Acronyms?

Hi all,

I passed the 70-270 last week (whew!) and now when I login to my
account page at https://partners.microsoft.com I see a bunch of
acronyms that are brand new to me. I know what MCP means but the rest
are confusing me ... any help would be appreciated. It says ...

Tracks and Specializations
MCPS
MCNPS

Areas of Specialization
MCP 2.0 -- Certified Professional (I get this one)
MCPS 2.0 - AOS: Microsoft Windows XP (and 5 others)
MCNPS 2.0 - AOS: Information Worker Solutions Competency - Office
Systems Desktop Deployment


So what do MCPS, MCNPS, and AOS mean?

Thanks!
Andrew

kpg
Mon Jan 30 10:01:05 CST 2006

Andrew <andrewteg@gmail.com> said something like

google is your friend - it only took me one try to find:

AOS - American Orchid Society.

HTH

Andrew
Mon Jan 30 10:04:01 CST 2006

Of course, what was I thinking ;)

Patrick
Fri Feb 03 14:40:06 CST 2006

Andrew wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I passed the 70-270 last week (whew!) and now when I login to my
> account page at https://partners.microsoft.com I see a bunch of
> acronyms that are brand new to me. I know what MCP means but the rest
> are confusing me ... any help would be appreciated. It says ...
>
> Tracks and Specializations
> MCPS
> MCNPS
>
> Areas of Specialization
> MCP 2.0 -- Certified Professional (I get this one)
> MCPS 2.0 - AOS: Microsoft Windows XP (and 5 others)
> MCNPS 2.0 - AOS: Information Worker Solutions Competency - Office
> Systems Desktop Deployment
>
>
> So what do MCPS, MCNPS, and AOS mean?
>
> Thanks!
> Andrew
>

I would ask in the private groups for the MCP (if they have those). I
haven't taken any exams yet, so I don't know if there are private
groups. But, I would imagine that anything found after you log into the
site isn't for public consumption. (in other words, you can't talk
about it here).

--
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http://www.pats-computer-solutions.com
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Neil
Fri Feb 03 15:06:46 CST 2006

did you hear "Andrew" <andrewteg@gmail.com> say in
news:1138636105.627803.93720@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:

> MCP 2.0 -- Certified Professional (I get this one)
> MCPS 2.0 - AOS: Microsoft Windows XP (and 5 others)
> MCNPS 2.0 - AOS: Information Worker Solutions Competency - Office

I believe the MCPS is Microsoft Certified Product Specialist and MCNPS is
Microsoft Certified .Net Product Specialist. I'm not sure if these are
being replaced, but MS has announced some changes to the certifications.
The current list can be found at
http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/certifications.asp

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alexk
Sat Feb 04 14:03:30 CST 2006

Andrew,

Its been a while since i have spent time in the Microsoft Partner's page
(Havent worked for one i about four years). But these are acronyms are
specific to the Partner transcript. It shows what the company you work for
is competent at. For example if i own a company blueboats and browse
microsofts website for a company who knows how to use MS Access to develop
applications and i look in your neighborhood- i might find your company. But
if i was looking for a company to install a firewall i wouldnt call you. You
can find out more on the partner's page.

hope this helps.

alexk
"Andrew" wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I passed the 70-270 last week (whew!) and now when I login to my
> account page at https://partners.microsoft.com I see a bunch of
> acronyms that are brand new to me. I know what MCP means but the rest
> are confusing me ... any help would be appreciated. It says ...
>
> Tracks and Specializations
> MCPS
> MCNPS
>
> Areas of Specialization
> MCP 2.0 -- Certified Professional (I get this one)
> MCPS 2.0 - AOS: Microsoft Windows XP (and 5 others)
> MCNPS 2.0 - AOS: Information Worker Solutions Competency - Office
> Systems Desktop Deployment
>
>
> So what do MCPS, MCNPS, and AOS mean?
>
> Thanks!
> Andrew
>
>