8/11/2004 -- Yesterday Altova, provider of XML development tools, announced it has launched a certification program for its XMLSpy 2004 product.

To become an Altova Certified XMLSpy Engineer, candidates are required to pass one 50-question exam covering technologies like XML Schema 1.0, XPath 1.0 and SOAP 1.2, along with XMLSpy-specific skills. Detailed objectives can be found here.

The exam costs $95 and is currently available at Prometric testing centers in the U.S. and Canada. International testing opportunities are forthcoming, the company said.

Optional training for the title is available through Altova.

For more information on this certification, go here. -Becky Nagel