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Announcing beta exam 71-158, TS: Forefront Identity Manager 2010, Configuring
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over 3 years ago
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jseymour [MSFT]
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You are invited to take beta exam 71-158 , TS: Forefront Identity Manager 2010, Configuring . If you pass the beta exam, the exam credit will be added to your transcript and you will not need to take the exam in its released form. By participating...
Windows Azure Beta Exam Announcement
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over 4 years ago
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gobrien1
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Register for Beta Exam 71-583, Pro: Designing and Developing Windows Azure Applications You are invited to take beta exam 71-583, Pro: Designing and Developing Windows Azure Applications. If you pass the beta exam, the exam credit will be...
Silverlight Beta Exam Announcement
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over 4 years ago
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gobrien1
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Register for Beta Exam 71-506, TS: Silverlight 4, Development You are invited to take beta exam 71-506, TS: Silverlight 4, Development. If you pass the beta exam, the exam credit will be added to your transcript and you will not need to take the exam...
Certification Exams, NDAs, and Responsible Behavior
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over 4 years ago
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gobrien1
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Based on some recent events, I find it necessary to post this as a notification to all those who take certification exams. This applies to certifications across different vendors, not just Microsoft. During the opening screens of the exam, before...
More VS 2010 Beta Seats Available
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over 4 years ago
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gobrien1
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OK, you asked for it. We responded. The absolute best that I can do is to open up 150 more seats for each exam. Same beta codes. Register now as this will be the only increase that will be authorized. By the way, thanks for this awesome response...
Register for Visual Studio 2010 Beta Exams
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over 4 years ago
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gobrien1
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You are invited to take part in one or more beta exams for Visual Studio 2010 and the Microsoft .NET Framework 4. If you pass one of the beta exams, the exam credit will be added to your transcript and you will not need to take the exam in its released...
Free Certification Exams
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over 4 years ago
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gobrien1
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<warning> This is a long post </warning> Want to see if you’re ready to develop for the Azure platform? Do you have what it takes to create Web apps using ASP.NET, JavaScript, AJAX and Silverlight? What about desktop apps using...
Windows Mobile 6.5, Configuring Beta Exam Invite
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over 5 years ago
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gobrien1
5
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Register for Beta Exam 71-579, TS: Windows Mobile® 6.5, Configuring You are invited to take beta exam 71-579, TS: Windows Mobile® 6.5, Configuring. If you pass the beta exam, the exam credit will be added to your transcript and you will not need to take...
Windows Mobile 6.5 Developer Beta Exam Invite
Posted
over 5 years ago
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gobrien1
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Register for Beta Exam 71-580, TS: Windows Mobile® 6.5, Application Development You are invited to take beta exam 71-580, TS: Windows Mobile® 6.5, Application Development. If you pass the beta exam, the exam credit will be added to your transcript and...
Register for Beta Exam 71-663: Pro: Designing and Deploying Messaging Solutions with Microsoft Exchange Server 2010
Posted
over 5 years ago
by
jseymour [MSFT]
11
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You are invited to take beta exam 71-663 : Pro: Designing and Deploying Messaging Solutions with Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 . If you pass the beta exam, the exam credit will be added to your transcript and you will not need to take the exam in its...
Register for Beta Exam 71-686: PRO: Windows 7, Enterprise Desktop Administrator
Posted
over 5 years ago
by
Jim Clark
1
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This beta is now full. Thanks to all that have registered! You are invited to take beta exam 71-686 : PRO : Windows 7, Enterprise Desktop Administrator . If you pass the beta exam, the exam credit will be added to your transcript and you will not...
Register for Beta Exam 71-685: PRO: Windows 7, Enterprise Desktop Support Technician
Posted
over 5 years ago
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Jim Clark
1
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Sorry, this exam beta is now full. Thanks to all that have registered. Don't forget to actually go and take the exam :-) You are invited to take beta exam 71-685 : PRO : Windows 7, Enterprise Desktop Support Technician . If you pass the beta exam...
Register for Beta Exam 71-662: TS: Microsoft Exchange Server 2010, Configuring
Posted
over 5 years ago
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jseymour [MSFT]
16
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You are invited to take beta exam 71-662 : TS: Microsoft Exchange Server 2010, Configuring . If you pass the beta exam, the exam credit will be added to your transcript and you will not need to take the exam in its released form. The 71-xxx identifier...
