12/8/2004 -- Cisco Systems recently announced that it will be releasing a new version of its Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert, Routing and Switching (CCIE R&S) written exam on Jan. 19.

Cisco released a beta (#351-001) of this updated exam in August. When live, the exam will cover "Networking and IP fundamentals, switching, routing, quality of service, WAN, security fundamentals, multicast and enterprise wireless mobility fundamentals," among other topics, the company said. Detailed objectives on the exam content can be found here.

CCIE written exams cost $300 (U.S.) and qualify candidates for the hands-on CCIE lab exam. They can also be used to recertify other Cisco titles.

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