10/15/2003 -- IBM announced this week that "due to popular demand" it will reinstate several WebSphere 4.0 certifications and exams this Friday.

The titles are:

• IBM Certified Systems Expert - Administration for IBM WebSphere Application Server, Advanced Edition, V4.0
• IBM Certified Developer Associate - IBM WebSphere Studio Family of Products, V4.0.x
• IBM Certified Specialist - IBM WebSphere Studio Application Developer for Windows, V4.0.3
• IBM Certified Solution Developer - IBM WebSphere Studio Application Developer for Windows, V4.0.3
• IBM Certified Specialist - IBM WebSphere Application Server, Advanced Single Server Edition for Multiplatforms, V4.0
• IBM Certified Enterprise Developer - IBM WebSphere Application Server, Advanced Single Server Edition for Multiplatforms, V4.0

IBM had previously retired the dozen exams for these titles on Sept. 30. The exams will be now be offered concurrently with their WebSphere 5.0 equivalents.

More information on this announcement can be found here. -Becky Nagel