Important Changes to BEA Certifications

Oracle Certification Program is announcing that on December 1, 2008, several BEA certifications will be rolled into the Oracle Certification Program. As of this date, the certifications and exams will be rebranded and republished under the Oracle Certification Program. Additionally on December 1, 2008 no exams or credentials will be available under the BEA brand or program. The purpose of this announcement is to outline the changes in the BEA certifications and manage all aspects of how this will affect your certification or your path to certification.

Rebranded Certification:
On December 1, 2008, the BEA WebLogic certifications will become Oracle WebLogic 10g certifications to align with the rebranding of the WebLogic product. The BEA SOA certification will become Oracle SOA, and the Phase 1 and Phase 2 exams will be combined into one exam for certification.

The following BEA certifications will be rebranded under Oracle:

• BEA Certified Developer: BEA WebLogic Server 9
• BEA Certified Developer: BEA WebLogic Portal 9/10
• BEA Certified Administrator: System Administration for BEA WebLogic 9
• BEA Certified Architect: BEA SOA Enterprise Architecture

Please see the table below for more details.

OLD BEA Path BEA Certified Developer: BEA WebLogic Server 9 Required Exam BEA Certified Developer: BEA WebLogic Server 9 Recommended Training for Eclipse Users BEA WebLogic Server 9.0: Developing EJBs in Eclipse BEA WebLogic Server 9.0: J2EE Programming with Servlets and JSPs in Eclipse BEA WebLogic Server 9.1: Developing Enterprise Web Services Recommended Training for Non Eclipse Users BEA WebLogic Server 9.0: J2EE Programming with Servlets and JSPs BEA WebLogic Server 9.0: J2EE Programming with EJBs	NEW Oracle Path Oracle WebLogic Server 10g Developer Certified Expert Required Exam 1Z0-109 Oracle WebLogic Server 10g Developer 70 items 120 minutes Passing Score: 70% Recommended Training BEA WebLogic Server 9.0: Develop EJBs in Eclipse (or LWC) BEA WebLogic Server 9/10: Program J2EE Servlets and JSPs in Eclipse (or LWC) BEA WebLogic Server 10: Develop Enterprise Web Services (or LWC)
OLD BEA Path BEA Certified Developer: BEA WebLogic Portal 9/10 Required Exam BEA Certified Developer: BEA WebLogic Portal 9/10 Recommended Training BEA WebLogic Portal 9: Developing Enterprise Portals	NEW Oracle Path Oracle WebLogic Portal 10g Developer Certified Expert Required Exam 1Z0-110 Oracle WebLogic Portal 10g Developer 70 items 120 minutes Passing Score: 70% Recommended Training BEA WebLogic Portal 9/10: Develop Enterprise Portals (or LWC) OR Oracle WebLogic Portal 10g R3: Develop Enterprise Portals (to be released January 2009)
OLD BEA Path BEA Certified Administrator: System Administration for BEA WebLogic 9 Required Exam BEA Certified Administrator: System Administration for BEA WebLogic 9 Recommended Courses BEA WebLogic Server 9.1: Advanced Messaging BEA WebLogic Server 9.1: System Administration BEA WebLogic Server 9.1: WebLogic Diagnostics Framework BEA WebLogic Server 9.1: Server Management Services - JMX - Based Administration BEA WebLogic Server 9.1: Performance Tuning BEA WebLogic Server 9.1: Advanced Security	NEW Oracle Path Oracle WebLogic Server 10g System Administrator Certified Expert Required Exam 1Z0-108 Oracle WebLogic Server 10g System Administration 51 items 120 minutes Passing Score: 66% Recommended Training BEA WebLogic Server 9/10: System Administration BEA WebLogic Server 9/10: Advanced System Administration BEA WebLogic Server 9/10: WebLogic Diagnostics Framework BEA WebLogic Server 9/10: Performance Tuning BEA WebLogic Server 9/10: Monitor and Performance Tuning The Oracle WebLogic Server courses will be released soon. When these courses are released, they will be the most updated versions of the recommended training for WebLogic Server System Administrator Certified Expert. Until the Oracle courses are released, the BEA courses above will prepare candidates for the exam. Oracle WebLogic Server 10.3: System Administration (to be released December 2008) Oracle WebLogic Server 10.3: Advanced System Administration (to be released January 2009)
OLD BEA Path BEA Certified Architect: BEA SOA Enterprise Architecture Required Exams Phase 1: BEA SOA Foundations Approved (required for Phase 2) BEA SOA Adoption and Implementation (Phase 2) Recommended Training Phase 1 SOA Strategic Concepts and Principles Organization Planning and Architectural Consideration for SOA Recommended Training Phase 2 SOA: Architectural Concepts and Design Principles SOA Organization and Governance SOA Costs and Benefits SOA Reference Architecture SOA Service-Oriented Development of Applications	NEW Oracle Path Oracle SOA Architect Certified Expert Required Exam 1Z0-114 Oracle SOA Foundations, Adoption and Implementation (Phase 1 and 2 exams have been combined into one.) 82 items 120 minutes Passing Score: 66% Recommended Training Organization, Planning & Architectural Consideration for SOA (or LWC) SOA: Architectural Concepts and Design Principles (or LWC)

