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Old 05-28-2009, 08:57 AM
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I just got my voucher for a free certification exam (included in the 2 day training class at WES). Its only good for 6 months. I already have a BlackBerry Certified Support Specialist (both BIS and BES) but would like to get the BlackBerry Certified System Administrator as well. So just a couple quick questions.
  1. Any idea when the BES 5.0 certification exams will be available. Specifically the Domino based exams? I would rather not take another Beta exam if possible.
  2. I have the training materials from the 2 day course, but I am assiming that this will not be enough to pass. What else should I study up on to give myself a fighting chance?

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Doug
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Old 05-28-2009, 05:07 PM
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Doug, I'd HIGHLY suggest taking the beta exam. The BCX-420 is actually quite simple, especially if you've already passed the 410 exam. I only looked over the Feature and Technical Guide and Administration Guide for about 30 minutes the morning of the exam and passed Needless to say, taking a beta exam allows you the ability to miss a few more questions without as much of impact
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Old 05-28-2009, 10:11 PM
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I only looked over the Feature and Technical Guide and Administration Guide for about 30 minutes the morning of the exam and passed
Thanks for your vote of confidence. But your significantly more experienced with BES and its features than I am. Its hard for me to retain information when your not able to use it on a regular basis.

I was looking to take a non-beta exam because the voucher I got specifically states it has to be a BCP series exam.

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Old 05-29-2009, 07:54 AM
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  1. Any idea when the BES 5.0 certification exams will be available. Specifically the Domino based exams? I would rather not take another Beta exam if possible.
To answer my own question. I received this response from the BlackBerry certification team.
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The BES 5.0 Domino Certifications are still in the beta period and it is likely that each exam release will be staggered. This is to the fact that each beta exams must reach a certain number of participants before they can go through analysis phase. It is likely that BCX-421 Maintaining a BlackBerry Enterprise Server version 5.0 in an IBM Lotus Domino Environment will be available in its live form by late August. All other live exam dates are to be determined.
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