7/23/2003 -- Microsoft recently announced two new exams for its 2003 Microsoft Certified System Administrator (MCSA) and Microsoft Certified System Engineer (MCSE) credentials.

The first, 70-284, Implementing and Managing Microsoft Exchange Server 2003, appeared on the list of electives for both titles last week. The second, Exam 70-299: Implementing and Administering Security in a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network, was added earlier this week, according to MCPMag.com editor Michael Domingo.

Objectives for both have yet to be published.

You can read the requirements for the MCSE on Windows Server 2003 here. Read the requirements for the MCSA on Windows Server 2003 here.

More coverage on the new Exchange exam can be found on MCPMag.com here. An article on the new Security exam will be posted on the Web site's home page shortly. -Becky Nagel