Mohamed Mabrouk

Benson Fung wrote:Hi Mohammed,

Thanks for your suggestions. By the way, do you have any materials which are specifically for 669? Because I would like to take IBM Test 669.

Thanks
Benson

You're welcome Benson, francly I haven't updated my certification with the new test yet, so all I can advise is refering to the recommended material in the IBM exam page and making sure you have enough knowledge about the objectives, you'll also find many articles online refering to the different objectives. Sorry I couldn't be much of help with this subject.

Good luck

Benson Fung wrote:Hi Mohamed,

Do you think your tutorial still support test 669? Bcus 663 has retired.


Thanks
Benson

Hi Benson

you must have meant exam 664, and as far as I know, exam 664 has not retired, It is to retire at the end of January.

As for the new test, well many of the objectives are the same, but new one have been added, so the tutorial should still be of help but its coverage is quite less than it is for exam 664.

I hope this answers you question

Brian Thank you!

And Marc, I believe the content had publishing trouble for a couple of days, it's back online now, please check it and tell me if you're still having problems accessing it.

Thank you!

Hi Tuty

Thank you for your compliement and interest in the tutorial. Like I mentioned in the main topic, the tutorial isn't really meant to be used as a single resource, other readings are encouraged, the SOA exam will test if you really understand SOA so the more you read, the better you'll be able to answer, using the tutorial will definitely save you time and it will get you quickly through the different topics hence giving you a broad quick coverage, but i'd really recommend more reading.

Good luck on your exam
[ October 16, 2008: Message edited by: Mohamed Mabrouk ]

Hi

I would like to share the following tutorial which is meant for preparation for the test 664 (SOA fundamentals),it's posted on developerworks and it's written by me.

The tutorial is built on the objectives on the exam, and contains a compilation of different resources. Though not meant to be used as a single reference, it represents a single stop compressed summary for the subjects needed for the exam.

Hope you find it handy and please contact me if you have any questions about it.

link: http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/edu/ws-dw-ws-soa-ibmcertified.html
[ November 12, 2008: Message edited by: Marc Peabody ]

Hi all

I have taken the test 664 a while ago, as you guys said, the new test is 80% similar to the earlier one...

I would like to point out an article on DeveloperWorks that could be of help when preparing for the exam (the article is by me actually)

http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/edu/ws-dw-ws-soa-ibmcertified.html

Good luck

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