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Essential tools and advice to keep your career on track. More tips: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tips/?track=NL-126 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSORS: - Jump start your IT training with Transcender: Try a free demo now! http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,18799,00.htm?transcender&track=NL-126 - VeriSign's FREE guide: Securing your Web site for business http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,18802,00.htm?verisign&track=NL-126 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. CERTIFICATION TIPS - Stick with Win2k or switch to Windows Server 2003 cert? - Good new for MCP test takers - Ask Ed Tittel: Computer engineering degree vs. MBA in CIS 2. WHAT'S NEW! - Featured Topic: Big-iron Windows in the data center? - Career Guide: SearchWin2000.com Career Center - Tip Contest: Time is running out! Submit your tip today! ____________________________________________________________________ ********* SPONSORED BY: TranscenderCert Exam Simulations *********** Jump start your IT training with Transcender: Try a free demo now! Study faster. Study smarter. Save time. Pass your certification exams with Transcender! Transcender's exceptionally realistic exam simulations are consistently named "Best Practice Exam" in polls of IT professionals, year after year. Use Transcender to save time studying and to learn the subject matter you need to know quickly without the expense of classroom training. Download a free demo today at: http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,18799,00.htm?transcender&track=NL-126 ____________________________________________________________________ STICK WITH WIN2K OR SWITCH TO WINDOWS 2003 CERT? | by Ed Tittel Microsoft has now released enough of its Windows Server 2003 exams for MCSA candidates to earn this new cert. By the end of October, a few hardy souls can likewise earn the MCSE version. Given that many Microsoft professionals are in the process of getting certified on Windows 2000, the overriding question is: When does it make sense to consider dropping the old track and switching to the new? The answer: It depends. >> CLICK for the full tip: http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci929184,00.html?track=NL-126 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= GOOD NEWS FOR MCP TEST TAKERS | by Ed Tittel In a reversal of its decision last year to report only pass-fail status, Microsoft is once again offering information to exam candidates about their areas of strengths and weaknesses on MCP certification tests. But instead of reporting results based on major categories for exam objectives like it used to, Microsoft is now providing numerical scores and bar graphs for "skills clusters." >> CLICK for the full tip: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci921544,00.html?FromTaxonomy=/pr/5e4&track=NL-126 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= COMPUTER ENGINEERING DEGREE VS. MBC IN CIS | Ask Ed Tittel Dear Ed: Which is worth more -- a computer engineering degree from a top 100 private engineering school or an MBA in CIS from a somewhat reputed business school? Please advise! I am really worried about my future given the current job market. >> CLICK for Ed's expert response: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid1_cid548393_tax285126,00.html?track=NL-126 ____________________________________________________________________ ********************** SPONSORED BY: VeriSign ********************** Secure your servers: Secure your servers with 128-bit SSL encryption! Grab your copy of VeriSign's FREE guide, "Securing Your Web site for Business," and you'll learn everything you need to know about using 128-bit SSL to encrypt your e-commerce transactions, secure your corporate intranets and authenticate your Web sites. 128-bit SSL is serious security for your online business. 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Visit the recently launched SearchWin2000.com Career Center powered by Dice.com and find training, certification and resume resources along with over 27,000 IT job openings to search through. Get e-mails when a listing matches your search criteria, have your profile automatically sent to Dice.com member companies, access a host of career resources and tips and much more. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/dice/0,294542,sid1,00.html?Offer=w2kdicesur93&track=NL-126 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TIME IS RUNNING OUT! SUBMIT YOUR TIP TODAY! | Tip Contest If you want a shot at this month's awesome prize, a Digitalway MPIO FL100 256 MB MP3 player with FM and voice recorder, you better get cracking! You've only got one week left to submit your Windows-related tip for a chance to win. Check out the prize and submit your tip today! 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