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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://blogs.technet.com/utility/FeedStylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Beta Exam Announcements  : VS2008</title><link>http://blogs.technet.com/betaexams/archive/tags/VS2008/default.aspx</link><description>Tags: VS2008</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)</generator><item><title>Exam 71-563: Re-Opened for beta testers</title><link>http://blogs.technet.com/betaexams/archive/2008/11/22/exam-71-563-re-opened-for-beta-testers.aspx</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2008 02:27:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:3158071</guid><dc:creator>JeffKoch</dc:creator><slash:comments>7</slash:comments><comments>http://blogs.technet.com/betaexams/comments/3158071.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.technet.com/betaexams/commentrss.aspx?PostID=3158071</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;P&gt;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.)&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;This is open for registration now and the beta is expected to run from 11/19/2008 - 12/11/2008. Sign up now and get your seat!&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;A href="http://blogs.technet.com/betaexams/archive/2008/10/14/register-for-beta-exam-71-563-pro-designing-and-developing-windows-applications-using-the-microsoft-net-framework-3-5.aspx"&gt;http://blogs.technet.com/betaexams/archive/2008/10/14/register-for-beta-exam-71-563-pro-designing-and-developing-windows-applications-using-the-microsoft-net-framework-3-5.aspx&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P mce_keep="true"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3158071" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/betaexams/archive/tags/Exams/default.aspx">Exams</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/betaexams/archive/tags/Betas/default.aspx">Betas</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/betaexams/archive/tags/VS2008/default.aspx">VS2008</category></item><item><title>Register for Beta Exam 71-505: TS: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5, Windows Forms Application Development</title><link>http://blogs.technet.com/betaexams/archive/2008/11/19/register-for-beta-exam-71-505-ts-microsoft-net-framework-3-5-windows-forms-application-development.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:53:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:3156601</guid><dc:creator>JeffKoch</dc:creator><slash:comments>9</slash:comments><comments>http://blogs.technet.com/betaexams/comments/3156601.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.technet.com/betaexams/commentrss.aspx?PostID=3156601</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"&gt;Registration Begins 11/21/2008&lt;?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt"&gt;You are invited to take beta exam &lt;?xml:namespace prefix = w ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" /&gt;&lt;w:Sdt id=9023348 title="Beta Exam Number" DocPart="357835F6D11E4B6E94AB2F4412E3EC88" PrefixMappings="xmlns:ns0='http://www.microsoft.com/learning/BPS/Planning'" Xpath="/ns0:BPSPlanning[1]/ns0:CalculatedBoundValues[1]/ns0:BetaExamNumber[1]" Text="t" StoreItemID="X_3602B906-5C63-4EE6-97AC-A40E7C27C9C2" SdtTag="Beta Exam Number"&gt;71-505&lt;/w:Sdt&gt;: &lt;SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"&gt;&lt;w:Sdt id=9023351 title="Exam Name" DocPart="357835F6D11E4B6E94AB2F4412E3EC88" PrefixMappings="xmlns:ns0='http://www.microsoft.com/learning/titlemanagerdata'" Xpath="/ns0:MSLTitleManData[1]/ns0:ProductInfo[1]/ns0:ProductTitle[1]" Text="t" StoreItemID="X_D943ACB1-4848-4BC1-BC8B-1A1205E24BD7" SdtTag="Exam Name"&gt;TS: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5, Windows Forms Application Development&lt;/w:Sdt&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;. 