6/30/2004 -- IBM recently announced updates to two of its certification tracks: AIX and Storage.

Within the AIX track, the company has launched two new exams:

• pSeries System Administration and Support for AIX 5L 5.2 (#232)
• pSeries HACMP for AIX 5L (#237)

The 232 exam, for its IBM Certified Specialist: pSeries Administration and Support for AIX 5L 5.2 title, is a merging of the current 191 and 199 exams, which will retire Sept. 9. The 237 exam, which counts toward IBM's Certified Systems Expert: pSeries HACMP for AIX 5L title, is an update of the current 187 exam, which will retire at the end of July. Candidates must first hold the Specialist title before attempting the Systems Expert exam.

The company has also released updated exams for three of its Storage Specialist titles. The new exams are:

• Open Systems Storage Solutions 3 (#387)
• High-End Disk Solutions 3 (#386)
• Total Storage Networking & Virtualization Architecture 2 (#389)

These exams replace #382, #381 and #384, respectively. Retirement dates have not been announced.

For more information on these updates, go here. -Becky Nagel