CertiPort: New MOUS Rollout Deadline Feb. 14

January 16, 2002 - c ertiport tell c ertcities.com today that the deadline for testing centres implementation of the companys new testing software - which makes all of the Memorandum of Understanding XP Examination Automatic testing centres in all - are now on February 14.

Certiport certcities.com originally told that the closing date will be January 14 (See: "US rollout of Memorandum of Understanding examinations, in order to complete on January 14 "), which is so far The software was released. However, certiport officials told reporters that they examination centre for additional time to implement the software. "We allow some of the central version 3.2 and 4.0 running concurrently [a month] ... new software has high system requirements, is the main memory, and some centres need time to upgrade their current machines, said: "Director Steve clinger, the world certiport services sector. Clinger said that the company has doubled its support staff to help the transfer out.

Clinger told reporters, although specific figures not available, but how many Examination Center has implemented a new software, as it released Monday, he estimated that the majority has been or is in the process of doing so now .

Clinger also said that, after February 14, some centres may no longer provide the Memorandum of Understanding examination, if it can not upgrade their hardware to meet the demand. He said: This is a very small percentage of centres, and said that if the circumstances, if the Centre to upgrade their hardware, they will be welcomed back into the memorandum test plan. Certcities.com certiport also told that access, Outlook and PowerPoint 2002 examination nor to the scene, in late December, but no such status examination However, Microsoft changed the site (as of this writing, the future of each examination, or it said: "upcoming"). A spokesman confirmed that Microsoft is that the test is now live, and that the Web site will be updated in the near future.

-B. N.