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Office Specialist Student Contest Underway
1/22/2003 -- If you're a student and a whiz at Word or Excel XP, then Certiport -- the organization that administers the Office Specialist certification program for Microsoft -- is looking for you. full story

Office Specialist Exams Now Available for VA Reimbursement
1/8/2003 -- Active duty military personnel, veterans and their family members can now use Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) education benefits to cover the costs of Microsoft Office Specialist certification exams, Microsoft announced last month. full story

Project 2002 Cert Quietly Debuts
11/13/2002 -- Almost a year after introducing the rest of its XP/2002 Office Specialist (formerly MOUS) certification exams, Microsoft quietly announced a new title: Microsoft Project 2002 Comprehensive. full story

UPDATED: MOUS Is Now Microsoft Office Specialist
9/26/2002 -- In a bid to rid its Microsoft Office User Specialist (MOUS) certification program of its acronym, Microsoft announced earlier this week that it has officially changed the program's name to Microsoft Office Specialist. full story

Help Removed from MOUS Exams
7/17/2002 -- Beginning late August, candidates taking Microsoft Office User Specialist (MOUS) exams will no longer have access to Microsoft Office Help files. full story

MOUS 97 Exams To Retire in July
6/12/2002 -- According to Certiport, the organization that runs the Microsoft Office User Specialist (MOUS) certification program for Microsoft, the Office 97 versions of the MOUS exams will be retired sometime next month. full story

CompTIA, Certiport Partnership Leads to A+ Discounts
5/15/2002 -- Last week, The Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) announced that it has entered into a partnership with Certiport, the organization that administers Microsoft's Office User Specialist(MOUS)certification program. full story

MOUS Program Hits 500,000 Milestone
2/7/2002 -- The Microsoft Office User Specialist certification program announced last month that it has granted its 500,000th certification. full story

CertiPort: New MOUS Rollout Deadline Feb. 14
1/16/2002 -- Certiport told CertCities.com today that the deadline for testing centers to implement the company's new testing software -- which makes all MOUS XP exams automatically available at all testing centers -- is now Feb. 14. full story

U.S. Rollout of MOUS XP Exams To Be Complete Jan. 14
12/19/2001 -- Certiport, the organization that manages the Microsoft Office User Specialist (MOUS) certification program for Microsoft, told CertCities.com yesterday that the full slate of its English-version Office XP exams will be available at all its testing centers worldwide by Jan. 14, with availability in other languages by the end of the month. full story

Nivo Changes Name to Certiport, Announces New Cert
11/28/2001 -- Salt Lake City-based Nivo International, the organization that manages the Microsoft Office User Specialist (MOUS) certification program for Microsoft, has changed its name to CertiPort (www.certiport.com) and launched a new general computing certification. full story

First XP MOUS Exams Go Live
10/3/2001 -- Nivo International, the organization that runs the Microsoft Office User Specialist (MOUS) program for Microsoft, informed CertCities.com yesterday that its Word and Excel XP exams have gone live. full story

MOUS Project 2000 Expert Exam Cancelled
8/15/2001 -- Nivo International, the organization that runs the Microsoft Office User Specialist (MOUS) certification program for Microsoft, confirmed to CertCities.com yesterday that it has cancelled plans for a Project 2000 Expert Exam. full story

MOUS Master Instructor Fee: $95
8/1/2001 -- Microsoft has announced fees for its new MOUS Master Instructor certification. full story

Microsoft Says MOUS Master Instructor Fee Announcement Coming Soon
7/26/2001 -- Those of you waiting to find out what MOUS Master Instructor fees will be may not have to wait much longer. full story

MOUS Master Instructor Ed. Requirements Released
6/6/2001 -- On Friday, Microsoft released the education requirements for its upcoming MOUS Master Instructor certification. full story

MOUS AI To Become MOUS Master Instructor
5/22/2001 -- Microsoft has decided to replace the MOUS AI program with a new certification: MOUS Master Instructor. full story

Microsoft Offering Free Trial of Office XP
4/3/2001 -- Need some hands-on experience for those upcoming MOUS Office XP betas? Microsoft is currently offering U.S. customers a free "trial" version of Office XP. full story

MOUS Office XP Beta Exams Announced
3/23/2001 -- Microsoft announced this week a registration program for candidates interested in taking beta versions of its upcoming Office XP exams. full story

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