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    IBM Portal Excellence Conference

    Certification

    Registration for an Exam

    The Software and Hardware certification tests will be available at the Portal Excellence Conference held in October 26-28, 2009 in Salzburg, Austria.

    Registered conference attendees can take a test on a first come, first serve basis.

    All exams will be offered at the deeply discounted rate. VISA, Master Card and American Express are accepted.

    To register for an exam, come to the Certification Testing Room during the conference at the Salzburg Congress

    Schedule

    Date Registration Test Session Start Times
    Mon., Oct 6 09:00 – 18:00 09:00* 10:30 12:00 13:30 15:00 16:30 18:00*
    Tues., Oct 7 07:30 – 18:00 07:30* 09:00 10:30 12:00 13:30 15:00 16:30 18:00*
    Weds., Oct 8 07:30– 16:30 07:30* 09:00 10:30 12:00 13:30 15:00 16:30
    *On request

    Fee and Information

    Software tests

    Lotus/WebSphere Portal: First free, second at 50% off, third and subsequent tests full price.
    Full retail price of all Lotus/Portal exams are $200 USD.

    WebSphere, SOA, XML, Information Management, Rational, Tivoli: 50% off Full retail price of all SWG exams are $200 USD.

    Hardware tests

    System i, System p, System x, System z, System Storage and Total Storage: $95 USD




    It is strongly recommended that you prepare for the test(s) before the conference. To do so, per applicable test, on Test Information - by product, open the applicable Certification Title and refer to: Test Information Product.

    Job role/target audience - to which the test is built
    Recommended prerequisites skills - knowledge and skills needed before preparing
    Test objectives - skills measured on the test
    Test preparation training resources - to prepare based on the test objectives
    Assessment/sample test - to gauge one's readiness for the actual test

    Note:

    1. Up to two tests may be registered for at one time. Upon completing one test, another one may be registered for, and so on. Book test sessions early in the week, to secure multiple testing opportunities during this conference!
    2. The same test may be taken only twice in a 30 day period. Both attempts can be at this event.
    3. For each session, test takers are required to sign-in to take the test, and show their conference badge, and one ID with photo and signature.
    4. Previous IBM test takers, need to bring their certification testing ID #.
    5. Tests are closed-book, and computer-based, containing multiple-choice questions. They are delivered in a proctored environment via Prime, a password protected, web-based tool.
    6. Reserved seats will be given to people on the waitlist if confirmed test takers are not present within 10 minutes from the start of the test session.