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From: "Sted Alana" <Sted_Alana@hotmail.com>
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> > What is the point of Oracle certifications?
>
> Make more money for Oracle.

Bastards :)

> > and will become redundant in years. For example, a person who is Oracle
8i
> > certified is now out of date because of the release of Oracle 9i.
>
> That's the miopia of the whole thing: what people are getting certified
> in  is a version of software, not the technology itself.
>
> IOW, totally worthless in an industry where software version lifes are
> measured in months.

myopia? I agree with you........ totally worthless!

> >
> > Comments welcomed, by all means.
> >
>
> There will be heaps I'm sure, if everyone isn't already sick of it...

In spite of what I said, are there any Oracle certifications even worth
considering.