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UPDATED: MOUS Is Now Microsoft Office Specialist


9/26/2002 -- In a bid to rid its Microsoft Office User Specialist (MOUS) certification program of its acronym, Microsoft announced earlier this week that it has officially changed the program's name to Microsoft Office Specialist.

Effective immediately, the program no longer has any official acronym-- Microsoft will now refer to the program only by its new full name or a slightly shorter version, Office Specialist.

John Pilmer, spokesperson for Certiport (the company that manages Office-related certifications for Microsoft), explained that name change was brought on by the desire to have the program's name more strongly reflect its association with the Office Suite. According to Pilmer, the program's previous name lent itself too well to the use of the MOUS acronym on resumes and business cards, and Microsoft felt that this acronym doesn't properly convey the titles' worth. "The benefit of the certification relates back to the..Microsoft Office Suite," he said. "We think this [change] is good news for users, because the name is now more clearly associated [with Office]."

Although the name change officially took place on Sept. 23, Pilmer said that the transition to the new name among the program's partners and vendors may take until the end of the year to complete.

Pilmer stressed that any certifications granted under the program's previous name remain valid, that anyone who would like a replacement certificate reflecting the new Office Specialist moniker can order one for $10 U.S.

To view the official announcement about this change, click here.  -B.N.



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10/2/02: Dean Linebaugh from Charleston, West Virginia says: I just passed my exam in MS Word Monday. Iwill gladly pay the extra $10 charge for my certificate to read "Microsoft Office Specialist." Do you know how many times I have been asked "What's a mouse anyway" ?
10/2/02: Don from Tucson, AZ says: I just got my MOS in Excel 2002 core on August 27th. Within a week I got the old certificate, and now they want another $10 to get a new certificate? They should give away a new certificate to everyone who passed within a reasonable amount of time prior to this change. Seems to me to be another way to get $10 out of us.
10/2/02: Anonymous says: I am going to call in MOS instead of Microsoft office specialist just to piss microsoft off. They suck any anyway. MOS MOS MOS MOS MOS MOS MOS MOS MOS MOS MOS MOS MOS MOS MOS MOS MOS MOS MOS MOS
10/3/02: Carolyn from Tucson, AZ says: I have my master certification for Office 97 and 2000. That means I would need to spend $110 (4 for 97 plus Master and 5 for 2000 plus Master) to change all my certificates. That is ridiculous! They should be willing to change our certificates for free.
10/3/02: Linda from OKC says: This i utterly ridiculous! I am a MOS Master and Authorized Instructor! They want another $10 bucks to change our Certificates? This is the second time the Certificates have changed. This should be free! What about those of us who have multiple Certs in MOS and have paid for each test and Instructor Cert. I also think Microsoft should take over the testing. Make the tests truly prove that you are a Master or Instructor. Right now this whole program is viewed as a joke most places I go.
10/3/02: Jack from Austin, TX says: I definitely agree. They shouldn't have to charge money for a certification that people have already; that's asking a little too much. I know there aren't supposed to be any more acronyms for "Microsoft Office Specialist," but "MOSMI" does sound like a new species...
10/3/02: Onefire from Centerpoint says: The new name is better, but it nescesary to separate instructor and master certificate.
10/4/02: Master Instructor from NH says: Things could be worse ... they could discontinue the Master Instructor program -- only to come out with another new one and charge $100 or more to get a new instructor certification. Remember the Authorized Instructor program had a 1-time fee -- so they collected the fees, then changed the program name to Master Instructor, and collected new 1-time fees. Just wait ... won't be long ... save your $10 to update these certificates!
10/4/02: Edna from North Carolina says: Microsoft Office Specialist does sound more professional for the office and training environments. I think that the name change will attract more customers for the training companies that are selling the courses.
10/19/02: Sally from West Virginia says: What about the logo? I originally received an Authorized Instructor shirt with the MOUS logo. Since then I have earned Master Instructor....the polo shirt I received in the mail also has the MOUS logo. Any word on replacements?
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