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 &lt;B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"&gt;not&lt;/B&gt; appear on your transcript until several weeks after the final form of the exam is released. The 71-xxx identifier is used for registering for beta versions of MCP exams, when the exam is released in its final form the 70-xxx identifier is used for registration.&lt;BR style="mso-special-character: line-break"&gt;&lt;BR style="mso-special-character: line-break"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt"&gt;&lt;w:Sdt id=9023354 title="Beta Exam Number" DocPart="357835F6D11E4B6E94AB2F4412E3EC88" PrefixMappings="xmlns:ns0='http://www.microsoft.com/learning/BPS/Planning'" Xpath="/ns0:BPSPlanning[1]/ns0:CalculatedBoundValues[1]/ns0:BetaExamNumber[1]" Text="t" StoreItemID="X_3602B906-5C63-4EE6-97AC-A40E7C27C9C2" SdtTag="Beta Exam Number"&gt;71-505&lt;/w:Sdt&gt;: &lt;w:Sdt id=9023355 title="Exam Name" DocPart="357835F6D11E4B6E94AB2F4412E3EC88" PrefixMappings="xmlns:ns0='http://www.microsoft.com/learning/titlemanagerdata'" Xpath="/ns0:MSLTitleManData[1]/ns0:ProductInfo[1]/ns0:ProductTitle[1]" Text="t" StoreItemID="X_D943ACB1-4848-4BC1-BC8B-1A1205E24BD7" SdtTag="Exam Name"&gt;TS: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5, Windows Forms Application Development&lt;/w:Sdt&gt; counts as credit towards the following certification(s).&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1" class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst&gt;&lt;SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore"&gt;·&lt;SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"&gt;Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: .NET Framework 3.5, Windows Forms Applications&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1" class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle&gt;&lt;SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore"&gt;·&lt;SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"&gt;Microsoft Certified Professional Developer: Windows Developer 3.5&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1" class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast&gt;&lt;SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore"&gt;·&lt;SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"&gt;Microsoft Certified Professional Developer: Enterprise Application Developer 3.5&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"&gt;Availability&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 8pt"&gt;Registration begins: &lt;w:Sdt id=9023365 lang=EN-US title="Registration Open Date" DocPart="8354B64D5C81455CBF5AF9E78B042BDB" PrefixMappings="xmlns:ns0='http://www.microsoft.com/learning/BPS/Planning/Beta'" Xpath="/ns0:BetaInformation[1]/ns0:RegistrationBeginDate[1]" StoreItemID="X_14F0A2EA-7613-46E5-BD8F-D0A5BD9A6CCD" SdtTag="Registration Open Date" Calendar="t" DateFormat="MMMM d, yyyy" Date="2008-11-21T00:00:00Z" CalendarType="Gregorian" MapToDateTime="t"&gt;November 21, 2008&lt;/w:Sdt&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 8pt"&gt;Beta exam period runs: &lt;w:Sdt id=9023367 lang=EN-US title="Beta Begin Date" DocPart="8354B64D5C81455CBF5AF9E78B042BDB" PrefixMappings="xmlns:ns0='http://www.microsoft.com/learning/BPS/Planning/Beta'" Xpath="/ns0:BetaInformation[1]/ns0:BeginDate[1]" StoreItemID="X_14F0A2EA-7613-46E5-BD8F-D0A5BD9A6CCD" SdtTag="Beta Begin Date" Calendar="t" DateFormat="MMMM d, yyyy" Date="2008-11-25T00:00:00Z" CalendarType="Gregorian" MapToDateTime="t"&gt;November 25, 2008&lt;/w:Sdt&gt;– &lt;w:Sdt id=9023369 lang=EN-US title="Beta End Date" DocPart="8354B64D5C81455CBF5AF9E78B042BDB" PrefixMappings="xmlns:ns0='http://www.microsoft.com/learning/BPS/Planning/Beta'" Xpath="/ns0:BetaInformation[1]/ns0:EndDate[1]" StoreItemID="X_14F0A2EA-7613-46E5-BD8F-D0A5BD9A6CCD" SdtTag="Beta End Date" Calendar="t" DateFormat="MMMM d, yyyy" Date="2008-12-15T00:00:00Z" CalendarType="Gregorian" MapToDateTime="t"&gt;December 15, 2008&lt;/w:Sdt&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 8pt"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 8pt"&gt;Receiving this invitation does not guarantee you a seat in the beta; we recommend that you register immediately. Beta exams have limited availability and are operated under a first-come-first-served basis. Once all beta slots are filled, no additional seats will be offered. