SCJP, SCWCD, SCBCD
Theodore Jonathan Casser
SCJP/SCSNI/SCBCD/SCWCD/SCDJWS/SCMAD/SCEA/MCTS/MCPD... and so many more letters than you can shake a stick at!
Thank you for contacting the IBM Professional Certification Program. The certification for Test #486 will be withdrawn 12-31-2006. Visit the link and see notes listed below.
http://www-03.ibm.com/certify/certs/adedwssv5.shtml
SCJP 1.4, SCWCD 1.4, PMP, ITIL V3 Foundation
A good workman is known by his tools.
That link doesn't say the 486 will be discontinued. The link says that a particular certification that included 486 as a requirement is being discontinued. There might still be hope.
Thank you for contacting the IBM Professional Certification Program. The certification for Test #486 will be withdrawn 12-31-2006. Visit the link and see notes listed below.
http://www-03.ibm.com/certify/certs/adedwssv5.shtml
SCJP 1.4, SCWCD 1.4, PMP, ITIL V3 Foundation
Originally posted by Claudio Lande:
So it'n not a matter of interpretation or hope. 486 will be canceled, withdrawn, closed, dismissed at the end of the year and yes, it's a shame since there will not be an updated tes based on vendor-independent contents like 486 any more in IBM catalogue
Claudio
Originally posted by Kameron McKenzie:
I noticed that many 'advanced' IBM certifications on WSAD and WebSphere needed 486. Now, the Solutions Developer and Application Developer certifications do not need the UML cert.
I was actually thinking about doing an ExamScam title on it - there aren't many great UML books out there. But the lack of interest from IBM has turned into a lack of interest to me.
Looks like test 486 is going to go the way of the, er, Intel 486.
Originally posted by Kameron McKenzie:
I noticed that many 'advanced' IBM certifications on WSAD and WebSphere needed 486. Now, the Solutions Developer and Application Developer certifications do not need the UML cert.
A good workman is known by his tools.