New Microsoft Exams (English Language Only) released within last 6 months!

Microsoft is committed to offering certifications that are relevant, valued, and respected indicators of IT professional and developer technology skills. To fulfill this commitment, the Microsoft Certification team continually monitors industry trends and adjusts exams and standards accordingly, developing new exams to ensure that certification requirements keep pace with technology updates.

The following table lists new exams, beginning with those most recently released. Follow the links to the corresponding exam preparation guides to learn about the skills measured and credits you can earn toward certification.

Exams released in November 2010	Preparation guide
PowerPoint 2010 (English)	Exam 77-883

Exams released in October 2010	Preparation guide
Upgrade: Transition your MCPD .NET Framework 3.5 Windows Developer Skills to MCPD .NET 4 Windows Applications Developer (English)	Exam 70-521
Upgrade: Transition your MCPD .NET Framework 3.5 Web Developer Skills to MCPD .NET Framework 4 Web Developer (English)	Exam 70-523

Exams released in September 2010	Preparation guide
TS: Windows 7 and Office 2010, Deploying (English)	Exam 70-681

Exams released in August 2010	Preparation guide
Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 Financials (English)	Exam MB3-859
Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 Project Series (English)	Exam MB3-860
Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 Installation & Configuration (English)	Exam MB3-861
Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 Inventory & Order Processing (English)	Exam MB3-862

Exams released in July 2010	Preparation guide
TS: Microsoft SharePoint 2010, Application Development (English)	Exam 70-573
PRO: Designing and Developing Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Applications (English)	Exam 70-576
TS: Microsoft SharePoint 2010, Configuring (English)	Exam 70-667
PRO: Microsoft SharePoint 2010, Administrator (English)	Exam 70-668
Software Development Fundamentals (English)	Exam 98-361
Windows Development Fundamentals (English)	Exam 98-362
Web Development Fundamentals (English)	Exam 98-363
Database Fundamentals (English)	Exam 98-364
Windows Server Administration Fundamentals (English)	Exam 98-365
Networking Fundamentals (English)	Exam 98-366
Security Fundamentals (English)	Exam 98-367

Microsoft SharePoint 2010 exams are here!

The newest members of the SharePoint exam family are now available! 

• 70-573 — TS: Microsoft SharePoint 2010, Application Development
• 70-576 — PRO: Designing and Developing Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Applications
• 70-667 — TS: Microsoft SharePoint 2010, Configuring
• 70-668 — PRO: SharePoint Server 2010, Administrator 

The links will take you the official exam pages with audience profiles, skills measured, and other information to help you prepare.  

Just getting started with SharePoint 2010? Find out more about upcoming training releases and other support from MS Learning here:

All four exams are available now in English at Prometric test centers worldwide.  Localized versions (Japanese, German, French and Brazilian Portuguese) are in the works and will be ready in early August.

Good luck!

Source: Born to Learn