From: gui-doo laduchesse (gui_doo@hotmail.com)
Date: Wed Jul 30 2008 - 20:01:02 ART
Hi there any change of security coming for the lab exam...
For example, do we have to arrive before 8h to take photo or any new mesure?
thanks
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http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/markets/industries/telecom/cisco-pearson-vu>
> e-combat-exam-fraud-global-test-delivery-enhancements/-1099877822> >> >
Tuesday, July 22, 2008 Cisco and Pearson VUE Combat Exam Fraud With Global> >
Test Delivery Enhancements> >> > Jul 22, 2008 (Hugin via COMTEX) ----New
Security Measures Underscore> > Commitment to Protect Certification Integrity
and Value> >> > SAN JOSE, CA and BLOOMINGTON, MN--(Marketwire - July 22, 2008)
- Cisco> > (NASDAQ: CSCO: 21.76, -0.41, -1.84%) and its global testing
provider,> > Pearson VUE, a business of Pearson, today announced a series of
security> > enhancements that will reinforce the integrity and value of the
Cisco> > certification portfolio.> >> > "Cisco certifications are one of the
most highly valued credentials> > available to information technology (IT:
22.37, +0.24, +1.08%)> > professionals, and protecting that reputation is
paramount," said Erik> > Ullanderson, manager of global certifications for
Learning@Cisco. "Proxy> > testing and other forms of cheating can diminish the
value of> certifications> > for individuals and the organizations that employ
them. Pearson VUE and> > Cisco are leading the way in aggressively combating
this industry wide> issue> > through the latest advancements in exam
development and delivery."> >> > The advanced security enhancements include
the use of digital photographs> > for candidate-identity verification and
forensic analysis of testing data.> > The new measures, to be implemented
beginning on Aug. 1, will include:> >> > -- Photo on Score Report and Web --
On completion of a certification exam> at> > the test center, candidates will
receive preliminary score reports> imprinted> > with their photos and unique
authentication codes. The authentication code> > can be used to access a
candidate's official score online at Pearson VUE's> > website
www.pearsonvue.com/authenticate usually within 72 hours of the> > examination.
The online score report will also display the candidate's> > photo. Candidates
may share access to their online records with employers> or> > other third
parties.> >> > -- Forensic Analysis -- Exam results and other testing data
will be> > continuously analyzed by forensic software to detect aberrant
testing> > behavior and to flag suspect exams for further investigation. When>
problems> > are identified with the validity of a test result, the candidate's
score> > will be invalidated. Depending on the exact issue with the flagged
exam,> > further consequences may range from having to retake the exam to the>
> imposition of a one-year or lifetime testing ban.> >> > -- Preliminary Score
Report -- All paper score reports will be> preliminary,> > pending the results
of forensic analysis, until official exam scores are> > posted to the Web
within 72 hours of exam completion. Once the exam scores> > are official,
candidates may use the authentication codes on their score> > reports to
access the Pearson VUE website for score and photo> verification.> >> > "We
looked at alternatives for addressing the issue of proxy testing, the> > two
primary victims of which are employers and those members of the> >
certification community who chose training, hard work and experience as> >
their path to certification," explained Randall Trask, vice president of> >
market development for Pearson VUE. "We determined that adding photos to> >
score reports and providing employers with the ability to authenticate> both>
> the exam score and the person achieving it will provide a direct benefit>
to> > all."> >> > These new exam security measures are part of Cisco's overall
strategy to> > protect the value and integrity of its certifications. Other
measures> > include simulation-based testing, dynamically generated questions
and> > emulations to help ensure that Cisco certified networking
professionals> > continue to have the knowledge, skills and credentials to
perform well on> > the job.> >> > About Pearson VUE> >> > Pearson VUE
(www.pearsonvue.com) is the global leader in electronic> testing> > for
regulatory and certification boards, providing a full suite of> services> >
from test development to test delivery to data management. Pearson VUE> >
offers exams through the world's largest network of test centers in 162> >
countries, providing testing services for information technology,> academic,>
> government and professional clients. Pearson VUE acquired the former> >
Promissor in 2006, thereby extending its leadership in the certification> >
market. The company's innovative technology offers the highest levels of> >
security and program control, while its commitment to service provides> >
clients and individual test takers with an unmatched testing experience.> >> >
Pearson VUE is a business of Pearson (NYSE: PSO: 11.87, -0.07, -0.58%)> (LSE:>
> PSON), the international media company, whose businesses include the> >
Financial Times Group, Pearson Education and the Penguin Group.> >> > About
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in> > networking that transforms how people connect, communicate and>
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http://newsroom.cisco.com/dlls/rss.html Press & Analyst Relations: Cara> >
Sloman Cisco 831-440-2411 csloman@cisco.com> >> > Mary Beth Mohn Pearson VUE
952-681-3000 MaryBeth.Mohn@Pearson.com> >> > SOURCE: Cisco> >> >> >
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