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 8pt"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 8pt"&gt;Testing is held at Prometric testing centers worldwide, although this exam may not be available in all countries (see Regional Restrictions).&lt;SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;All testing centers will have the capability to offer this exam in its live version.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;A name=ECABAAAA&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"&gt;Registration Information&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 8pt"&gt;Please use the following promotional code when registering for the exam:&lt;B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"&gt; &lt;w:Sdt id=9023373 title="Beta Promo Code" DocPart="357835F6D11E4B6E94AB2F4412E3EC88" PrefixMappings="xmlns:ns0='http://www.microsoft.com/learning/BPS/Planning/Beta'" Xpath="/ns0:BetaInformation[1]/ns0:PromoCode[1]" Text="t" StoreItemID="X_14F0A2EA-7613-46E5-BD8F-D0A5BD9A6CCD" SdtTag="Beta Promo Code"&gt;X356Y&lt;/w:Sdt&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;BR&gt;You must register at least 24 hours prior to taking the exam.&lt;BR style="mso-special-character: line-break"&gt;&lt;BR style="mso-special-character: line-break"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 8pt"&gt;To register in North America, please call:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 8pt"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"&gt;Test Information and Support&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"&gt;You are invited to take this beta exam at no charge. &lt;BR&gt;You will be given four hours to complete the beta exam. Please plan accordingly.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"&gt; &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Find exam preparation information: &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/exams/70-505.aspx"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt"&gt;http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/exams/70-505.aspx&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3156601" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/betaexams/archive/tags/Exams/default.aspx">Exams</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/betaexams/archive/tags/Betas/default.aspx">Betas</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/betaexams/archive/tags/VS2008/default.aspx">VS2008</category></item><item><title>Register for Beta Exam 71-565: Pro: Designing and Developing Enterprise Applications Using the Microsoft® .NET Framework 3.5</title><link>http://blogs.technet.com/betaexams/archive/2008/11/07/register-for-beta-exam-71-565-pro-designing-and-developing-enterprise-applications-using-the-microsoft-net-framework-3-5.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 21:52:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:3149313</guid><dc:creator>JeffKoch</dc:creator><slash:comments>4</slash:comments><comments>http://blogs.technet.com/betaexams/comments/3149313.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.technet.com/betaexams/commentrss.aspx?PostID=3149313</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"&gt;Registration Begins 11/7/2008&lt;?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt"&gt;You are invited to take beta exam &lt;?xml:namespace prefix = w ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" /&gt;&lt;w:Sdt id=9023348 title="Beta Exam Number" SdtTag="Beta Exam Number" StoreItemID="X_3602B906-5C63-4EE6-97AC-A40E7C27C9C2" Text="t" Xpath="/ns0:BPSPlanning[1]/ns0:CalculatedBoundValues[1]/ns0:BetaExamNumber[1]" PrefixMappings="xmlns:ns0='http://www.microsoft.com/learning/BPS/Planning'" DocPart="78F290A1B9254BB2870CB325C50C4A7B"&gt;71-565&lt;/w:Sdt&gt;: &lt;SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"&gt;&lt;w:Sdt id=9023351 title="Exam Name" SdtTag="Exam Name" StoreItemID="X_D943ACB1-4848-4BC1-BC8B-1A1205E24BD7" Text="t" Xpath="/ns0:MSLTitleManData[1]/ns0:ProductInfo[1]/ns0:ProductTitle[1]" PrefixMappings="xmlns:ns0='http://www.microsoft.com/learning/titlemanagerdata'" DocPart="78F290A1B9254BB2870CB325C50C4A7B"&gt;Pro: Designing and Developing Enterprise Applications Using the Microsoft® .NET Framework 3.5&lt;/w:Sdt&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;. 