The Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) Flash is a monthly newsletter that announces program updates; training, exam, and credential availability and retirements; and special offers for MCPs. Find more information on the MCP member site or on the Microsoft Learning site. | Update: Registration for the New Virtual Lab-based Exam Extended to December 17, 2008 (Worldwide) | | | The new pilot exam, 70-113: TS: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuring, tests candidates' abilities to actually perform tasks and solve problems like they would on the job. Due to popular demand, the beta period for this exam has been extended. Customers should register by December 17 and complete the exam by December 31.
The first 3,000 candidates to complete the exam will receive three free exam vouchers that can be used for any Microsoft Certification exam delivered at Prometric. This pilot exam will not be added to candidates' transcripts, and they must take the exam in its released form in order to be awarded the credential.
This Virtual Lab--based pilot is available worldwide, with high concentrations of test centers ready to receive registrations in Malaysia, Australia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, South Africa, the United States, India, Eastern Europe, Russia (Moscow), and China. | 1. | | | 2. | Schedule an appointment at your local exam provider for Microsoft Exam 70-113: TS: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuring. | | 3. | On the Payment Information page, under Promotion Code or Voucher, click Yes. Select Promotion Code, and type H640 (promo code is active until December 31). | |
Events and More
Live Meeting: Certification 101: Getting Started with Microsoft Certification (Worldwide) Join us to learn about the benefits of certification, how to choose a certification path, how to prepare for your first exam, and what to expect for your first test. Click to register for: Best Practices SharePoint Conference in San Diego (Worldwide) Building on the tremendous success of the first Best Practices SharePoint Conference, held in September 2008, Microsoft Press authors and Microsoft SharePoint MVPs Bill English and Ben Curry will host a second Best Practices SharePoint Conference, February 2-4, 2009, in San Diego, California. The conference is a companion to their recently released book, SharePoint Server 2007 Best Practices -- and the first 250 people who register for the conference will receive a free copy of the book. Visit the conference Web site for more details on the event, agenda, and speakers.
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New Exams | • | Exam 70-452: PRO: Designing a Business Intelligence Infrastructure Using Microsoft SQL Server 2008 (English) | | • | Exam 70-562: TS: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5, ASP.NET Application (Chinese [Simplified], French, German, Japanese, Spanish) | | • | |
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