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Cisco Announces Curriculum Updates for Network Design Certification
New Courses Reflect Principles and Strategies of Service-Oriented Architecture
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SAN JOSE, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- February 27, 2007 -- Cisco® (NASDAQ : CSCO ) today announced
enhancements to the Cisco Career Certifications CCDA® associate-level
design certification curriculum. The course and exam updates ensure that
the Cisco network design principles and strategies remain current with
today's increasingly complex network infrastructure needs while enabling
individuals to validate their knowledge and skills in network design,
implementation and operation.
"Cisco's enhanced design curriculum instructs students on how to embed
greater application-level intelligence into the network architecture
design," said Roger Beatty, senior manager, Learning and Development at
Cisco. "The focus of the modern network has shifted from simply providing
connectivity to embedding intelligence in the network to improve business
processes and performance. The new course and exam underscore Cisco's
dedication to deliver comprehensive design products, services and training
scaled to meet the needs of our channel partners and customers."
The updated Designing for Cisco Internetwork Solutions (DESGN) curriculum
emphasizes the converged enterprise network model to facilitate preparing,
planning, designing, implementing, operating and optimizing networks.
Additional updates include the extensive study of case studies and the
presentation of services virtualization based on the Cisco Service-Oriented
Network Architecture (SONA), shifting the vision and function of the
network from pure traffic transport to services and applications. The new
curriculum incorporates current products, technologies, services and
solutions and provides a foundation for students to gain the knowledge and
skills required to design routed and switched network infrastructures and
services.
The recommended course prerequisite is Cisco CCNA®-level knowledge, with
additional recommended knowledge as taught in the Building Cisco Multilayer
Switched Networks (BCMSN) course. The new DESGN 640-863 exam is required to
achieve the CCDA certification.
Training and Availability
Authorized Cisco training is available from a global network of Cisco
Learning Partners and the Partner E-Learning Connection. For complete
details on the requirements for the CCDA, Cisco Specialist and other Cisco
certifications, visit: www.cisco.com/go/certifications. To find a course
offered by authorized Cisco Learning Partners, use the Learning Locator at
www.cisco.com/go/class_locator.
Training may be purchased using Cisco Learning Credits, an easy method of
payment for Cisco authorized training, redeemable through participating
Cisco Learning Partners worldwide. For information about Cisco Learning
Credits, visit www.cisco.com/go/learningcredits.
Visit www.cisco.com/go/ccda for answers to questions regarding the CCDA.
About Cisco Career Certifications
The widely respected Cisco Career Certifications bring valuable, measurable
rewards to network professionals, their managers and the organizations that
employ them. Cisco offers three levels of general certification: associate,
professional and expert, in various tracks such as Routing and Switching,
Network Security, and Service Provider. A variety of Cisco Specialist
certifications are also available to show knowledge in specific
technologies, solutions or job roles. For Cisco Career Certifications
information, visit http://www.cisco.com/en/US/learning.
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