This is the last month to complete your Notes Domino 6/6.5 Update exams, which are set to be retired on December 31, 2005. Don't miss this chance to get recertified in Notes Domino 6/6.5; once the exams are retired the opportunity to recertify by taking one exam will not be available. For more details, read this article on the certification homepage.

Finishing your Domino 6/6.5 recertification now also puts you in great position to take advantage of the one-step recertification process for Notes Domino 7. Once you recertify in Notes Domino 6/6.5 at the professional level, you'll be able to take one exam to be recertified in Notes Domino 7.

With time running out to get certified for Notes Domino 6/6.5, AdvancedCLP has increased its discount from 30 percent to 50 percent for its Notes Domino 6/6.5 Update practice tests.

AdvancedCLP's testing engine is packed with features to help you study. Features include multiple testing modes, links to study material, the ability to exclude questions you have answered correctly, the ability to view results by category, print questions, and save test history, and many more. Go to http://www.advancedclp.com/cust_downloads.html, where you can download a demo. To view the full list of product features, go to the AdvancedCLP Web site at http://www.advancedclp.com. All AdvancedCLP practice tests have a money back guarantee, lifetime maintenance, and free updates.

If you combine your purchases with a Notes/Domino 7 update practice test and purchase 3 practice tests, you can get 50 percent off the price of all three practice tests. Go to AdvancedCLP's 'Corporate Bundle' page at http://www.advancedclp.com/products.html to take advantage of this offer.

Hurry and update your Domino R5 certifications while you still can. To give you that added incentive, CertFX is offering a 50 percent discount on all Notes Domino 6/6.5 Update Practice Tests. All CertFX tests include a pass guarantee, unlimited use, lifetime maintenance, and free updates. Go to http://www.certfx.com to take advantage of this special pricing.

Once you have updated your certification to Domino 6, you can start studying for Domino 7. CertFX's Lotus Notes Domino 7 Application Development Update Practice Test contains more than 90 questions that model the same areas of competency as those tested on the real certification exam. CertFX's Lotus Notes Domino 7 System Administration Update Practice Test contains more than 125 questions that model the same areas of competency as those tested on the real certification exam. Now is your chance to study and become one of the first to be IBM Lotus Notes Domino 7 certified! In addition, CertFX practice tests are an excellent resource for learning all the new features of IBM Lotus Notes Domino 7.

Are you still R5 certified? The opportunity to upgrade your certification to Notes Domino/6.5 with just one exam ends on December 31, 2005. One way to prepare for this exam at your own pace and place is with TLCC's "Notes Domino 6 Application Development Update" course.

This distance-learning course shows you all the new features of Notes Domino 6 and gets you ready for the exam. You will learn to lock documents and design elements, debug code on a remote server, and save disk space with single copy templates. Get hands-on experience using the new design elements like layers, style sheets, HTML files, JavaScript libraries, and more. Learn how to enable the new in-view document editing feature and the embedded editor feature. Learn and use the many new and enhanced @Functions and @Commands. Program the new LotusScript/Java objects to work with rich text elements like tables, sections, and doclinks. Connect to relational databases using Data Connection Resources, plus much more!

Special offer for Clippings readers! Get TLCC's Notes Domino 6 Application Development Update course plus a free CertFX practice test, for only $299. This is a savings of $265! To get this special offer you must use the link below. No other discounts may be applied.

For more information go to: http://www.tlcc.com/admin/tlccsite.nsf/pages/6devupd1offer

The exclusive Lotus certified professional discount for Lotusphere 2006 has been extended until January 5th. This gives you just four more weeks to get in on this special discount for Lotus certified professionals - this is the best price still available.

Use the special link in the Lotusphere 2006 Discount article on the certification private site. Note that you must be registered for the certification private site to access this article. If you are not registered for the private site, then please go to http://www.lotus.com/educationzone to register.

In five days - more content, more experts, more networking - than anyone, anywhere else. Lotusphere has it all - from JumpStarts to brand-new Lotusphere BOOTCAMP sessions; from lively "Birds-of-a-Feather" discussions to the ever-popular Best Practices deep-dives. It is all about getting the latest word on Lotus products and strategy right from the source - IBM Lotus engineers, developers, cutting-edge business partners, and industry gurus.

What’s New for Lotusphere 2006... Future and Innovations track – focusing on how to obtain business value from innovative technology; Lotusphere 2006 BootCamp – only the most technical deep-dive content, includes sessions, hands-on sessions, "Meet the Geeks" discussions, "surprise" special events, and more.

Lotusphere 2006 will be held January 22-26, 2006, at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida. For more information, go to http://www.lotus.com/lotusphere.

The special discount for Lotus certified professionals is still available.

To round out your conference experience, onsite testing and a robust preparation lab will be available. The Certification Prep Lab will include online resources; courseware, documentation, and publisher resources. Exams will be offered on Lotus, WebSphere, DB2, Tivoli, and Rational. Exam registration will open on December 5th. You can also register onsite. The certification testing lab and certification prep lab will be located in the Swan Hotel.

We invite all Lotus certified professionals to the Certification Lounge - a place to take a break, get a seated massage, win one of our daily raffle prizes, or have a chat with fellow certified professionals. The lounge is open exclusively to Lotus certified professionals.

These sessions sponsored by CertFX provide a deep dive into exam topics conducted by one of CertFX's experts for that exam/technical area. For Lotusphere 2006, sessions will be conducted on the following exams:

• Session title: Certification Prep Session: 701 IBM Lotus Notes Domino 7 Application Development Update
• Session title: Certification Prep Session: 702 IBM Lotus Notes Domino 7 System Administration Update
• Session title: Certification Prep Session: 833 Creating Application Components Using IBM Workplace Designer 2.5
• Session title: Certification Prep Session: 720 Notes Domino 7 System Administration Operating Fundamentals

Look for additional information on these sessions in the Bootcamp Track of Lotusphere general sessions listing at http://www.lotus.com/Lotusphere.