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 &lt;B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"&gt;not&lt;/B&gt; appear on your transcript until several weeks after the final form of the exam is released. The 71-xxx identifier is used for registering for beta versions of MCP exams, when the exam is released in its final form the 70-xxx identifier is used for registration.&lt;BR style="mso-special-character: line-break"&gt;&lt;BR style="mso-special-character: line-break"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt"&gt;&lt;w:Sdt id=9023354 title="Beta Exam Number" SdtTag="Beta Exam Number" StoreItemID="X_3602B906-5C63-4EE6-97AC-A40E7C27C9C2" Text="t" Xpath="/ns0:BPSPlanning[1]/ns0:CalculatedBoundValues[1]/ns0:BetaExamNumber[1]" PrefixMappings="xmlns:ns0='http://www.microsoft.com/learning/BPS/Planning'" DocPart="78F290A1B9254BB2870CB325C50C4A7B"&gt;71-565&lt;/w:Sdt&gt;: &lt;w:Sdt id=9023355 title="Exam Name" SdtTag="Exam Name" StoreItemID="X_D943ACB1-4848-4BC1-BC8B-1A1205E24BD7" Text="t" Xpath="/ns0:MSLTitleManData[1]/ns0:ProductInfo[1]/ns0:ProductTitle[1]" PrefixMappings="xmlns:ns0='http://www.microsoft.com/learning/titlemanagerdata'" DocPart="78F290A1B9254BB2870CB325C50C4A7B"&gt;Pro: Designing and Developing Enterprise Applications Using the Microsoft® .NET Framework 3.5&lt;/w:Sdt&gt; counts as credit towards the following certification(s).&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1" class=MsoListParagraph&gt;&lt;SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore"&gt;·&lt;SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"&gt;Microsoft Certified Professional Developer: Enterprise Application Developer 3.5. In order to earn this certification you must also hold the following Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist certifications: .NET Framework 3.5, ASP.NET Applications; .NET Framework 3.5, Windows Forms Applications; .NET Framework 3.5 ADO.NET Applications; and .NET Framework 3.5, Windows Communication Foundation Applications&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"&gt;Availability&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 8pt"&gt;Registration begins: &lt;w:Sdt id=9023365 lang=EN-US title="Registration Open Date" SdtTag="Registration Open Date" StoreItemID="X_14F0A2EA-7613-46E5-BD8F-D0A5BD9A6CCD" Xpath="/ns0:BetaInformation[1]/ns0:RegistrationBeginDate[1]" PrefixMappings="xmlns:ns0='http://www.microsoft.com/learning/BPS/Planning/Beta'" DocPart="BB8400F448A546CA94EC565A0DD3341A" MapToDateTime="t" CalendarType="Gregorian" Date="2008-11-07T00:00:00Z" DateFormat="MMMM d, yyyy" Calendar="t"&gt;November 7, 2008&lt;/w:Sdt&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 8pt"&gt;Beta exam period runs: &lt;w:Sdt id=9023367 lang=EN-US title="Beta Begin Date" SdtTag="Beta Begin Date" StoreItemID="X_14F0A2EA-7613-46E5-BD8F-D0A5BD9A6CCD" Xpath="/ns0:BetaInformation[1]/ns0:BeginDate[1]" PrefixMappings="xmlns:ns0='http://www.microsoft.com/learning/BPS/Planning/Beta'" DocPart="BB8400F448A546CA94EC565A0DD3341A" MapToDateTime="t" CalendarType="Gregorian" Date="2008-11-10T00:00:00Z" DateFormat="MMMM d, yyyy" Calendar="t"&gt;November 10, 2008&lt;/w:Sdt&gt;– &lt;w:Sdt id=9023369 lang=EN-US title="Beta End Date" SdtTag="Beta End Date" StoreItemID="X_14F0A2EA-7613-46E5-BD8F-D0A5BD9A6CCD" Xpath="/ns0:BetaInformation[1]/ns0:EndDate[1]" PrefixMappings="xmlns:ns0='http://www.microsoft.com/learning/BPS/Planning/Beta'" DocPart="BB8400F448A546CA94EC565A0DD3341A" MapToDateTime="t" CalendarType="Gregorian" Date="2008-12-03T00:00:00Z" DateFormat="MMMM d, yyyy" Calendar="t"&gt;December 3, 2008&lt;/w:Sdt&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 8pt"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 8pt"&gt;Receiving this invitation does not guarantee you a seat in the beta; we recommend that you register immediately. Beta exams have limited availability and are operated under a first-come-first-served basis. Once all beta slots are filled, no additional seats will be offered. