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TidBytes Monthly Newsletter Volume 1, Issue 8, September 2002
Houston Program Office Closed October 7-11
New program update... HP Certified Professional Program
HP Enterprise Technical Symposium Update
Continuing Certification Requirement (CCR) Deadline
Program Updates
Events
NonStop™ Enterprise Division Education and Training Center News
Microsoft Server Operating Systems Available from HP
Your Americas Compaq Accredited Professional Team, part of the new hp
How To Contact Us

Houston Program Office Closed October 7-11

We're off to St. Louis October 7-11. The staff will be supporting the HP Enterprise Technical Symposium (HP ETS). We'll have limited access to voice mail and email. We'll be back in the office on Monday, October 14.


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New Program Update-HP Certified Professional

In our August TidBytes newsletter we announced the new name of the HP certification program... HP Certified Professional. Integration efforts are on-going. At the HP Enterprise Technical Symposium (HP ETS, October 7-11, in St. Louis) we've planned several activities to communicate new program information. Watch for upcoming information through our ALERT or newsletter communications.


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HP Enterprise Technical Symposium (HP ETS) Update

Here's a link to the latest event communication.

Looking for Novell-specific sessions at HP ETS?

Be sure to look for the Novell booth and Novell sessions when you're creating your schedule for HP ETS. The following sessions will be offered:

1193

Novell NetWare 6 Clustering Services on the ProLiant Hardware Platform

1245

IT Consolidation Design Considerations

1257

hp StorageWorks Secure Path

1503

Troubleshooting NetWare on HP ProLiant Servers

1516

Anywhere, Anytime Accessibility Using iFolder and iPrint on NetWare 6

1519

Anywhere, Anytime Accessibility Using Native File Access and NetWare Web Access on NetWare 6

1526

Data Migration Strategies for Novell NetWare Servers

1527

Overview of eDirectory

1528

Providing Secure Access to Network Resources

1635

Customer Case Study - Lessons Learned From Managing the Upgrade of a Very Large Network to NetWare 6 and Supporting Technologies


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January 31, 2003 Deadline: Continuing Certification Requirement (CCR)

In January 2002 we announced continuing certification requirements (CCRs) for a select group of designations. Information about the designations affected by the January 31, 2003 CCR deadline is found here.


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Program Updates

Program Metrics

Exam Retirements

Pre-requisite Changes

Beta Exams

Program Metrics
Here are the latest metrics for the North America program. We've provided a detailed summary per designation title.

Compaq Accredited Professional Statistics

Total Certifications Held

12,076

Accredited Individuals

6,209

Accredited Integration Specialist (AIS)

5,284

Accredited Systems Engineer (ASE)

5,429

Master Accredited Systems Engineer (MASE)

1,031

Operating Systems Certification
     SE NonStop™ Kernel: 27
     SA OpenVMS: 166
     SA Tru64 UNIX: 86
     SE OpenVMS: 17
     SE Tru64 UNIX: 36

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Exam Retirements
Here's the latest list of exam retirements.


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Pre-requisite Changes
Based on feedback from our certification community and business partners a change has been made to the following designations:

  • OpenVMS System Administrator
  • AlphaServer/OpenVMS AIS

The CompTIA Network + Certification OR Equivalent pre-requisite has been removed from the Open VMS System Administrator designation and added to the AIS AlphaServer/OpenVMS designation.


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Beta Exams
Check out the list of beta exams currently available.


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Events

International Tandem User Group (ITUG)

International Tandem User Summit 2002
The ITUG event is scheduled for October 27-31 at the San Jose Convention Center in San Jose CA. The ITUG Summit offers the most relevant in-depth technical and product knowledge available on Compaq ZLE and NonStop™ server products, services, and solutions. No other conference provides this level of valuable NonStop™ server information, and the ability to meet one-on-one with hundreds of HP NonStop™ Enterprise Division developers. Event details are located here.

Need another reason to attend the ITUG Summit? How about FREE certification testing and the opportunity to become certified.

During the course of the ITUG Summit this year, the NonStop™ Enterprise Division will be hosting a fully operation third party testing center in the San Jose Convention Center. Professional exam administrators will be on hand to deliver FREE exams to HP certified professional prospects. Now's the time to become a HP Certified Professional. In past years' participants have been able to take all offered exams while at the show. The testing center will be available and open for extended hours during the length of the conference. All NonStop™ systems exams will be offered FREE to registered attendees. Maximize your professional development opportunities; don't miss the chance to advance your recognition in the NonStop™ server community.


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NonStop™ Certification/Training News

Here's the latest information from the NonStop™ Enterprise Division Education and Training Center.


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Microsoft Server Operating Systems Available from HP

Microsoft OEM server operating systems from HP enable customers to save time and money by purchasing their server and OS at the same time. Available factory installed or on CD, customers only make one call to HP for both server and OS technical support. Low price, faster deployment, free OS installation, and increased system stability and reliability make purchasing a ProLiant server with a Microsoft OEM server OS from HP an easy decision. We've provided a presentation that provides additional detail.

To learn more please visit: http://www.compaq.com/products/servers/software/microsoftOEM/index.html


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Your Americas Compaq Accredited Professional Team

Management Team

  • Tony Croes, Manager, Americas Compaq Accredited Professional Program, Tony.Croes@hp.com

Staff Team Members


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How To Contact Us

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