Citrix Education released a notice about revisions to the 1Y0-456 exam on September 7, 2007. Thanks to Michael F. for reminding me to write a post about it.

Revisions to the 1Y0-456 include: revised scoring engine, which will allow partial scoring; refined scope, testing only the most essential tasks; adjusted passing score, which is now 67% instead of 62%; and …

Great news to all of you who barely failed the 456 Citrix Access Suite 4.0: Build/Test exam. Citrix has revised the passing score from 62 to 56, calling the original score “overly stringent.”

Test candidates who are impacted by this change will receive details from Citrix Education by February 15, 2007.

See the full announcement from Citrix Education. To …

Looks like Citrix released the 1Y1-327 Citrix Password Manager 4.5: Administration beta exam this week. I don’t see anything about it on their web site, but it is available for free on Prometric’s site. Hurry and sign up if you are interested, as spots are limited.

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Citrix has a good FAQ covering questions you might have about their beta exams. The questions include:

What is the difference between a beta exam and a production exam?

Do beta exams count toward certification?

How can I provide feedback on the exam?

How can I register for a beta exam?

Are there any restrictions to taking a beta …

For those of you who didn’t know, there is an exam release, discontinuation, and retirement schedule on Citrix’ web site, updated on December 1 of this year. The schedule also includes training classes.

Of note for January 1, 2007, the following English exams will be discontinued: 222 Citrix MetaFrame XP Presentation Server, Feature Release 3: Administration, 223 Citrix MetaFrame …