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 8pt"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 8pt"&gt;Testing is held at Prometric testing centers worldwide, although this exam may not be available in all countries (see Regional Restrictions).&lt;SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;All testing centers will have the capability to offer this exam in its live version.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 8pt"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 8pt"&gt;Regional Restrictions: &lt;w:Sdt id=17730466 title="Country Restrictions" SdtTag="Country Restrictions" StoreItemID="X_14F0A2EA-7613-46E5-BD8F-D0A5BD9A6CCD" Text="t" Xpath="/ns0:BetaInformation[1]/ns0:ExamDeliveryRestrictions[1]" PrefixMappings="xmlns:ns0='http://www.microsoft.com/learning/BPS/Planning/Beta'" DocPart="A42E6268FC244039911F726BF694C5D0"&gt;India, Pakistan, China&lt;/w:Sdt&gt; &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;A title=ECABAAAA name=ECABAAAA&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"&gt;Registration Information&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 8pt"&gt;Please use the following promotional code when registering for the exam:&lt;B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"&gt; &lt;w:Sdt id=9023373 title="Beta Promo Code" SdtTag="Beta Promo Code" StoreItemID="X_14F0A2EA-7613-46E5-BD8F-D0A5BD9A6CCD" Text="t" Xpath="/ns0:BetaInformation[1]/ns0:PromoCode[1]" PrefixMappings="xmlns:ns0='http://www.microsoft.com/learning/BPS/Planning/Beta'" DocPart="78F290A1B9254BB2870CB325C50C4A7B"&gt;999TR&lt;/w:Sdt&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;BR&gt;You must register at least 24 hours prior to taking the exam.&lt;BR style="mso-special-character: line-break"&gt;&lt;BR style="mso-special-character: line-break"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 8pt"&gt;To register in North America, please call:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2" class=MsoListParagraph&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore"&gt;·&lt;SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 8pt"&gt;Prometric: (800) 755-EXAM (800-755-3926)&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2" class=MsoListParagraph&gt;&lt;SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore"&gt;·&lt;SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 8pt"&gt;Prometric: &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.register.prometric.com/ClientInformation.asp" mce_href="http://www.register.prometric.com/ClientInformation.asp"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 8pt"&gt;http://www.register.prometric.com/ClientInformation.asp&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 8pt"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"&gt;Test Information and Support&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 8pt"&gt;You are invited to take this beta exam at no charge. &lt;BR&gt;You will be given four hours to complete the beta exam. Please plan accordingly.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;FONT size=3 face=Calibri&gt; &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 8pt"&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Find exam preparation information: &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/exams/70-565.aspx" mce_href="http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/exams/70-565.aspx"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt"&gt;http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/exams/70-565.aspx&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 8pt"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;FONT size=3 face=Calibri&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3149313" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/betaexams/archive/tags/Exams/default.aspx">Exams</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/betaexams/archive/tags/Betas/default.aspx">Betas</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/betaexams/archive/tags/VS2008/default.aspx">VS2008</category></item><item><title>Register for Beta Exam 71-564: Pro: Designing and Developing ASP.NET Applications Using the Microsoft® .NET Framework 3.5</title><link>http://blogs.technet.com/betaexams/archive/2008/11/04/register-for-beta-exam-71-564-pro-designing-and-developing-asp-net-applications-using-the-microsoft-net-framework-3-5.