Tim That's certainly changed. In fact I don't recall it being like that at all= . Was it the new features exam (which upgrades your existing certification= , so did you already have that?) or was it one of the suite of exams you ne= ed to pass to get your original certification? If you are already certified with a previous version, and you take the beta= exam, you will get your certification upgraded to the newer version. That= 's how I've done it every time since the original 7.3 certification, becaus= e I've ALWAYS done the beta to provide feedback (being a good corporate cit= izen and all that crap). In fact the only reason I did any other exam was = for either reviewing books on them as a tech editor, or writing the book I = did for the 8i Exam Cram series. = Pete = "Controlling developers is like herding cats." Kevin Loney, Oracle DBA Handbook = "Oh no, it's not. It's much harder than that!" Bruce Pihlamae, long-term Oracle DBA -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] = On Behalf Of tim@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Saturday, 26 June 2004 3:10 AM To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: RE: Oracle 10g beta certification exam for New Features Something important to note... When I took the 8i beta certfication, I was charged "only" $25.00, but the = test was much longer and they solicited feedback on each question. When I didn't receive my certification in the mail over the next couple mon= ths, I called Oracle to ask when I would receive it. It turns out that passing the beta certification did not confer certificati= on. I had taken the exam with the understanding that I was getting certifi= ed for less money (i.e. $25.00 instead of $100, $125, $400, etc). Instead,= it turns out that I was being charged $25.00 for the privilege of helping = Oracle beta test their exam. I had to take the test again, paying $125, in order to receive my certifica= tion. I don't know whether this is true of the 10g beta... ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html -----------------------------------------------------------------