8/21/2001 -- According to Win2K News, Microsoft is considering allowing other vendors' certifications to count toward the company's new administrator title.

Stuart Sjouwerman wrote in the Aug. 16 edition of the SunSpot.com newsletter that the new title will be made up of three core exams and one elective, and that Microsoft is considering allowing titles such as Novell's CNA and CompTIA's A+ to count toward fulfilling that elective.

Sjowerman also wrote that the core exam numbers for the new admin title will be 210, 215 and a new 218 exam.

Microsoft announced last month that it would be coming out with a new "administrator-level" title; however, many details about the cert -- including its name and the number of exams -- have yet to be officially announced.

Microsoft refused our request for comment on this article, and would not confirm or deny any aspect of Sjowerman's report.

To view the Win2K news article, click on the "Aug. 16 edition" link above. To find out more about Microsoft's upcoming administrator certification, click here. -B.N.

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