Cisco CCNP Exams Updated: Cisco Press Products Continue to Prepare Certification Candidates Cisco Press CCNP Self-Study Products are 600 Series Approved
by Anonymous

Indianapolis, IN--June 25, 2002 Aiding certification candidates in their effort for self-study preparation, Cisco Press announced today that the Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) product line has been 600 series approved in conjunction with the updated CCNP Exams implemented by Cisco Systems earlier this month.

The CCNA exam format change made by Cisco Systems on March 12, 2002, and the action to immediately retire the past version of the exam, came as a surprise to the certification market. At that time, Cisco Systems also announced that CCNP exam format changes were forthcoming and had already begun beta testing those new exams as early as February 2002. As with the CCNA Exam announcement in March, Cisco Press was first to market with new and official CCNP #600 series products and had the only Cisco-approved self-study materials available.

Newly introduced to the Cisco Press certification and training line is the Practical Studies series, which provides users with a self-study resource for obtaining practical hands-on experience. These valuable learning resources are especially relevant now that simulation-based questions have been added to the CCNA and CCNP Routing, BSCI, and Remote Access Exams to test a candidate’s hands-on networking skills. A full line of CCNP Practical Studies books that address each of the four required exams will be published by Cisco Press over the course of the next 12 months.

CCNP Practical Studies: Routing, the first book of four within the Practical Studies series for CCNP exam preparation, provides networking lab scenarios for use with home and remote network labs or simulated network environments. The new CCNP title prepares networkers to take their practical routing skills to the next level while gaining valuable hands-on experience to help with the increased difficulty they will experience through the new exams. "Cisco Press has always been committed to providing the certification candidate with the resources and self-study material to learn the technology and master the exam objectives", says John Kane, Editor-in-Chief, Cisco Press. "We designed the Practical Studies series specifically to help deepen the practical experience and solidify the networkers knowledge."

With Self-Study Guides, Exam Certification Guides, Practical Studies, Preparation Libraries, CIM Networking Simulations and more, the Cisco Press product lines provides an array of self-study learning solutions for the CCNP 600 series exams. In addition to new learning titles like the Practical Studies books, those Cisco Press titles labeled for 500 series exams preparation have been approved as comprehensive 600 series self-study learning resources. Cisco Press works side-by-side with Cisco Systems to develop timely self-study guides that are designed to fit the needs of the marketplace. As the official publisher for Cisco Systems, Cisco Press has the only approved and recommended products for CCNP self-study.

Matching the unique learning needs of networking students and professionals, Cisco Press continues to provide the following CCNP resources to help candidates prepare for the new 600 series exams.

CCNP Routing Exam #640-603 and BSCI Exam #640-901

Building Cisco Scalable Networks [1-57870-228-3

CCNP Routing Exam Certification Guide [1-58720-001-5

CCNP Practical Studies: Routing [1-58720-054-6


CCNP Switching Exam #640-604

Building Cisco Multilayer Switched Networks [1-57870-093-0

CCNP Switching Exam Certification Guide [1-58720-000-7


CCNP Remote Access Exam #640-605

Building Cisco Remote Access Networks [1-57870-091-4

CCNP Remote Access Exam Certification Guide [1-58720-003-1


CCNP Support Exam #640-606

Cisco Internetwork Troubleshooting [1-5870-092-2

CCNP Support Exam Certification Guide [0-7357-0995-5

CCNP Training Boxed Sets

Cisco CCNP Preparation Library, Second Edition [1-58705-013-7

Cisco CCNP Certification Library [1-58720-037-6

Cisco CCNP Training Kit [1-58720-042-2

CCNP Level CIMS

Along with the above CCNP resources, Cisco Press also offers a full line of interactive software products to help certification candidates learn the technology and the foundations that they will experience on the exams at www.ciscopress.com/cim.

Learn more about the CCNP products from Cisco Press at www.ciscopress.com/CCNP and visit www.cisco.com for details about CCNP and other Certification Exams.

About Cisco Press

Cisco Press, a partnership between Cisco Systems® (NASDAQ: CSCO) and the Pearson Education division of Pearson plc (NYSE: PSO), is the official publisher of Cisco® certification training books and technology learning materials. Cisco Press develops self-study resources that serve as learning and training anchors for networking students and professionals. With products designed to help users prepare for Cisco certifications and master the implementation and support of a diverse range of networking technologies, Cisco Press provides a variety of products to suit their learning styles. Cisco Press resources are the only print companions reviewed and approved by Cisco Systems for use in the Cisco Networking Academy Program. Cisco Press products can be purchased at your favorite local bookstore, computer/electronic store, online booksellers, or at www.ciscopress.com.





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