Retirement of Test 406 and Solution Developer Cert - WAS 3.5. Need Help!

[marlon tan]

Hi. I'm about to take Test 406 this Monday. We know that Solution Developer Certification relating to WAS 3.5 Standard will be retired by IBM by Dec 31, 2001. Does this mean that if ever I pass both OOAD/UML and WAS 3.5 Standard exams before the year ends, the Solution Developer certification that I would (hopefully) be getting would no longer be recognized and credited? What if for example I plan to take up Enterprise-level certifications, say next year or maybe beyond 2002?
Thank you for the info.

[Theodore Casser]

Actually, let me change my answer.
IF you pass both before December 31st... I think you actually would receive your certificate. Since the certifications are valid through then...
You need to ask IBM, though.
[This message has been edited by Theodore Casser (edited November 30, 2001).]