Exchange 2010 beta exams coming soon—submit your SME profile now!
Posted
over 5 years ago
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jseymour [MSFT]
5
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Have you been playing with early bits of Exchange 2010? Do you want to participate in the development of the next round of Exchange exams? Well you can! We’ll be kicking off the beta for the first Exchange 2010 exam (70-662: TS: Microsoft Exchange Server...
Register for Beta Exam 71-680: TS: Windows 7, Configuring
Posted
over 5 years ago
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jseymour [MSFT]
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Registration begins: April 27, 2009 You are invited to take beta exam 71-680 : TS: Windows 7, Configuring . If you pass the beta exam, the exam credit will be added to your transcript and you will not need to take the exam in its released form....
Exam 71-563: Re-Opened for beta testers
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over 6 years ago
by
JeffKoch
7
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We've re-opened beta exam 71-563 for beta testers. Please see the original post below for details and prep guide link. (The code is DW897.) This is open for registration now and the beta is expected to run from 11/19/2008 - 12/11/2008. Sign up now...
Register for Beta Exam 71-505: TS: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5, Windows Forms Application Development
Posted
over 6 years ago
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JeffKoch
10
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Registration Begins 11/21/2008 You are invited to take beta exam 71-505 : TS: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5, Windows Forms Application Development . If you pass the beta exam, the exam credit will be added to your transcript and you will not need...
Register for Beta Exam 71-565: Pro: Designing and Developing Enterprise Applications Using the Microsoft® .NET Framework 3.5
Posted
over 6 years ago
by
JeffKoch
5
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Registration Begins 11/7/2008 You are invited to take beta exam 71-565 : Pro: Designing and Developing Enterprise Applications Using the Microsoft® .NET Framework 3.5 . If you pass the beta exam, the exam credit will be added to your transcript...
Register for Beta Exam 71-564: Pro: Designing and Developing ASP.NET Applications Using the Microsoft® .NET Framework 3.5
Posted
over 6 years ago
by
JeffKoch
12
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Registration Begins 11/5/2008 You are invited to take beta exam 71-564 : Pro: Designing and Developing ASP.NET Applications Using the Microsoft® .NET Framework 3.5 . If you pass the beta exam, the exam credit will be added to your transcript and...
Registration for pilot 70-113 extended until December 17th.
Posted
over 6 years ago
by
Jim Clark
23
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Update: This exam is no longer available for registration. The target candidate numbers have been met and this pilot is now closed. Registration is extended till December 17th for testing New Virtual Lab based Exam 70-113 : TS: Windows® Server 2008...
Register for Beta Exam 71-563: Pro: Designing and Developing Windows Applications Using the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5
Posted
over 6 years ago
by
JeffKoch
6
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You are invited to take beta exam 71-563 : Pro: Designing and Developing Windows Applications Using the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 . If you pass the beta exam, the exam credit will be added to your transcript and you will not need to take the exam in...
Updated link for VMM 2007 Beta
Posted
over 6 years ago
by
Jim Clark
3
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The link for the 70-403 Exam Preperation Guide in the Beta Announcment is incorrect. The correct link is http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/exams/70-403.aspx . In the process of updating our sites the extensions for prep guides are changing from...
Register for Beta Exam 71-433: TS: Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Database Development - Beginning September 19, 2008
Posted
over 6 years ago
by
JeffKoch
6
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You are invited to take beta exam 71-433 : TS: Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Database Development . If you pass the beta exam, the exam credit will be added to your transcript and you will not need to take the exam in its released form. The results will...
Register for Beta Exam 71-403: TS: Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008, Configuring
Posted
over 6 years ago
by
jseymour [MSFT]
16
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You are invited to take beta exam 71-403 : TS: Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008, Configuring . You were specifically chosen to participate in this beta because of your current Microsoft Certification status or previous participation...
Register for Beta Exam 71-451: PRO: Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Designing and Optimizing Database Solutions – Beginning August 29th, 2008
Posted
over 6 years ago
by
JeffKoch
11
Comments
You are invited to take beta exam 71-451 : PRO: Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Designing and Optimizing Database Solutions . If you pass the beta exam, the exam credit will be added to your transcript and you will not need to take the exam in its released...
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