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Open Group Unveils Plans for IT Specialist Certification Program

The Open Group, a vendor- and technology-neutral consortium focused on open standards and global interoperability within and between enterprises, along with Open Group Platinum Members, Capgemini, EDS and IBM announced plans to launch a global certification program for IT specialists. The Open Group IT Specialist Certification (ITSC) program will offer the first independent, comprehensive, global certification for determining the skills, experience and knowledge of professional specialists within several different technical focus areas.

The demand for experienced IT specialists continues to grow in line with an increasing number of projects focused on business and IT alignment at large global organizations. The Open Group ITSC program will enable these organizations to find and select the right expertise for their projects, a critical requirement brought on by regulatory compliance and rising industry expectations for quality of service. In addition, the new program will bring the assurance that other organizations within a company's business ecosystem acquire and possess comparable capabilities. For IT specialists, certification against an open, global standard will provide a clear path for career development and offer portable credentials that will be recognized and accepted around the world.

IT specialists utilize product-, technology- and business-related skills to deliver high-quality solutions to clients in response to varying business requirements, often leveraging tools to manage, analyze, design and implement these solutions. The ITSC program will make certification available to skilled and experienced IT professionals in a number of streams within two technical focus areas: Development and Operations. In addition, four client focus areas, including Services, Technical Sales, Technical Support and Technical Training will also be made available for certification.

Available to practitioners during the first half of 2008, the program will allow for either direct certification by The Open Group or indirect certification by an accredited certification partner.


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