The
Technology Specialist certifications
enable professionals to target specific
technologies and distinguish themselves
by demonstrating in-depth knowledge and
expertise in their specialized
technologies.
Developers holding the Microsoft
Certified Technology Specialist: .NET
Framework 2.0 Distributed Applications (MCTS:
.NET Framework 2.0 Distributed
Applications) certification have
demonstrated breadth and depth of skills
and knowledge of Web services, .NET
Framework remoting, Enterprise Services,
and Message Queuing technology.
Technology Specialists typically pursue
careers as Web developers, Microsoft
Windows developers, or enterprise
software developers. They may also be
database developers and systems
administrators who do not work with the
.NET Framework 2.0 daily but who want to
show their breadth of technology
experience.
Microsoft
Skills Assessments for Microsoft Visual
Studio 2005 and Microsoft ASP.NET 2.0
will help you focus your exam
preparation training and help you find
the learning resources that you need to
upgrade from Visual Studio .NET and
ASP.NET 1.0 and ASP.NET 1.1.
Candidates for this certification must
pass two exams: one that focuses on .NET
Framework 2.0 foundational skills and
one that focuses on developing
distributed applications. The following
table provides a complete list of exams
and related training resources. For exam
dates and specific areas of focus, see
individual Exam Preparation Guides as
the exams become available.
If you
plan to upgrade from an MCAD or MCSD on
.NET certification to a
Microsoft
Certified Professional Developer
certification, you do not need to obtain
an MCTS certification first. You will
earn the applicable MCTS certifications
when you pass the upgrade exam(s) for
MCPD: Windows Applications Developer,
MCPD: Web Applications Developer, or
MCPD: Enterprise Applications Developer.
