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		<title><![CDATA[Fortune Data Centers gets its LEED Gold certification]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/green/?p=8527]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Fortune Data Centers earns rare Gold LEED certification for multi-tenant data center in San Jose, Calif. by Heather Clancy]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:20:23 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[MCTS: Windows 7 Certification Boot Camp]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1190185]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[View Available Dates and LocationsThis Boot Camp will prepare qualified Microsoft professionals to earn the Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist MCTS: Windows 7, Configuring certification. In this intensive test-preparation program where the goal is certification, you will receive targeted lectures based on the Microsoft domains of knowledge for the TS: Windows...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Certification Firm Speeds Testing by 33 Percent With Better Desktop Management]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1200267]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Sporton International provides testing and certification services for makers of mobile phones, computers, and other devices. The company employs automated efficiencies wherever possible to control headcount and optimize profits. Recently, it streamlined the work involved in deploying and managing 500 client computers in 11 locations by using Microsoft System Center...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Tips on Applying for and Passing the PMP or CAPM Exam: Updated for PMBOK 4th Edition]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1168749]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The number of Project Managers getting certified is growing every year, and certification helps Project Managers differentiate themselves from their co-workers or other job applicants. Certification also provides credibility for the Project Manager, assuring the client or organization that the fundamentals of successful management of projects are understood and practiced....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[JD Edwards certification woes]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/Howlett/?p=1248]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Andy Klee takes a stern look at JD Edwards certification:  I'm here to tell you that the JDE certification program is on life support.  	It barely exists. JDE employees cannot be certified, and neither can JDE  	clients. Only business partners are eligible to take certification exams. ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 04:24:52 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Value Engineering Certification 6.0.6.2 (Windows)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://downloads.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1113939]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This is the only online value engineering course approved by "SAVE International" for Mod I - Part I Certification. Lectures include: 1. VE Overview; 2. Value Engineering Concepts and History; 3. Project Scope & Budget; 4. Modeling techniques; 5. Planning for VE services; 6. The VE job plan; 7. Function...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Lofty aspirations for power efficiency: Power Loft seeks silver certification for new data center]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/green/?p=6347]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Colocation data center Power Loft began dreaming about greener data centers several years ago, long before it became vogue to do so.    Now, in collaboration with Hewlett-Packard's Critical Facilities Services, the company has designed a 200,000-square-foot facility in Prince William County, Va., that can deliver between 120...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 18:28:51 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[A success story out of Florida]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://education.zdnet.com/?p=2822]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Before I left on vacation (I'm back, by the way and officially jacked in...Go WiFi!), I asked what all of you were doing this summer.  I heard from and got a few ideas from a tech coordinator out in Oregon.  A couple days ago, I heard from a...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2009 21:25:07 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Windows NT Enterprise Studyguide (Mobile)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://downloads.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1067499]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Handy study and reference guide along with over 100 questions. We also went through the usual frustrating experience to obtain certification ? months of studying, attending courses, and searching the Internet for exam tips and cram notes ? and it cost a fortune. Since then we have been involved in...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Certification of Software Component Performance Specifications]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1139985]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[In software engineering, performance specifications of components support the successful evolution of complex software systems. Having trustworthy specifications is important to reliably detect unwanted effects of modifications on the performance using prediction techniques before they are experienced in live systems. This is especially important if there is no test system...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Now, if only your spouse came certified]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/doc/?p=108]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Promises. Â We all make them, break them, and sometimes actually keep them. Except me. I never promise. Just deliver. Coz I am the DOC.    So when I drive down to my local Best Buy to pick up advertised gadgetry and marriage-saving appliances--like a dishwasher--Iâ€™d like to think...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 08:08:51 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Facebook to revamp App Directory, launch "Verified Apps" certification]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=18155]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[It looks like Facebook may be taking a lesson from Apple when it comes to applications. With thousands upon thousands of applications working their way through the user base, there needs to be a way for users to sift through them and find what they're looking for.   ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 15:36:32 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Certification the tip of the health reform spear]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-13593-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=64202&messageID=1193196&start=0]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Certification the tip of the health reform spearIt's difficult to move into new areasWhen the money controls the market entry.I'm in agreement with the need to displace the old approach as it certainly doesn't help us, as individuals or doctors or clinics/hospitals.One factor of interest to me is that the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 11:45:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Certification the tip of the health reform spear]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The best standards are basic. They enable innovation and accept change. The standards under which your browser is reading this blog post is an example of that. Those standards accepted standard Web pages, data-driven pages written on the fly, and the creation of social media. by Dana Blankenhorn]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 08:27:44 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Network+ Prep Course]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=973161]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[View Available Dates and LocationsCompTIA's Network+ is the premier vendor-neutral networking certification.  Our Network+ Prep Course is designed to provide the foundation you need not only  to be productive on the job but also to be successful in more specialized topics  and in your pursuit of vendor-specific...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Shin Kong Life Insurance Improves Application Quality and Accelerates CMMI Certification]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1102225]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Shin Kong Financial Group provides value-added banking and real estate services to clients. It recently established a Coverage Service Department, which is solely responsible for the development of coverage rights, handling complaints and managing service projects. The company uses a Computer Telephony Integration CTI system to provide quality service...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[What FIPS and Common Criteria Certifications Mean to SIEM: Understanding the Relevance of Security Standards in the Context of a Security Information Management Systems]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1176959]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[By definition, Security Information & Event Management systems SIEMs are used for the collection of events and logs pertaining to sensitive or protected information. A SIEM attempts to collect as much information as possible to determine security threats, and to help mitigate and remediate those threats by making as much...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Would you cheat to get 'certified'?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-17928-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=62682&messageID=1157006&start=0]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Would you cheat to get 'certified'?Nothing"Does certification mean anything?"Nothing, the MSCE scam killed it.Sadly, too many believe in CertificationSadly, too many believe in Certification than required skills, hence it is happening.Cheers,Kathiravan Manoharanhttp://kathyravan.blogspot.comhttp://paisamechanic.blogspot.comCertification is worthlessHR is looking for a checkbox to mark. They have no clue what skills it actually takes...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 20:43:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Would you cheat to get 'certified'?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/sommer/?p=419]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Sadly, too many do!     There appear to be a number of people willing to:        - memorize certification test answers  - post certification test questions and answers on the web for others to use  - charge clients for...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 20:18:17 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Squaring the SAP certification and maintenance circle]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/Howlett/?p=761]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Great Certification Debate as I like to call it has been kicked off among SAP Mentors [disclosure: I am an SAP Mentor] and beyond. How that gets articulated over time remains to be seen but to me it is inextricably linked to both project success and lower TCO. It...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 19:52:46 -0700</pubDate>
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