Microsoft Picks Prometric for Exam Delivery Into 2008

July 11, 2007 - Next year, P rometric Limited will be sole proprietorship, to provide examination services, Microsofts formal support.

Over the years, Microsoft has provided certification and dynamic examination by two official test providers, Pearson users of the exchange and Thomson Prometric. That is about to change next year, with Microsoft to provide an exchange rate in 2008: the Prometric.

According to information posted on Microsofts MCP site examinations recipients can continue to enrol in the MCP and dynamic examination by user Exchange until August 30, 2007, and take examinations, through user forums, and until December 31, 2007. Since then, the examination worldwide delivery, will be adopted only through Prometric center.

Change doesn t affect the MCP transcripts, because these two examinations delivery company send the report to Microsoft all the information immediately after the examination required to complete the examination.

Microsoft has released a FAQ that further details, including how users can exchange coupons will be convertible after the examination, vouchers for Prometric .

MCP reaction has been mixed. ", In a local urban level, but not all testing centres open every day - certainly not to extend the opening weekend or -- this is a serious limiting the choice of a suitable test center, "explained Desmond Lee, MCT and consultancy company based in Switzerland. Li that the quality will become an issue , and in some points: ", the absence of any competition usually leads to higher cost¡­¡­ [and] complacent, the results in the absence of any motive or pushing innovation or improvement decline in the quality of ... pay no attention to details such as " " by limiting itself to One vendor, they won T is able to serve many of the candidates took the test, "observed signs horninger IT consultants and instructors with haverford consultant in Philadelphia. " A step headed in the wrong direction. " A good testing experience with frequent high count Examination of the recipient, if Prometric Limited able to provide at the local level , the matter may be considered controversial.

"I Tang t do not like than other said: "Andy barkl, HgCdTe and wetrainit in Phoenix. "Said , to the centre of the work of local staff, location and equipment I made my choice. " Horninger agreed: "I take vitamin E examination, the two sides exchange and Prometric users Limited, and find # 160 quality is more consistent. " Barkl said he # 39 test has been taken, since the beginning of the MCP program, and memories of the time, " you only in the Microsoft exam sylvan Prometric. " Noteworthy: users exchange Pearson has announced the release of it is "primary seller ", Cisco Systems ccie ccna and certification programs. Look at releases, click here.

- Michael Domingo