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Cisco Now Requires Digital Photos and Signatures of candidates

Cisco Systems has recently introduced its new policy in which all candidates must bring their digital photo and provide a digital signature at the test center before taking any Cisco exam. This new policy will be implemented worldwide within a year at Pearson Vue, Cisco’s exclusive test delivery service provider.

According to the company’s Website, a new level of identity authentication will help individuals to establish the authenticity of their certification records in the market place. It is basically seen that some candidates take the exams on behalf of others and also retake the exams to memorize the questions to give to other candidates.

In order to avoid such illegal activities, this policy will be helpful for the examination authorities to get the right verification of the candidates. The new policy will make it easier for the candidates to be identified. The process is also helpful to protect the integrity of Cisco certification and prevent exam fraud. This is one of the many steps that are being taken to maintain test security.

To know more about this official announcement, visit Cisco.com.

Microsoft Releases Upgrade Exams for MCSEs and MCSAs

Microsoft has released new certification exams for IT professionals certified with MCSE and MCSA on Windows Server 2003. They can upgrade their certification to Windows Server 2008.

MCSE and MCSA professionals can achieve this new title certification (MCTS) well in advance before Windows Server 2008 has actually been released. The professionals who are certified with MCSE 2003 and MCSA 2003 can upgrade themselves to Windows Server 2008 by taking the Microsoft exams 70-649 and 70-648, respectively. Professionals who pass their MCSE upgrade exam 70-649 can achieve the following Microsoft titles:

• MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Configuration
• MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure Configuration
• MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Application Platform Configuration

Professionals who pass the MCSA upgrade exam 70-648 can achieve the following Microsoft titles:

• MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Configuration
• MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure Configuration

These exams measure the requirements of Microsoft’s new Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP) Server Administrator and Enterprise Administrator certifications.

You can register for these two exams at the Prometric centers worldwide. To get more information, please visit Microsoft Website.

Novell to Launch New Cert for Novell Certified Engineer Soon!

Novell has announced that it will launch a new high-level certification, Novell Certified Engineer (NCE), in the coming year for Linux professionals. This certification’s name is almost similar to Novell’s existing certification, Certified Novell Engineer (CNE), but it is a totally new and different certification. The new Novell Certified Engineer (NCE) certification is basically for Linux IT professionals.

This new certification will not be available until Spring 2008. To obtain this certification, the professionals have to pass one exam, i.e. NCE Enterprise Services (050-709). This exam will certify the candidate’s engineer-level skills with the help of NCE Enterprise Services.

Although the certification exam objectives have not yet been released, as per the company’s information, the professionals will get a hands-on exam experience similar to Novell’s other Linux-related certification exams.

The exam will only be offered through Novell’s testing network. To get more information about this new certification, visit Novell Web site.

uCertify offers Big Discounts on IT certification Practice Tests!

uCertify is currently offering a limited time discount on the entire range of its practice tests. The discount offer is valid only up to Nov 25, 2007. You can save up to 37.23% on the actual price while purchasing any of the uCertify practice test for the MCSE, MCITP, MCTS, SCJP, A+, CIW, OCP and other certifications.

uCertify Practice Test provides an advanced user-friendly interface and helps you learn, practice and also tracks your progress to ensure your success in the certification exams.

The uCertify PrepKits come with unique features such as interactive pop quiz and flash cards that will help you learn the technical terms and definitions. Tagging feature allows you to organize the content according to your requirements and helps you concentrate on specific areas.

This is a limited time offer and will expire soon. For more information visit the uCertify Website.

Novell to Launch New Cert for Novell Certified Engineer Soon!

Novell has announced that it will launch a new high-level certification, Novell Certified Engineer (NCE), in the coming year for Linux professionals. The certification name sounds  almost similar to Novell’s existing certification, Certified Novell Engineer (CNE), but it is a totally new and different certification.

The new Novell Certified Engineer (NCE) certification is basically for Linux IT professionals. This new certification will not be available until Spring 2008. To obtain this certification, the professionals have to pass one exam, i.e. NCE Enterprise Services (050-709).

This exam will certify the candidate’s engineer-level skills with the help of NCE Enterprise Services. Although the certification exam objectives have not yet been released, as per the company’s information, the professionals will get a hands-on exam experience similar to Novell’s other Linux-related certification exams.

The exam will only be offered through Novell’s testing network. To get more information about this new certification, visit Novell Web site.