Technology: XML Technology Certification Committee announces a new certification

The XML Technology Certification Committee announces a new certification for XQuery and XML DB technical expertise

Tokyo - /Kyodo JBN-AsiaNet/ - The XML Technology Certification Committee today announced the worldwide release of the "XML Master Professional Database Administrator" exam, certifying technical professionals in XQuery and XML DB.

The new "XML Master Professional Database Administrator" certification is designed for database professionals, who must pass the "XML Master Basic Exam" and the "XML Master Professional Database Administrator Exam" to become certified.

The "XML Master Professional Database Administrator Exam" is comprised of four sections dealing with (1) Overview; (2) XQuery and XPath; (3) Manipulating XML Data; and (4) Creating XML Schema and Other XML Database Objects. The exam takes 90 minutes, and the passing score is 80%. The XML Master Professional Database Administrator exam is available beginning today at Prometric's global network of over 4,700 test centers.

In conjunction with today's announcement, the XML Technology Certification Committee has also announced a name change for the XML Master Professional Certification. The certification will now be known as the "XML Master Professional Application Developer Certification."

About the XML Certification Program - XML Master The "XML Master" is a professional certification officially launched in August 2001. The primary objective of the "XML Master" is the broad-based development of professionals having XML skills. To date, more than 16,000 professionals throughout the world have become XML Masters.

XML Master Success Stories: http://www.xmlmaster.org/ensuccess/ For more, please see: http://www.xmlmaster.org/en/

About Prometric Prometric, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ETS, is the recognized global leader in technology-enabled testing and assessment services and the winner of CLO Magazine's Learning in Practice 2007 Customer Service Award. Its comprehensive suite of services, including test development, test delivery and data management capabilities, allows clients to develop and launch global testing programs as well as accurately measure program results and data. Prometric reliably delivers and administers tests on behalf of 450 clients in the academic, professional, healthcare, government, corporate and information technology markets. It delivers tests flexibly via the Web or by utilizing a robust test center network in 135 countries. For more information, please visit www.prometric.com.

Source: XML Technology Certification Committee
Contact: Kaoru Shima XML Technology Certification Committee
TEL: +81-3-5718-1297 For news article usage:
office@xmlmaster.org Web site: http://www.xmlmaster.org/en/

Technology: The XML Technology Certification Committee announces a new certification

Tokyo - /Kyodo JBN-AsiaNet/ - The XML Technology Certification Committee today announced the worldwide release of the "XML Master Professional Database Administrator" exam, certifying technical professionals in XQuery and XML DB.

The new "XML Master Professional Database Administrator" certification is designed for database professionals, who must pass the "XML Master Basic Exam" and the "XML Master Professional Database Administrator Exam" to become certified.

The "XML Master Professional Database Administrator Exam" is comprised of four sections dealing with (1) Overview; (2) XQuery and XPath; (3) Manipulating XML Data; and (4) Creating XML Schema and Other XML Database Objects. The exam takes 90 minutes, and the passing score is 80%. The XML Master Professional Database Administrator exam is available beginning today at Prometric's global network of over 4,700 test centers.

In conjunction with today's announcement, the XML Technology Certification Committee has also announced a name change for the XML Master Professional Certification. The certification will now be known as the "XML Master Professional Application Developer Certification." About the XML Certification Program - XML Master The "XML Master" is a professional certification
officially launched in August 2001. The primary objective of the "XML Master" is the broad-based development of professionals having XML skills. To date, more than 16,000 professionals throughout the world have become XML Masters.

XML Master Success Stories: http://www.xmlmaster.org/en success/ For more, please see: http://www.xmlmaster.org/en/
About Prometric Prometric, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ETS, is the recognized global leader in technology-enabled testing and assessment services and the winner of CLO Magazine's Learning in Practice 2007 Customer Service Award. Its comprehensive suite of services, including test development, test delivery and data management capabilities, allows clients to develop and
launch global testing programs as well as accurately measure program results and data. Prometric reliably delivers and administers tests on behalf of 450 clients in the academic, professional, healthcare, government, corporate and information technology markets. It delivers tests flexibly via the Web or by utilizing a robust test center network in 135 countries. For
more information, please visit www.prometric.com.

