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Are you still pursuing a SQL Server 2005, Visual Studio 2005, or BizTalk Server 2006 certification? What about your MCDST? Well, time's a wastin'. The exams that are required to earn these certifications retire on June 30th.* After June 30th, 27 different exams will no longer be available to...

We're still looking for volunteers to help us with the development of a new Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA)* exam covering Microsoft .NET fundamentals. So if you've taught introductory Developer courses in a high school, community college, or other learning environnment, we want you! MTA...

Mainstream product support ends for both SQL Server 2005 and Visual Studio 2005 (.NET 2.0) on April 15, 2011. Mainstream product support for BizTalk Server 2006 and BizTalk Server 2006 R2 end on July 12, 2011. We will be retiring the SQL Server 2005, Visual Studio 2005, and BizTalk Server 2006 exams...

Do you have work experience working with Microsoft® SQL Server® code-named 'Denali'? Want to help us create the first set of Denali exams? Here’s your chance! We are looking for Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) for the following exams: 70-460 PRO: Designing, Optimizing and Maintaining...

Have you taught introductory Developer courses in a high school, community college, or other learning environment? We’re looking for volunteers to help us with the development of a new Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA)* exam covering Microsoft .NET fundamentals. MTA is the first Microsoft certification...

This week, the Certification team will host three events during PDC hours to give developers the opportunity to see what’s new in certification at Microsoft and help shape our program. All events will take place on Thursday, October 28, in Building 40, Classroom 3 on Microsoft Main Campus in Redmond...

The following 11 certificates are not yet available on the Certificate Manager tool for either download or purchase. These should be available for download by August 9, if not sooner. MCPD: Windows Developer 4 MCPD: Web Developer 4 MCTS: .NET Framework 4, Data Access MCTS: .NET Framework 4, Service Communication...

Do you have work experience with developing applications for Silverlight? Want to help us create the first Silverlight exam? Here’s your chance! We are looking for Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) for the following exam: 70-506 TS: Silverlight 4, Development We’ll be using the MSL SME database...

Exam 70-519 is now available in Prometric testing centers. This is a Technical Specialist exam designed to assess candidates’ knowledge and skills on designing and developing Web applications using Microsoft .NET 4 and Visual Studio 2010. Candidates are typically Job Role Professionals who design...

Exam 70-518 is now available in Prometric testing centers. This is a Professional exam designed to assess candidates’ knowledge and skills on making the appropriate job role decisions around Windows-based applications on the desktop using Windows Forms and WPF. Candidates for this exam work on...

Exam 70-516 is now available in Prometric testing centers. This is a Technical Specialist exam designed to assess candidates’ knowledge and skills on accessing data sources using ADO.NET and the .NET Framework. Candidates for this exam use Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 and ADO.NET 4 to develop the...

Exam 70-511 is now available in Prometric testing centers. This is a Technical Specialist exam designed to assess candidates’ hands-on skills in developing applications using Windows Forms, WPF and the .NET Framework 4. Candidates for this exam work in a development environment that uses Microsoft...

Exam 70-512 is now available in Prometric testing centers. This is a Technical Specialist exam designed to test the candidate's knowledge and skills on installing, configuring, and maintaining Visual Studio 2010 Team Foundation Server. Candidates typically work in an enterprise development organization...

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 form. The 71-xxx identifier is used for registering...