(Beta Exam 71-565) Pro: Designing and Developing Enterprise Applications Using the Microsoft® .NET Framework 3.5.

Fresh beta exam news from the Beta Exam Announcement blog:

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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 and you will not need to take the exam in its released form. The results will not 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.

71-565: Pro: Designing and Developing Enterprise Applications Using the Microsoft® .NET Framework 3.5 counts as credit towards the following certification(s).

• 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

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Availability

Registration begins: November 7, 2008
Beta exam period runs: November 10, 2008– December 3, 2008

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.

Testing is held at Prometric testing centers worldwide, although this exam may not be available in all countries (see Regional Restrictions). All testing centers will have the capability to offer this exam in its live version.

Regional Restrictions: India, Pakistan, China
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Registration Information

Please use the following promotional code when registering for the exam: 999TRYou must register at least 24 hours prior to taking the exam.

To register in North America, please call:
· Prometric: (800) 755-EXAM (800-755-3926)

Outside the U.S./Canada, please contact:
· Prometric: http://www.register.prometric.com/ClientInformation.asp
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Test Information and Support

You are invited to take this beta exam at no charge. You will be given four hours to complete the beta exam. Please plan accordingly. Find exam preparation information: http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/exams/70-565.aspx

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If you are a developer on track of going for Microsoft-centric certifications, you may want to give this offer a shot. All the best!

The "Braindump-buster" Exam 70-113: Registration Extended

Here's an update from the Beta Exam Announcements blog:
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Registration is extended till December 17th for testing New Virtual Lab based Exam 70-113: TS: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuring
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Have you seen the future of Microsoft certification exams yet? If not, you still have time: We’re extending the registration for exam 70-113 until December 17th. Call your nearest test center before December 17th to register and experience the new virtual lab based testing and prepare for your experience during scored testing. The new pilot exam 70-113: TS: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuring tests your ability to actually perform tasks and solve problems in a virtual lab environment, like you would do it normally in the real world. Can’t do it? Then you can’t pass it! We are pleased to offer you this exciting opportunity to test the scope of your abilities with this pilot exam at no charge and we are eager to receive your opinion.
The virtual lab based pilot Exam 70-113 is available worldwide, with a high concentration of test centers ready to receive registrations for this pilot exam in Malaysia, Australia, New Zealand, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, UK, Egypt, UAE, South Africa, US, India, Eastern Europe, Russia (Moscow) and China.

Upon completion of this pilot exam, the first 3000 candidates will receive three (!) free exam vouchers that can be used to register for any Microsoft Certification exam delivered at a Prometric testing center. The vouchers will be distributed electronically up to four weeks after the end of Pilot (i.e. in February 2009). This pilot exam will not provide you with a score as with normal beta exams. This pilot is a test of the exam experience, so only a portion of the final exam will be presented to you during this pilot. This pilot exam will not be added to your transcript and you will need to take the exam in its released form in order to be awarded the credential. Find exam preparation information: http://www.microsoft.com/learning/exams/70-640.mspx

Registration Information
You must register at least 7 days prior to taking the exam. Register before December 17th to take the exam before December 31st. Please use the following promotional code when registering for the exam: H640 (promo code is active till December 31st) Receiving this invitation does not guarantee you a seat in the pilot; we recommend that you register immediately.

· Go to the Prometric Website: http://www.prometric.com/microsoft
· Find Microsoft exam 70-113: TS: Windows® Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuring
· Use Promo Code H640 (promo code is active till December 31st)

Beta Exam 71-403: TS: System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008, Configuring

I am a beta exam buff. I love the challenge of taking an exam when there aren't that much available resources to refer to. Just old plain Technet and a few virtual machines on my trusty old PowerEdge. That, and gallons of coffee.

Microsoft has recently released two (2) beta exams, 71-403 and 71-433. Here's a rundown of the 71-403 beta exam announcement from Microsoft:

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Exam 71-403: TS: System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008, Configuring 

About this Exam

This exam will validate skills needed to configure Systems Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) in a Windows Server infrastructure.

  

Audience Profile

Candidates for this exam use SCVMM and have at least 6 months to 1 year of experience using virtualization and more than 1 year of experience with Windows Server infrastructures. 

Credit Toward Certification

When you pass Exam 70-403: TS: System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008, Configuring, you complete the requirements for the following certification(s):

Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008, Configuration

Exam 70-403: TS: System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008, Configuring: counts as credit toward the following certification(s):

·          TS: Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008, Configuration 

Availability

Registration begins: September 23, 2008

Beta exam period runs: September 30, 2008– October 24, 2008