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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Siva_Chintalapati [SMTP:Siva_Chintalapati_at_satyam.com]
> Sent: Friday, July 14, 2000 11:05 AM
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> Subject: RE: Tell me about the confused OCP.
>
> HI,
> I want to do OCP .Till now I did not take any exam for OCP.Can U please
> upgrade me the Material I have to follow and the Site available for this
> material,so that I can down load.Or can I get manuals for Oracle 8.I am
> interested to take over the OCP exam on Oracle 8.What are the papers and
> what is the material I have to follow.Please update me the earliest.
>
> Thanks & Regards
> Siva
>
> ----------
> From: Surendra_Tirumala[SMTP:Surendra_Tirumala_at_hht.satyam.com]
> Reply To: ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com
> Sent: Friday, July 14, 2000 1:25 AM
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> Subject: RE: Tell me about the confused OCP.
>
> Here is the reply from Oracle to my mail regarding validity of the
> certification
>
>
> ====================================================
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> Reply-To: webteam_at_us.oracle.com
> To: sutirumala_at_hotmail.com Save Address
> Subject: Re: validity of Oracle7.3 DBA OCP certification
> Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2000 13:26:38 -0700
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>
>
> If you are already certified in Oracle7.3 you have a valid
> certification.
> Just because we are expiring the Oracle7.3 exams on August 31, 2000
> it does not affect the validity of your cetification. If you want to
> upgrade
> to Oracle8 OCP, you need to pass just one exams titled: "Oracle8 New
> Features
> for Administrators".
> To upgrade to Oracle8i, after you pass the Oracle8 New Features for
> Administrators exam, you need to pass just
> one more exam titled "Oracle8i New Features for Database Administrators".
>
> Surendra.Tirumala_at_us.oracle.com wrote:
>
> > The following person responded on the web:
> >
> > Name: Surendra Tirumala
> > Email Address: sutirumala_at_hotmail.com
> > Subject of Message:
> >
> > Page where user experienced problem:
> >
> > Feedback:
> > I am a Oracle 7.3 certified DBA.I completed my certification on
> 02-dec-2000.I
> am in confusion about validity of my certificate.I am planning to take up
> Oracle
> 8 and 8i upgradation exams after three months time from now.I would like
> to know
> whether I will be given the credit of taking only upgradation exams any
> time of
> my choice.
> > Please clarify...
> > regards,
> > surendra
> >
> =========================================================
>
> ----------
> From: Janardhana Babu
> Reply To: ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com
> Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2000 4:39 AM
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> Subject: RE: Tell me about the confused OCP.
>
> Iam under the impression that I need to upgrade my
> certification before the
> older version expires. Actually, I saw the expiration date(August 2000)
> for
> Oracle7exam, and I upgraded to Oracle8 in Jan this year. When contacted,
> they told me that I need too upgrade to Oracle8 before Aug 2000. If failed
>
> to upgrade before Aug 2000, my certification would be invalid and I need
> to
> take all the Oracle 8 exams(6, I believe) to get into the certification
> path
> again. Also, they said, I need to take Oracle8 upgrade exam and then only
> eligible to take oracle8i upgrade exam and I can't bypass oracle8 upgrade
> exam and take oracle8i upgrade exam. directly from oracle7 cert.
>
> My question is, after a few years oracle stops offering oracle8 upgrade
> exam( just like Oracle7 exam), then how can I appear for Oracle8i upgrade
> exam if I have only Oracle7 cert and not Oracle8 cert? Since it is not
> possible to bypass oracle8 upgrade exam inorder to get oracle8i cert., it
> will be of no use to hold oracle7 cert. which automatically force you to
> take all the oracle8i or 9i exams at some point in time. Let me know if
> what I think is wrong.
>
> -- Janardhana Babu
>
> -----Original Message-----
> Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2000 2:57 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
>
>
>
> Janardhan,
> I was also in the same impression two months back.
> I sent mail to Oracle (i don't remeber the exact address now) requesting
> clarification reg this.
> They clearly replied stating what I had mentioned in my earlier reply.
> I have that reply also with me in my hotmail account which I cannot access
>
> now.I had forwarded that mail to some of my friends.
>
> I will try to get it and post it over here.
>
> Surendra
> OCP DBA
>
> ----------
> Reply To: ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com
> Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2000 1:26 AM
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
>
> I do not think the certification is valid forever.
> We need to take
> the
> upgrade exam before your certification expires. The expiration dates will
> be
>
> available at <http://education.oracle.com> <
> <http://education.oracle.com>> <
> <http://education.oracle.com> < <http://education.oracle.com>> >
> After the expiration date, we need to start all over again to get the
> certification. Let me know if Iam wrong.
>
> -- Janardhana Babu
> OCP DBA
>
> -----Original Message-----
> Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2000 12:18 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
>
>
>
> Xiaoliang Chen,
> Once you are certfied in any particular stream( 7/8/8i), your
> certification
> is valid forever.And whenever you want to take up the upgradation exam
> just
> take it.
>
> Best thing for you is to go for 8 stream and later
> you can think of
> taking
> up 8i upgradation.My observation is that it is much difficult to clear 8i
> exam directly because of so many new features.
>
> Surendra
>
> ----------
> Reply To: ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com
> Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2000 11:46 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
>
> hi, all,
>
> I decide to pass my OCP DBA in two months.
> But I do not if I
>
> directly choose
> Oracle8i test package or choose Oracle8 test package and then have a
> Oracle8i new features test.
>
> One of my friend said this to me:
> Let me tell you why it is not good to do oracle 8i at the moment.
> 1. It will cost you a lot since no one has the stuff for oracle 8i and is
> selling it on the net.
> 2. the market will not revert to oracle 8i before a couple of years,
> because mosst companies recently migrated from oracle 7.3 to oracle 8
> 3. if you do oracle 8 and give the upgrade exam you will have two
> certification. oracle 8 dba and 8i dba.
>
> I am afraid I could hardly get Exam crams
> about Oracle8i at
> this
> time. Maybe
> I should first pass the Oracle8 and then pass the upgrate test.
> But someone tell me one must pass the upgrate test in 6 months from the
> day
> the new version was coming up. Which mean if Oracle8i was coming up on
> 01/01/00, I have to pass the upgrate test from Oracle8 to Oracle8i before
> 07/01/00. That mean I could not the upgrate test.....I am so
> confused....help me!
> What is your all 's suggestion? Please give me a reply. Your reply will be
>
> fully appreciated.
>
> Best wishes!
> Yours sincerely, Xiaoliang Chen
> ___________________________________
> SUN certified Solaris7 System Administrator
>
>
>
> --
> Author: Xiaoliang Chen
> INET: ochen_at_netrue.com
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