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:06:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:3147457</guid><dc:creator>JeffKoch</dc:creator><slash:comments>12</slash:comments><comments>http://blogs.technet.com/betaexams/comments/3147457.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.technet.com/betaexams/commentrss.aspx?PostID=3147457</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"&gt;Registration Begins 11/5/2008&lt;?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt"&gt;You are invited to take beta exam &lt;?xml:namespace prefix = w ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" /&gt;&lt;w:Sdt id=9023348 title="Beta Exam Number" SdtTag="Beta Exam Number" StoreItemID="X_3602B906-5C63-4EE6-97AC-A40E7C27C9C2" Text="t" Xpath="/ns0:BPSPlanning[1]/ns0:CalculatedBoundValues[1]/ns0:BetaExamNumber[1]" PrefixMappings="xmlns:ns0='http://www.microsoft.com/learning/BPS/Planning'" DocPart="F4B6999BAD47422B9FCDC434A744E0FE"&gt;71-564&lt;/w:Sdt&gt;: &lt;SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"&gt;&lt;w:Sdt id=9023351 title="Exam Name" SdtTag="Exam Name" StoreItemID="X_D943ACB1-4848-4BC1-BC8B-1A1205E24BD7" Text="t" Xpath="/ns0:MSLTitleManData[1]/ns0:ProductInfo[1]/ns0:ProductTitle[1]" PrefixMappings="xmlns:ns0='http://www.microsoft.com/learning/titlemanagerdata'" DocPart="F4B6999BAD47422B9FCDC434A744E0FE"&gt;Pro: Designing and Developing ASP.NET Applications Using the Microsoft® .NET Framework 3.5&lt;/w:Sdt&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;. 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 &lt;B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"&gt;not&lt;/B&gt; appear on your transcript until several weeks after the final form of the exam is released. The 71-xxx identifier is used for registering for beta versions of MCP exams, when the exam is released in its final form the 70-xxx identifier is used for registration.&lt;BR style="mso-special-character: line-break"&gt;&lt;BR style="mso-special-character: line-break"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt"&gt;&lt;w:Sdt id=9023354 title="Beta Exam Number" SdtTag="Beta Exam Number" StoreItemID="X_3602B906-5C63-4EE6-97AC-A40E7C27C9C2" Text="t" Xpath="/ns0:BPSPlanning[1]/ns0:CalculatedBoundValues[1]/ns0:BetaExamNumber[1]" PrefixMappings="xmlns:ns0='http://www.microsoft.com/learning/BPS/Planning'" DocPart="F4B6999BAD47422B9FCDC434A744E0FE"&gt;71-564&lt;/w:Sdt&gt;: &lt;w:Sdt id=9023355 title="Exam Name" SdtTag="Exam Name" StoreItemID="X_D943ACB1-4848-4BC1-BC8B-1A1205E24BD7" Text="t" Xpath="/ns0:MSLTitleManData[1]/ns0:ProductInfo[1]/ns0:ProductTitle[1]" PrefixMappings="xmlns:ns0='http://www.microsoft.com/learning/titlemanagerdata'" DocPart="F4B6999BAD47422B9FCDC434A744E0FE"&gt;Pro: Designing and Developing ASP.NET Applications Using the Microsoft® .NET Framework 3.5&lt;/w:Sdt&gt; counts as credit towards the following certification(s).&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1" class=MsoListParagraph&gt;&lt;SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore"&gt;·&lt;SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt"&gt;Microsoft Certified Professional Developer: ASP.NET Developer 3.5. In order to earn this certification you must also hold the Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: .NET Framework 3.5, ASP.NET Applications. