3/8/2001 -- Oracle Corp. announced last week that it has certified more than 60,000 individuals as Oracle Certified Professionals (OCPs). According to the company, this is a 100 percent increase over the past eight months.

The OCP program offers several titles, including Database Operator (DBO), Database Administrator (DBA), Application Developer (AD) and Java Developer.

Oracle refused to comment on which title grew the most, or give individual counts by track. "We don't release that information," said a company spokesperson.

Click here for more information on the Oracle certification program. -B.N