Gee, thanks for spamming a Cisco cert list with your marketing jizz propaganda crap press release. If you want to spam a cert list, start your own.. On Tue, 6 Mar 2001, info wrote: > http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/010305/sfm057.html > > Was wondering if any of you had comments or interest > in the new Sniffer Cerficication just announced. See > link above or article below. > > > Sniffer Certification Program to Accredit IT Professionals With First-Class > Troubleshooting and Protocol Analysis Skills for Managing Enterprise > Networks > > SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Sniffer Technologies, a > business unit of Network Associates (Nasdaq: NETA - news), today is setting > a worldwide standard by introducing its IT certification program for network > management called the Sniffer Certified Professional Program (SCPP). While > meeting the industry's demand for network professionals with vendor-specific > certification, the SCPP will identify IT professionals with first-class > Sniffer-specific troubleshooting and protocol analysis skills to protect and > optimize networks across the enterprise. > > Developed through close collaboration with Sniffer University, the Sniffer > Certified Professional Program will help employers identify professionals > within their organizations who are equipped with the knowledge and skills to > implement, operate and troubleshoot networks effectively. At the same time, > SCPP will provide network professionals industry-recognized accreditation as > experts in their field. > > ``The rapidly changing landscape of internetworking technologies is creating > a shortage of qualified, trained professionals to manage business-critical > networks,'' said Rich Baich, Director of Sniffer University's Educational > Services, Sniffer Technologies. ``Companies recognize the critical role > network availability plays in the success of their business, and the Sniffer > Certified Professional Program ensures they have trained professionals to > ensure maximum uptime of their network.'' > > The Sniffer Certified Professional Program was developed using proven > psychometric processes to create quality tests targeted at network > professionals with in-depth knowledge of Sniffer technologies and > significant hands-on experience in real world environments. Each exam tests > objectives and content that maps to Sniffer University's existing curriculum > ensuring clear learning paths between product and technology emphasis areas. > > The Sniffer Certified Professional program consists of three levels. The > first level, the Sniffer Certified Professional (SCP), includes a 60-minute > required core exam designed to test a candidate's knowledge in the use of > Sniffer Technologies' network analyzer. The SCP credential is the basis for > the entire program. > > The following levels, the Sniffer Certified Expert (SCE) and the Sniffer > Certified Master (SCM), evaluate a candidate's knowledge in their choice of > a combination of other Sniffer products and technologies in various > networking environments. Additional SCPP exams validate skills for products > such as DSS/RMON Pro or the new Wireless LAN product as well as technology > emphasis areas: Ethernet, TCP/IP, Windows NT and 2000, WAN and ATM. > > According to industry research, Sniffer Technologies is the industry-leader > in providing top-quality software solutions for monitoring, analyzing and > managing network availability and performance. To date, Sniffer Technologies > holds customer agreements with over 80 percent of Fortune 100 customers. > > The Sniffer Certified Professional Program exams will be available worldwide > through Prometric Testing Centers at www.2test.com starting April 2, 2001. > > To obtain further information about the Sniffer Certified Professional > Program go to http://www.sniffer.com/education/ or contact Sniffer > University at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Candidates who hold CNX > certifications are encouraged to contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] for details about > transitioning their current CNX certification into the Sniffer Certified > Professional Program. > > Sniffer University is a world-class training organization that provides > introductory, intermediate and advanced courses for novice and experienced > IT professionals. The Sniffer University curriculum is designed to > complement and enhance the skills needed and desired by organizations to > manage and maintain critical network infrastructures. Since 1991, Sniffer > University has trained over 60,000 customers across a variety of industries > in network management, troubleshooting and protocol analysis. > > Sniffer Technologies, a Network Associates business, is a leading provider > of network and application management solutions designed to insure > e-business uptime. Supporting one of the widest ranges of network topologies > in the industry, the Sniffer Total Network Visibility (TNV) suite is an > integrated solution enabling e-businesses and service providers to > cost-effectively keep their networks and applications up and running at peak > performance. As one of the most trusted solutions for monitoring, > troubleshooting, reporting, and proactively managing network availability > and performance, the Sniffer TNV suite meets the demanding 24x7 availability > requirements of e-business Web sites, Internet applications, converged > voice, video, multimedia and data networks, and high speed switched and > optical networks. For more information, Sniffer Technologies can be reached > on the Internet at http://www.sniffer.com . > > About Network Associates > > With headquarters in Santa Clara, Calif., Network Associates, Inc. is a > leading supplier of security and availability solutions for e-businesses. > Network Associates is comprised of four business units: McAfee, delivering > world class anti-virus products; PGP Security, providing firewall, intrusion > detection and encryption products; Sniffer Technologies, a leader in network > and application management; and Magic Solutions, providing web-based service > desk solutions. For more information, Network Associates can be reached at > 972-308-9960 or on the Internet at http://www.nai.com . > > NOTE: Network Associates, Sniffer, Total Network Visibility, TNV, PGP, > McAfee and Magic Solutions are registered trademarks of Network Associates, > Inc. and/or its affiliates in the United States and/or other countries. All > other registered and unregistered trademarks in this document are the sole > property of their respective owners. > > SOURCE: Network Associates, Inc > > > > _________________________________ > FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html > Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > _________________________________ FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
