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Announcements Second Shot Is Back! (Worldwide) Our Second Shot offer, which gives you a free second chance to pass your IT professional, developer, or Microsoft Dynamics exam, is available again to help you show off your industry-leading IT skills with less stress. We are pleased to make it available to you once again with the help of Prometric, our worldwide test delivery partner. MCAD: New Paths to Visual Studio 2005 Certification (Worldwide) If you're an MCAD working with Visual Studio 2005, we have news for you. There is a new upgrade path to help you efficiently earn a Microsoft Certified Technical Specialist (MCTS) credential, demonstrating that you have the skills to develop .NET 2.0 applications. To help you upgrade your MCAD, we have also reduced the price on these two new upgrade exams by 40 percent.
Events and More MCP Discount: Boot Camp Courses at ChicagoCon 2008 (United States) The ChicagoCon security event, October 27-November 2, features all-new keynotes, 12 boot camps, most meals, exams on site, and a two-day ethical hacking conference headlined by the Microsoft Blue Hat Hackers team. MCPs can save 10 percent on boot camps by contacting Collin Walsh.
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