10/2/2002 -- Cisco Systems announced this week that it has raised the international prices of some exams.

According to Cisco's Web sites, all exams with the starting numbers of 640- and 9E0- now cost between $125 and $150 U.S. equivalent. The Foundation exam, 640-841, now costs between $250 and $300 U.S. equivalent.

U.S. exams remain priced at $125 ($250). The CCIE qualification exams still cost $300 U.S. (or equivalent) worldwide.

Cisco did not detail which exams' prices were raised internationally. It recommends that candidates check with Vue or Prometric when registering for an exam.

To view the official announcement on the price hike, click here. -B.N.