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Certification: Pro-Level Exchange Server 2007 Training Kits Hit the Shelves, by Ken Jones, product planner, and Laura Sackerman, content development editor, Microsoft Press

It’s hard to remember how we did business before e-mail, voice mail, and instant messaging. For many organizations, Microsoft Exchange Server has become the mission-critical application. As methods of electronic communication have expanded, so has the demand for messaging specialists.

There are now more than 75,000 messaging specialists worldwide. This group’s growth in numbers and significance is a big reason we now offer two Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 credentials—MCTS: Exchange Server 2007 Configuration and MCITP: Enterprise Messaging Administrator.

Earning the MCTS credential requires passing only one exam:

• 70-236: Configuring Exchange Server 2007

The Microsoft Press Training Kit supporting this exam was published last November and has enjoyed brisk sales.

After earning the MCTS credential, a candidate can go on to earn the MCITP: Enterprise Messaging Administrator certification by passing two more exams – the Pro-level:

• 70-237: Deploying Messaging Solutions with Exchange Server 2007
• 70-238: Designing Messaging Solutions with Exchange Server 2007.

This month, we’re introducing the first of two Training Kits supporting the Pro-level exams:

• MCITP Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-238): Deploying Messaging Solutions with Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, authored by Nelson Ruest and Danielle Ruest.

The new 70-238 Training Kit provides everything a candidate needs to understand the subject and to prepare for the exam. Topics covered include Exchange Server 2007 upgrade and migration implementations; backup and recovery solutions; antivirus, anti-spam, messaging compliance, and network layer security; and change management, monitoring and reporting, and patch and service pack installations.

All this plus the usual Training Kit benefits: real-world case studies and practices, hundreds of lesson review and practice test questions, a 15 percent discount voucher for the exam, and a trial version of Exchange Server 2007 Enterprise Edition.

Although the exam doesn’t currently cover Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 (SP1) content, the Training Kit includes an entire section on the new features in this service pack, as a bonus!
After you study for and pass the 70-238 exam, be sure to look for the second of the two MCITP Exchange Server 2007 Training Kits:

• MCITP Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-237): Designing Messaging Solutions with Microsoft Exchange Server 2007

…which will be released later this year.