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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.

Microsoft offers three tracks for MOUS certification: Office 97, Office 2000 and Office XP. However, Certiport said that interest in the 97 is currently very small. "The majority are on 2000, although XP is catching on well," the company told us.

Even though the 97 exams are being retired, Certiport stressed that the certifications themselves will remain valid. "Of course we encourage people to upgrade their certifications, but [all] 97 titles are still good," said David Saedi, vice president of Certiport.

The retirement has yet to be officially announced on the MOUS section of Microsoft's Web site. For more information on Microsoft's MOUS program, click here.  - B.N.


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Current CertCities.com user Comments for "MOUS 97 Exams To Retire in July"
6/16/02 - MCT+Internet+site building  says: ITS A USELESS CERTIFICATION...A JOKE AND A WASTE OF MONEY
6/18/02 - Not  says: It is not a useless certification, there are several businesses and schools using 97. Some of these exams actually made the taker show their skills unlike the current exams.
6/19/02 - PC Xpert  from New York, NY says: If you work in Word Processing Center or Law Firm, having any MOUS certification is very useful and benefits you when your paycheck arrives each week!
6/19/02 - eric cartman  from South Park says: i agree!
6/24/02 - Sally  says: I am sorry to see '97 go. Many businesses in this area are still using Office '97. I'm not surprised, however. The testing center in my area had real problems trying to test on both '97 and 2000.
7/8/02 - Ekime  says: When exams are retired does this mean a person loses their certification?
7/8/02 - Becky Nagel  from Web Editor, CertCities.com says: Hi Ekime -- Not at all; while those new to the program won't be able to get the certification anymore, those already 97 certified will remain so.
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