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Intermediate Level Certification

Solution Developer - Web Services Development for WebSphere Application Server V7.0

August 14, 2009

IBM is pleased to announce the addition of the following job-role certification and applicable test to the Professional Certification Program from IBM (www.ibm.com/certify). This certification is available worldwide today, August 14, 2009. By achieving this certification, intermediate level solution developers have validated their knowledge and skills, and can demonstrate their technical competence to others.

IBM Certified Solution Developer - Web Services Development for WebSphere Application Server V7.0

Test 000-371, Web Services Development for IBM WebSphere Application Server V7.0

This intermediate level certification is intended for solution developers who are responsible for using IBM Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software V7.5 and IBM WebSphere Application Server V7.0 to discover, develop, build, deploy, test and publish Web services and clients which use Java EE 5 and corresponding WS-* standards.

This certification does not specifically test for Web and EJB development and Service-oriented architecture (SOA) design techniques, except as they relate to Web services. Other IBM certification offerings specifically address or will address these areas.

To attain the certification credential, candidates must pass 1 test: Test 000-371.

Test 000-371 is designed to measure skills in the areas of:

1. Architecture and Core Concepts 13%
2. Standards and Specifications 15%
3. Web Services Development Tools 16%
4. Web Services Development 30%
5. Deployment and Configuration of Web Services 13%
6. Security 13%

Practical experience and in-depth product knowledge are required to ensure success on the test.

To help candidates prepare, the following information is provided, and accessible via the IBM Certified Solution Developer - Web Services Development for WebSphere Application Server V7.0:

  • job role description/target audience to which the test is built
  • test objectives or detailed skills measured on the test
  • test preparation / training resources used to prepare based on the test objectives
  • assessment test to gauge ones readiness for the actual test

Test 000-371 is available via test delivery vendor Link to content outside of ibm.comPrometric.

Test 000-371 is also available to IBM employees at a reduced rate via the IBM SWG Prime Test Centers, and IBMers can obtain test registration information via certify@us.ibm.com.

Test 000-371 is a 150 minute test. The test fee is set to the economy of a country as $200 USD each in developed countries and $100 USD each in emerging market countries. The test delivery vendor can verify the specific test fee within each country.

To access the certification roadmap, click here, and refer to the Roadmap under Software Development: Web Services. The updated roadmap will be available by August 20, 2009.

For any inquiries regarding this announcement, please send a note to certify@us.ibm.com.

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