Source: XML Technology Certification Committee
Contact: Kaoru Shima XML Technology Certification
Committee
TEL: +81-3-5718-1297
For news article usage: office@xmlmaster.org
Web site: http://www.xmlmaster.org/en/

Technology: Results of a survey for individuals who obtained XML Master

Tokyo - Kyodo JBN-AsiaNet/ - Survey reveals that all of the respondents experienced benefits from obtaining the "XML Master Professional" certification.

From today, the XML Technology Certification Committee will release the results of an online survey administered to individuals who obtained the "XML Master Professional" certification, a higher-level certification in the XML Master program.

The survey was conducted between Thursday, April 10, 2008 and Monday, April 21, 2008, among individuals who passed the latest version of the "XML Master Professional" certification examination. 68 individuals responded to the survey.

Regarding the survey results, for the question regarding the benefits of obtaining the "XML Master Professional" certification (multiple responses possible), 90 per cent selected the response "I gained knowledge regarding XML and XML-related technology," 65 per cent selected the response "It helped me build confidence in my knowledge about XML and XML-related technology," 31 per cent selected the response "I received a bonus from my company," 29 per cent selected the response "I received a higher evaluation at my company," 28 per cent selected the response "It helped me with my work duties," and 6 per cent selected the response "I received a pay raise."

All of the survey respondents selected one or more of the above benefits of obtaining the certification.

As for the difficulty of the exam, a majority of the respondents (54 per cent) selected the response "It was more difficult than I had expected." For the question, "Were the examination questions practical?" 80 per cent of the 50 respondents selected the response "The questions were practical," excluding the individuals who responded that they did not know because they do not use XML/XML-related technology in their work duties.

The details of the survey results can be viewed at the following website: http://www.xmlmaster.org/en/surveyprofessional/result.html

About the XML Certification Program (XML Master)

The "XML Master" is a professional certification officially launched in August 2001. The primary objective of the "XML Master" is the broad-based development of professionals having XML skills. To date, more than 16,000 professionals throughout the world have become XML Masters.

For more, please see: http://www.xmlmaster.org/en/
SOURCE: XML Technology Certification Committee
CONTACT: Kaoru Shima XML Technology Certification Committee
TEL: +81-3-5718-1297
For news article usage: office@xmlmaster.org
Web site: http://www.xmlmaster.org/en/

Technology: Individuals who obtained the "XML Master Professional" certification

Results of a survey for individuals who obtained the "XML Master Professional" Certification

Tokyo - Kyodo JBN-AsiaNet/ - Survey reveals that all of the respondents experienced benefits from obtaining the "XML Master Professional" certification.

From today, the XML Technology Certification Committee will release the results of an online survey administered to individuals who obtained the "XML Master Professional" certification, a higher-level certification in the XML Master program.

The survey was conducted between Thursday, April 10, 2008 and Monday, April 21, 2008, among individuals who passed the latest version of the "XML Master Professional" certification examination. 68 individuals responded to the survey.

Regarding the survey results, for the question regarding the benefits of obtaining the "XML Master Professional" certification (multiple responses possible), 90% selected the response "I gained knowledge regarding XML and XML-related technology," 65% selected the response "It helped me build confidence in my knowledge about XML and XML-related technology," 31% selected the response "I received a bonus from my company," 29% selected the response "I received a higher evaluation at my company," 28% selected the response "It helped me with my work duties," and 6% selected the response "I received a pay raise." All of the survey respondents selected one or more of the above benefits of obtaining the certification.

As for the difficulty of the exam, a majority of the respondents (54%) selected the response "It was more difficult than I had expected." For the question, "Were the examination questions practical?" 80% of the 50 respondents selected the response "The questions were practical," excluding the individuals who responded that they did not know because they do not use XML/XML-related technology in their work duties.

The details of the survey results can be viewed at the following website:
http://www.xmlmaster.org/en/survey/professionalresult.html

About the XML Certification Program (XML Master)

The "XML Master" is a professional certification officially launched in August 2001. The primary objective of the "XML Master" is the broad-based development of professionals having XML skills. To date, more than 16,000 professionals throughout the world have become XML Masters. For more, please see: http://www.xmlmaster.org/en/

Source:
XML Technology Certification Committee
Contact:
Kaoru Shima
XML Technology Certification Committee
TEL: +81-3-5718-1297
For news article usage: office@xmlmaster.org
Web site: http://www.xmlmaster.org/en/