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11/20/2011 -- Microsoft, in an attempt to maintain certification integrity, won a $13.5 million judgment against a Web site that illegally provided test questions and answers under a number of different domain names. Don Field, the senior director of Certification and Training for Microsoft, addressed the issue in a Q&A session posted here.
In a discussion of the "four Ds" of certification -- design, development, delivery and defense -- Field said this about defense:
"Perhaps most important, we actively defend our exams. We take security breaches seriously; we do everything we can to bring violators to justice and bring closure to any situation where the integrity of the test design, development or delivery process has been compromised. We look carefully at how we can best secure exam content against the threat of exam piracy during development and delivery, and we research and apply new forensic techniques every day, making it increasingly difficult for examinees who lack the legitimate skills to pass our exams."
He did not elaborate on all the security procedures, but the interview is well worth the read.
Microsoft Launches OneNote Cert
Microsoft, in conjunction with Certiport, recently announced the launch of a Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) 2010 OneNote certification.
Described as a "digital notebook that provides a single place to gather notes and information, with the added benefits of powerful search capabilities and easy-to-use shared notebooks," OneNote first became available with the Office 2003 tools and then updated in both Office 2007 and Office 2010.
As for MOS certification overall, over 3.5 million have become MOS-certified since the program was started. Currently, MOS certification is now delivered in 24 languages and 140 countries.
More information on the OneNote certification can be found here.
Syncsort Certification Now Available Through VUE
It was announced on Nov. 16 that Syncsort certification on data integration acceleration and data protection is now available exclusively through VUE testing centers. The certification in question is Syncsort Certified Implementation Engineer (SCIE) exam for the NetApp Syncsort Integrated Backup (NSB) solution and it tests on the ability to effectively design, install, configure, deploy and support Syncsort products.
More information on SCIE and Syncsort can be found here.
Oracle Fusion Exam in Beta Until February
The Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g: Build Applications with Oracle Forms exam (1Z0-151) is scheduled to enter beta on Dec. 1 and run until Feb. 11, 2012.
All Oracle beta exams are available through VUE testing centers and run between three and three-and-a-half hours long. A complete list of topics beneath each objective, and other exam-related information, can be found here.
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