments. Technologies and protocols covered include […]

When Cisco retired the WAN tracks of the CCNA and CCNP certifications last year, a replacement WAN certification was promised. Now, it has arrived. Cisco Multiservice Switching Specialist is for individuals who install, configure, support, troubleshoot, and design complex ATM-based networks in the service provider market segment. Candidates must hold Cisco’s CCNA title, plus pass […]

Microsoft recently announced plans to discontinue 10 of its certification exams on June 30, 2003. The retired exams cover Site Server 3.0, Exchange Server 5.5, SNA Server 4.0, Proxy Server 2.0, Windows 98, Designing and Implementing Solutions with Microsoft Office 2000 and Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications, and Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 and the IEAK. […]

ITAA: IT Job Market to Improve, Certification Will Help Though many reports have continued to claim that the demand for IT workers far exceeds supply, the daily reality for many in the IT profession has been a lack of job opportunities. A recent job market study published by the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) […]