CIW: Web Design and the 21st Century Workplace
July 2006
James Stanger, Ph.D.
CIW certificate holders possess interdisciplinary knowledge that allows them to be proactive, sift information and add value to their organizations. Learn how CIW certifications require candidates to understand today's knowledge economy.

  Cisco Certifications: Qualifying the Specialists
June 2006
Cindy Hoffmann
Recently lauded for its high ROI and great pay raises, the Cisco Qualified Specialist program is not the best-known of Cisco’s certifications. However, by homing in on specific IT functions, the program certifies specialized skills.

  Targeted Certifications: Microsoft SQL Server 2005
May 2006
Al Valvano & Sondra Webber
Microsoft is still evolving its certification program to match the needs of technical professionals and their employers more closely. Learn how the SQL Server 2005 certifications validate your skill sets and knowledge.

PMI’s Project Management Professional Certification: Raising the Bar
April 2006
Denny Smith
The Project Management Institute certified its first Project Management Professionals in 1984, when 43 individuals passed the exam. Learn how this credential has evolved to certify professionals who have the knowledge and skill to manage projects successfully.

  Computer Hacking Forensics Investigators: Reducing Security Breaches
March 2006
Jay Bavisi
Computer-hacking forensics investigation has become a very popular practice within the corporate world. Although most knowledge workers probably equate computer-hacking forensics investigation with law enforcement, the military or the security community, very few understand the deep, positive impact computer-hacking forensics investigators can bring to the organizations they represent.

  Certifying Value: Microsoft Revamps Certification Structure
February 2006
Al Valvano
Compare the IT job you have today with the one you had 10 years ago. Having trouble? That’s probably because most of the technology you’re dealing with today didn’t exist then.

  Communication & Collaboration: Cisco’s Rich Media Specialist Certification
January 2006
John Knopp
When promise and potential evolve into practicality, it’s a beautiful thing. Similarly, rich media communications—essentially applied digital interactive media—has become a necessary tool for businesses, big and small.