The IBM Collaboration Solutions Certification Program has been working to develop a new line of certification exams to replace select Technical Sales Mastery tests. The last of these three associate level exams has been released. As of November 30, 2012, the following Technical Sales Mastery Tests were removed from the Prometric site:
- 000-M38: IBM Lotus Notes & Domino Technical Sales Mastery Test v2
- 000-M46: IBM WebSphere Portlet Factory Technical Sales Mastery Test v2
- 000-M48: IBM Lotus Web Content Management Technical Sales Mastery Test v2
- 000-M61: IBM Lotus Protector Technical Sales Mastery Test v1
- 000-M62: IBM Lotus Connections Technical Sales Mastery Test v1
- 000-M63; IBM Lotus Forms Technical Sales Mastery Test v2
- 000-M64: IBM Lotus Sametime Technical Sales Mastery Test v1
- 000-M65: IBM Lotus XPages Technical Sales Mastery Test v1
- 000-M82: IBM Lotus Quickr Technical Sales Mastery Test v2
- 000-M83: IBM WebSphere Portal Technical Sales Mastery Test v3
Note that the skills earned from passing any of the above tests will remain eligible until March 31, 2013.
IBM Collaboration Solutions has replaced these tests with fundamental level certification exams. Selecting a title from the chart below will bring up the exam overview pages, where professionals can learn more about the test, including objectives covered and available preparation resources. For a limited time, until May 31st, 2013, both the Portal and Social Software exams are available for 50% off the regular price. Please use promocode ICSAST12. Until July 25th, 2013 the Notes and Domino Fundamentals exam is available for 50% off the regular price. Please use promocode ICSNDA12.
| Replacement Certification Exam | Current Technical Sales Mastery Test(s) |
|---|---|
| LOT-440 IBM WebSphere Portal and Portal Products Fundamentals | 000-M46: IBM WebSphere Portlet Factory Technical Sales Mastery Test v2 000-M48: IBM Lotus Web Content Management Technical Sales Mastery Test v2 000-M63: IBM Lotus Forms Technical Sales Mastery Test v2 000-M83: IBM WebSphere Portal Technical Sales Mastery Test v3 |
| LOT-441 IBM Social Software and Unified Communications Fundamentals | 000-M62: IBM Lotus Connections Technical Sales Mastery Test v1 000-M64: IBM Lotus Sametime Technical Sales Mastery Test v1 000-M82: IBM Lotus Quickr Technical Sales Mastery Test v2 |
| LOT-442, IBM Notes and Domino Fundamentals | 000-M38: IBM Lotus Notes & Domino Technical Sales Mastery Test v2 000-M65: IBM Lotus XPages Technical Sales Mastery Test v1 |
| No replacement | 000-M61: IBM Lotus Protector Technical Sales Mastery Test v1 |