1/9/2002 -- Microsoft announced recently that it will issue special-edition wallet cards embellished with the phrase "Charter Member MCSA" to the first 5,000 candidates who eventually satisfy the requirements of the new Microsoft Certified Systems Administration title. The title is expected to be obtainable around Jan. 22, which is the expected release date of the 70-218, Managing a Windows 2000 Network Environment exam.

The gesture is similar to the one that the company extended to the first 2,000 MCSEs on Windows 2000.

Microsoft said it will send out the Charter Member MCSA kits to MCSAs in February. For details on the Charter Member MCSA as well as more on how to achieve this title, click here. -MCPMag.com.