Microsoft develops new exams and discontinues others to ensure that all exams reflect current job roles. Announcements of exams that are scheduled for discontinuation will be made once a year in June to MCPs who subscribe to the MCP NewsFlash e-mail. This information will also be available on the Microsoft Training & Certification Web site:
http://www.microsoft.com/traincert/m...mstoretire.asp
June 2004 Exam Retirements
The following Exams are scheduled to be discontinued in June 2004:
70-015 Designing and Implementing Distributed Applications with Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0
70-016 Designing and Implementing Desktop Applications with Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0
70-019 Designing and Implementing Data Warehouses with Microsoft SQL Server 7.0
70-028 Administering Microsoft SQL Server 7.0
70-029 Designing and Implementing Databases with Microsoft SQL Server 7.0
70-100 Analyzing Requirements and Defining Solution Architectures
70-152 Designing and Implementing Web Solutions with Microsoft Visual InterDev 6.0
70-155 Designing and Implementing Distributed Applications with Microsoft Visual FoxProŽ 6.0
70-156 Designing and Implementing Distributed Applications with Microsoft Visual FoxPro 6.0
70-175 Designing and Implementing Distributed Applications with Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0
70-176 Designing and Implementing Desktop Applications with Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0
For more details about discontinued exams, including current exam retirements for June 2003, and information on how the discontinuations might affect your certification, please visit the Microsoft Training & Certification Web site:
http://www.microsoft.com/traincert/m...us/retired.asp
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