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Announcement:
Certification Testing @ IBM WebSphere Services Technical Conference (WSTC) [May 4- May 9, 2008]
Jan. 31 2008
IBM is
pleased to announce that the Software certification tests, valued up to $200,
will be available at the IBM internal WebSphere Services Technical Conference
(WSTC), held May 4-9, 2008 in Las Vegas, USA.
Pending
seat availability, registered conference attendees can, on a first come;
first serve basis, take one or all of the Software certification tests
listed on
http://www-03.ibm.com/certify/tests/test_index_bd.shtml
Come to the Certification Testing Room to reserve your
testing session. The hours of operation are as follows. Walk-ins are
welcome if seats are available.
| Hours of Operations |
| Date |
Information, Registration |
Testing Session Start Times |
| Sun., May 4 |
2:45 - 6:00 |
2:45 4:30 |
| Mon., May 5 |
10:30 - 12:00; 1:00 - 6:00 |
10:30 1:00 2:45 4:30 6:00 |
| Tues., May 6 |
7:00 - 11:30; 12:30 - 6:00
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7:00 8:30 10:00 12:30 2:30 4:00 5:30 |
| Wed., May 7 |
7:00 - 11:30; 12:30 - 6:00 |
7:00 8:30 10:00 12:30 2:30 4:00 5:30 |
| Thurs., May 8 |
7:00 - 11:30; 12:30 - 6:00 |
7:00 8:30 10:00 12:30 2:30 4:00 5:30 |
| Fri., May 9 |
7:00 - 11:30 |
7:00 8:30 10:00 11:30 |
Note: The Certification Test Center is in the Lombada Room, except for the Wed. and Thurs. 5:30
sessions which will be in the Miranda Room. Registrations will not be taken for these Wed. and
Thurs. 5:30 sessions. Given the numerous testing machines, all walk-in test takers will likely be
accommodated.
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The test fees are as follows. VISA, Master Card and American Express
are accepted, and numbers are entered directly into the web-based test delivery tool.
| Software Tests | Test Fee (per test taker) |
| WebSphere, SOA, XML, Info. Management, Rational, Tivoli | $0 first 3 tests per brand/technology;
$75 each additional test per brand/ tech. |
| Lotus, WebSphere Portal | $75 each test |
It is strongly recommended that you prepare for the test(s) before the
conference. To do so, per applicable test, on
http://www-03.ibm.com/certify/tests/test_index_bd.shtml (Test
Information - by product view), open the applicable Certification
Title and refer to:
| job role / target audience | - to which the test is built |
| recommended prerequisite skills | - knowledge/skills needed before preparing |
| test objectives | - skills measured on the test |
| test preparation / training resources | - to prepare based on the test objectives |
| assessment test | - to gauge one's readiness for the actual test |
Note:
- Up to two tests may be registered for at one time. Upon completing
one test, another one may be registered for, and so on. Book test
sessions early in the week, to secure multiple testing opportunities
during this conference!
- The same test may be taken only twice in a 30 day period. Both
attempts can be at this event.
- For each session, test takers are required to sign-in to take the
test, and show their conference badge, and one ID with photo and
signature.
- Previous IBM test takers, need to bring their certification testing
ID #.
- Tests are closed-book, and computer-based, containing
multiple-choice questions. They are delivered in a proctored
environment via Prime, a password protected, web-based tool.
- Reserved seats will be given to people on the waitlist if confirmed
test takers are not present within 10 minutes from the start of the
test session.
Your WebSphere/SOA/XML Certification Team
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