Microsoft Certified Application Specialist (MCAS)

The following are the Microsoft SQL Server technologies certifications that are in demand:

SQL Server 2005 Exam 70-431

SQL Server 2005 Business Intelligence Exam 70-445

SQL Server 2008, Business Intelligence Development and Maintenance Exam 70-448

SQL Server 2008, Database Development Exam 70-433

SQL Server 2008, Implementation and Maintenance Exam 70-432

The following are the Microsoft Visual Studio and Microsoft .NET Framework technologies certifications that are in demand:

Dot .NET Framework 2.0 Web Applications Exam 70-536 and Exam 70-528

Dot .NET Framework 2.0 Windows Applications Exam 70-536 and Exam 70-526

Dot .NET Framework 2.0 Distributed Applications Exam 70-536 and Exam 70-529

Dot .NET Framework 3.5 ADO .NET Applications Exam 70-536 and Exam 70-561

Dot .NET Framework 3.5 ASP .NET Applications Exam 70-536 and Exam 70-562

Dot .NET Framework 3.5 Windows Communication Foundation Applications Exam 70-536 and Exam 70-503

Dot .NET Framework 3.5 Windows Forms Applications Exam 70-536 and Exam 70-505

The following are the Windows Technology certifications:

1. Business Desktop Deployment (70-624)
2. Connected Home Integrator (70-625)
3. Windows Embedded CE 6.0: Application Development (70-571)
4. Windows Essential Business Server 2008, Configuration (70-654)
5. Windows Mobile 5.0, Applications (70-540)
6. Windows Mobile 5.0, Implementing and Managing Exam (70-500)
7. Windows Server 2003 Hosted Environments – Configuration and Management (70-501)
8. Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Configuration (70-640)
9. Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure Configuration (70-642)
10. Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure Configuration (70-643)
11. Windows Server Virtualization, Configuration (70-652)
12. Windows Small Business Server 2008, Configuration (70-653)
13. Windows Vista – Configuration (70-620)

The following are the Microsoft Exchange Server technology certifications that are in demand:

1. Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 – Configuration (70-236)
2. Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, Designing Messaging Solutions (70-237)
3. Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, Deploying Messaging Solutions (70-238)
4. Microsoft Exchange Server 2010, Configuring (70-662)
5. Pro: Designing and Deploying Messaging Solutions with Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 (70-663)

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The following are the Microsoft Office certifications that are in demand:

Microsoft Certified Application Specialist (MCAS)

Projects 2007, Managing Projects (70-632)

Enterprise Project Management with Microsoft Office Project Server 2007 (70-633)

Project Server 2007, Configuration (70-639)

SharePoint Server 2007 – Configuration (70-630)

Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 – Configuration (70-631)

Communications Server 2007, Configuration (70-638)

Groove 2007, Configuration (70-555)

Live Communications Server 2005 (70-262)

Performance Point Server 2007, Applications (70-556)

SharePoint Server 2007 – Application Development (70-542)

Visio 2007, Application Development (70-545)

Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 – Application Development (70-541)

In this post and in the few upcoming post, I’ll be talking about some of the top certifications for 2010. The most in demand professionals in 2010 will be the MCTS certified persons, as MCTS candidates are capable of implementing, building, troubleshooting, and debugging a particular Microsoft technology.

These Microsoft certifications are designed to validate your skills on the features and functionality of key technologies. You can show your depth of knowledge in one specific technology, earn multiple MCTS certifications to show breadth across different products, or build on the MCTS to earn a Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP) credential.

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Adobe’s 9A0-096 test is designed business professionals who want to demonstrate proficiency with Adobe After Effects CS4. Successful candidates for the Adobe After Effects certification have experience in creating motion graphics and visual effects.

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Windows Contacts is a new application in Windows Vista, which is used to store information about people with whom a user regularly communicates. It has replaced the Windows Address Book application that was available with earlier versions of Windows.

Contact group is a collection of contacts made through Windows Contacts. The contact group is used by users to send a single e-mail to multiple users. It saves time and efforts of a user to manually enter e-mail address of each member of the group.

Slide Master is a special design template that can be used to control and determine the overall layout, formatting, and object placement of all slides in a presentation.

Slide Transition is the special effect for creating a presentation. By using Slide Transition, a user will be able to choose the speed and movement to the next slide and the type of sound to play the presentation.

The Watch Window is a toolbar available in Excel 2007. It is used to monitor the value in a cell, regardless of its location in a workbook. It can also be moved or docked like other toolbars available. It is used to keep track of the following properties of a cell: workbook, sheet, name, cell, value, and formula. The Watch Window provides users a convenient way to inspect, audit, or confirm formula calculations and results in large worksheets/workbooks.