Microsoft Certification Exam 70-540 is available in Beta form right now! This is a Technology Specialist exam for application developers in the mobility space.
The Preparation Guide is available for the Exam at: http://www.microsoft.com/learning/exams/70-540.mspx.
To register visit one of our independent testing providers:
* Thomson Prometric:
http://www.prometric.com/ContactUs/T...rs/default.htm
* Pearson VUE: http://www.vue.com/ms/
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Exam 71-540: BTA540
Best of luck!
Howard Dierking
Product Planner
Developer and Database Certifications
Microsoft Corporation

Beta of Microsoft Certification Exam 70-540
Felipe Heidrich
Well It's finally February 2007 and I've waited more than TWENTY WEEKS for the results of my 70-540 exam.
Are we going to get them any time soon
For the time we get our certification, devices with Windows Mobile 6 are going to be shipping.... LOL
imanish11111
Hi Howard,
Now that's a bummer. Guess I should stop checking my exam history on Vue everyday ;-)
I assume the delay in results would also apply to 70-500 as it looks like its beta period has also been extended
Cheers
Jeff Wharton
Chief Solutions Architect,
(MSysDev, MCT, MCPD: EAD, MCITP: DBD, MCSD.NET, MCP: SQL Server 2000)
Blog: http://whartonj.blogspot.com
Tim Anderson
Hi Howard,
Is there any particular reason why results for the first round of 70-500 and 70-540 beta's can't be released now
Cheers
Jeff
Mateusz Rajca
Another fortnight passes and still no update.
I have lodged a support call with MS Australia, who btw also have no idea what's going on, to try and get an update.
Not holding my breath though :-)
sefiroths
Tryin2Bgood
Because we extended the beta period for this exam, the live date looks more like late Februrary (2007) at this point. As with all betas, your score will be available at that point. Terribly sorry for the delay.
thanks,
_howard
Jemau
Hi Jeff,
We just finished (as in, this last week) the round of meetings where we determine the minimum passing scores. I don't have the exact date in front of me at the moment - but the live exam (and your scores) should be released very soon. I'll post an announcement on my blog (http://blogs.msdn.com/howard_dierking/) when the release happens. If it would make life easier by not having to check this thread, just subscribe to the rss and you'll see when it happens.
thanks,
_howard
barkingdog
Hi Jeff - this delay is also true of 70-500
thanks,
_howard
Alok T
Hi Jeff,
The reason that the scores for the mobility betas cannot be released at the moment is that the final passing score is based in part on a statistical analysis of the beta results. As you can see then, it's a sort of circular problem.
Hope that provides some clarity.
thanks,
_howard
RtMahi
Hi Howard,
Any update on when 70-540 and 70-500 beta results will be released
Cheers
Jeff
jsvonline.com
Hi Jeff - sorry for the delay in responding. At the risk of sounding like a completely broken record here, I looked at the latest release date and it says that 540 is supposed to release at the end of this month. I am currently looking into what is going on in the development process to cause the delay and will let you know if absolutely anything changes.
thanks for hanging in there.
_howard
B_Walton
Tom_Liu
Hi Howard,
Sounds fair enough :-)
Cheers
Jeff
ShadowRayz
Cool and I already subscribe to your blog :-)