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One More .NET Exam Goes Live in March

Microsoft releases exam for MCTS: .NET Framework - Distributed candidates this week.

Microsoft says it expects to release Exam 70-529 TS: .NET Framework 2.0 - Distributed Application Development this Friday, March 24. The exam counts toward the MCTS: .NET Framework 2.0 - Distributed Applications title, and is among five exams required for the vaunted Microsoft Certified Professional Developer: Enterprise Application Developer certification.

The company says that candidates should have at least one year of experience developing distributed applications using the Microsoft .NET Framework and working knowledge of Visual Studio 2005. Those taking the exam will have the option of coding in either Visual Basic 2005 or Visual C# 2005 for those exam questions that require answers in coded format.

For more info, including links to preparation tools and resources and the exam objective guide, go to http://www.microsoft.com/learning/exams/70-529.asp.

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Michael Domingo has held several positions at 1105 Media, and is currently the editor in chief of Visual Studio Magazine.

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