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Essential tips and advice to keep your career on track. More tips: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tips/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSORS: - Take FREE IT courses: MCSE, A+, Cisco, Linux, CIW and many more! http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,4240,00.htm?smartcertify - 13 MCSE CD-ROM training courses for the price of 3! http://learn.serebra.com?s=53&i=465&m=ew2tr061102&p=c =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. CERTIFICATION TIPS - MS Exam Guide facelift is a mixed bag - What .NET means for your MS certification - Microsoft mulls more security certs 2. 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Click here to try them all FREE and register to WIN a new Dell PC! http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,4240,00.htm?smartcertify ___________________________________________________________________ MS EXAM GUIDE FACELIFT IS A MIXED BAG | by Ed Tittel People like myself who drop in all the time on the Microsoft training and certification Web site tend to notice things like the design change currently underway on its Exam Guide pages. Around the middle of this month, Microsoft instituted a facelift on a select few of these pages. For most people, nothing works better than a quick look-see. So before I summarize what's new, different and potentially interesting about this redesign, let me point you to some examples of the new look. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci835567,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WHAT .NET MEANS FOR YOUR MS CERTIFICATION | Online Event Archive What you can expect certificationwise in the .NET era? Download Ed Tittel's April 25 presentation and learn about mid-level credentials such as MCSA and MCAD, and MCSE requirements for .NET Server. >> CLICK for event archive: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/searchwin2000/downloads/.NET-Future-MCPCerts.ppt =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= MICROSOFT MULLS MORE SECURITY CERTS | SearchWin2000 News The rumor mill says Microsoft has some new security exams rarin' to go. 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