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Cisco
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CERTIFICATION
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Development, Hardware, Help Desk, Internet / Web, Network, Security, Storage, Telecommunications, Wireless
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| DESCRIPTION:
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Specialty certifications for those already holding one or more Cisco certification titles. 19 options for everything from cable communications to security to storage networking.
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| YEAR ESTABLISHED: |
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2001
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| LAST UPGRADE:
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Updated exams for security Specialist exams (Sept. 2005)
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| # CERTIFIED:
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700,000+ total certified in Cisco program (source: CertCities, Oct. 2005)
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REQUIRED
PREREQUISITES: |
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Must have at least associate-level Cisco certification, such as CCNA or CCDA.
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REC. LEVEL OF
EXPERIENCE: |
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6 months or less
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| # OF TRACKS |
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19
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| TRACK NOTES:
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Access Routing and LAN Switching, Content Networking, IP Communications (8), Network Management, Optical, Storage Networking (2), VPN and Security (3), and Wireless LAN (2).
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| # OF EXAMS:
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1 to 3 per track
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NOTES REGARDING
EXAMS: |
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For more info, click here. Available at Prometric and Pearson Vue.
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AVERAGE
EXAM PRICE: |
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$
125
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TRAINING/
CLASSES REQUIRED? |
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n/a
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| MUST RENEW? |
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Yes
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RENEWAL
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Every two years. Must pass recertification exam. Passing a CCIE written exam will also recertify this cert.
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| LANGUAGES: |
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English, Japanese
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