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 8pt"&gt;Registration begins: &lt;w:Sdt id=9023365 lang=EN-US title="Registration Open Date" SdtTag="Registration Open Date" StoreItemID="X_14F0A2EA-7613-46E5-BD8F-D0A5BD9A6CCD" Xpath="/ns0:BetaInformation[1]/ns0:RegistrationBeginDate[1]" PrefixMappings="xmlns:ns0='http://www.microsoft.com/learning/BPS/Planning/Beta'" DocPart="60D827C529C84920979D09ACF3B98722" MapToDateTime="t" CalendarType="Gregorian" Date="2008-11-05T00:00:00Z" DateFormat="MMMM d, yyyy" Calendar="t"&gt;November 5, 2008&lt;/w:Sdt&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 8pt"&gt;Beta exam period runs: &lt;w:Sdt id=9023367 lang=EN-US title="Beta Begin Date" SdtTag="Beta Begin Date" StoreItemID="X_14F0A2EA-7613-46E5-BD8F-D0A5BD9A6CCD" Xpath="/ns0:BetaInformation[1]/ns0:BeginDate[1]" PrefixMappings="xmlns:ns0='http://www.microsoft.com/learning/BPS/Planning/Beta'" DocPart="60D827C529C84920979D09ACF3B98722" MapToDateTime="t" CalendarType="Gregorian" Date="2008-11-06T00:00:00Z" DateFormat="MMMM d, yyyy" Calendar="t"&gt;November 6, 2008&lt;/w:Sdt&gt;– &lt;w:Sdt id=9023369 lang=EN-US title="Beta End Date" SdtTag="Beta End Date" StoreItemID="X_14F0A2EA-7613-46E5-BD8F-D0A5BD9A6CCD" Xpath="/ns0:BetaInformation[1]/ns0:EndDate[1]" PrefixMappings="xmlns:ns0='http://www.microsoft.com/learning/BPS/Planning/Beta'" DocPart="60D827C529C84920979D09ACF3B98722" MapToDateTime="t" CalendarType="Gregorian" Date="2008-12-01T00:00:00Z" DateFormat="MMMM d, yyyy" Calendar="t"&gt;December 1, 2008&lt;/w:Sdt&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 8pt"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 8pt"&gt;Receiving this invitation does not guarantee you a seat in the beta; we recommend that you register immediately. Beta exams have limited availability and are operated under a first-come-first-served basis. Once all beta slots are filled, no additional seats will be offered. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 8pt"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 8pt"&gt;Testing is held at Prometric testing centers worldwide, although this exam may not be available in all countries (see Regional Restrictions).&lt;SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;All testing centers will have the capability to offer this exam in its live version.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 8pt"&gt;Regional Restrictions: &lt;w:Sdt id=17730466 title="Country Restrictions" SdtTag="Country Restrictions" StoreItemID="X_14F0A2EA-7613-46E5-BD8F-D0A5BD9A6CCD" Text="t" Xpath="/ns0:BetaInformation[1]/ns0:ExamDeliveryRestrictions[1]" PrefixMappings="xmlns:ns0='http://www.microsoft.com/learning/BPS/Planning/Beta'" DocPart="A1781F27248641ADAA7921EA3EF685E1"&gt;India, Pakistan, China&lt;/w:Sdt&gt; &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;A name=ECABAAAA&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"&gt;Registration Information&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 8pt"&gt;Please use the following promotional code when registering for the exam:&lt;B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"&gt; &lt;w:Sdt id=9023373 title="Beta Promo Code" SdtTag="Beta Promo Code" StoreItemID="X_14F0A2EA-7613-46E5-BD8F-D0A5BD9A6CCD" Text="t" Xpath="/ns0:BetaInformation[1]/ns0:PromoCode[1]" PrefixMappings="xmlns:ns0='http://www.microsoft.com/learning/BPS/Planning/Beta'" DocPart="F4B6999BAD47422B9FCDC434A744E0FE"&gt;RSC43&lt;/w:Sdt&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;BR&gt;You must register at least 24 hours prior to taking the exam.&lt;BR style="mso-special-character: line-break"&gt;&lt;BR style="mso-special-character: line-break"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 8pt"&gt;To register in North America, please call:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"&gt;Test Information and Support&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 8pt"&gt;You are invited to take this beta exam at no charge. &lt;BR&gt;You will be given four hours to complete the beta exam. Please plan accordingly.