Retired BEA Exams/Paths

Learning Profile
On Saturday, November 8, 2008 at 11:59PM GMT, the I7 Learning Profile for BEA Certified candidates is no longer available. From this date forward, candidates should view exam history and update their demographic information on their Prometric profile at www.prometric.com.

BEA Exam Vouchers
As of December 1, 2008, the BEA certification exams will be available under the Oracle Certification Program. At that time, any existing BEA exam voucher that has not been redeemed and has not expired will no longer be valid. Oracle will replace these vouchers with vouchers that will be valid for Oracle certification exams. ALL VOUCHERS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN REDEEMED AND HAVE NOT EXPIRED (by November 30, 2008) WILL BE REPLACED BY JANUARY 30, 2009. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience as you await your replacement voucher. To ensure that you receive your replacement voucher, please check your profile at www.prometric.com today to be sure your email address is up-to-date. Thank you for your patience. If you have any questions, or if you have a voucher that has not been replaced by January 30, 2009, please contact beacert_ww@oracle.com.

Questions

Will my BEA certification continue to be valid?
Any BEA certifications that you have earned prior to the combination of the two programs will continue to be recognized and valid.

Will I be required to recertify in conjunction with Oracle’s acquisition of BEA?
Candidates will not need to retake exams in order to keep their current BEA credentials. Future certification offerings may require candidates to take an exam or exams if they wish to upgrade. All program requirements will be available through the Oracle Certification Program Web pages.

Will I receive a new certificate with the Oracle credential title and logo?
Only candidates who pass the new Oracle certification exams from December 1, 2008 forward will receive the Oracle certificate and logo. Any candidates who became certified prior to December 1, 2008 will receive the BEA certificate and logo.

I have taken one of the previous BEA training courses. Will the BEA courses prepare me for the Oracle exams?
Yes, if you have taken any of the recommended training courses for the BEA certification (BEA Weblogic Server 9, BEA Weblogic Portal 9/10, or BEA SOA), these courses will prepare you for the republished Oracle exams.

I have taken the Phase 1 SOA Architect exam. If I do not take the Phase 2 exam before December 1, when the exams are combined, do I have to take the full exam even though I’ve already tested on ½ of the material?
If you are pursuing the BEA Certified Architect: BEA SOA Enterprise Architecture credential, you should pass both exams before December 1, 2008. If you do not pass both exams before that date, you will need to take the full Oracle SOA Foundations, Adoption and Implementation exam in order to obtain the Oracle SOA Architect Certified Expert credential.

I am preparing for the exams that will be offered under the Oracle Certification Program after November 30, 2008, how should I begin to prepare? Are there exam objectives available for these exams?
If you are preparing for the Oracle exams that will be available on December 1, 2008, you may use the same exam objectives that are currently posted for the BEA exams. The only immediate changes in exam objectives will be branding-related. The BEA exam objectives will help candidates prepare for the Oracle exams.