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;FONT size=3 face=Calibri&gt; &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 8pt"&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Find exam preparation information: &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.microsoft.com/learning/exams/70-564.mspx"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt"&gt;http://www.microsoft.com/learning/exams/70-564.mspx&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 8pt"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3147457" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/betaexams/archive/tags/Exams/default.aspx">Exams</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/betaexams/archive/tags/Betas/default.aspx">Betas</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/betaexams/archive/tags/VS2008/default.aspx">VS2008</category></item><item><title>Register for Beta Exam 71-563: Pro: Designing and Developing Windows Applications Using the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5</title><link>http://blogs.technet.com/betaexams/archive/2008/10/14/register-for-beta-exam-71-563-pro-designing-and-developing-windows-applications-using-the-microsoft-net-framework-3-5.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 22:32:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:3136508</guid><dc:creator>JeffKoch</dc:creator><slash:comments>6</slash:comments><comments>http://blogs.technet.com/betaexams/comments/3136508.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.technet.com/betaexams/commentrss.aspx?PostID=3136508</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 140%"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt"&gt;You are invited to take beta exam &lt;?xml:namespace prefix = w ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" /&gt;&lt;w:Sdt id=9023348 title="Beta Exam Number" SdtTag="Beta Exam Number" StoreItemID="X_3602B906-5C63-4EE6-97AC-A40E7C27C9C2" Text="t" Xpath="/ns0:BPSPlanning[1]/ns0:CalculatedBoundValues[1]/ns0:BetaExamNumber[1]" PrefixMappings="xmlns:ns0='http://www.microsoft.com/learning/BPS/Planning'" DocPart="8308A4675B3B47D0A2C5B41919F1BD61"&gt;71-563&lt;/w:Sdt&gt;: &lt;SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"&gt;&lt;w:Sdt id=9023351 title="Exam Name" SdtTag="Exam Name" StoreItemID="X_D943ACB1-4848-4BC1-BC8B-1A1205E24BD7" Text="t" Xpath="/ns0:MSLTitleManData[1]/ns0:ProductInfo[1]/ns0:ProductTitle[1]" PrefixMappings="xmlns:ns0='http://www.microsoft.com/learning/titlemanagerdata'" DocPart="8308A4675B3B47D0A2C5B41919F1BD61"&gt;Pro: Designing and Developing Windows Applications Using the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5&lt;/w:Sdt&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;. 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 &lt;B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"&gt;not&lt;/B&gt; appear on your transcript until several weeks after the final form of the exam is released. The 71-xxx identifier is used for registering for beta versions of MCP exams, when the exam is released in its final form the 70-xxx identifier is used for registration.&lt;BR style="mso-special-character: line-break"&gt;&lt;BR style="mso-special-character: line-break"&gt;&lt;?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 140%"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt"&gt;&lt;w:Sdt id=9023354 title="Beta Exam Number" SdtTag="Beta Exam Number" StoreItemID="X_3602B906-5C63-4EE6-97AC-A40E7C27C9C2" Text="t" Xpath="/ns0:BPSPlanning[1]/ns0:CalculatedBoundValues[1]/ns0:BetaExamNumber[1]" PrefixMappings="xmlns:ns0='http://www.microsoft.com/learning/BPS/Planning'" DocPart="8308A4675B3B47D0A2C5B41919F1BD61"&gt;71-563&lt;/w:Sdt&gt;: &lt;w:Sdt id=9023355 title="Exam Name" SdtTag="Exam Name" StoreItemID="X_D943ACB1-4848-4BC1-BC8B-1A1205E24BD7" Text="t" Xpath="/ns0:MSLTitleManData[1]/ns0:ProductInfo[1]/ns0:ProductTitle[1]" PrefixMappings="xmlns:ns0='http://www.microsoft.com/learning/titlemanagerdata'" DocPart="8308A4675B3B47D0A2C5B41919F1BD61"&gt;Pro: Designing and Developing Windows Applications Using the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5&lt;/w:Sdt&gt; counts as credit towards the following certification(s).&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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