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dATA sTREAM News & Notes for Certified Professionals study shows lack of IT Training Impedes On-the-Job Performance Calling All Network Pros: Obtain Expert status Say you have just received a state-of-the-art, intricately designed gadget. Even if it’s loaded with capabilities, it will be useless until you read the instruction manual or are otherwise taught how to use it. Similarly, if employees aren’t properly trained, how can they be expected to yield maximum results? A recent study by SkillSoft, a provider of on-demand e-learning and performance support solutions, revealed that roughly seven out of 10 workers from Are you a mid-level networking professional? Are you looking to increase your skills and gain expert status? If so, you are part of an industry trend focused on building up the number of experts available to build out networks. A recent study by Forrester Consulting shows that the industry is demanding more specialized and expert-level skills. In response, Cisco recently launched the 360 Learning Program for the Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) Routing and Switching certification. Read more at http://certmag.com/read.php?in=3630. A new study revealed that roughly seven out of 10 workers from a variety of industries around the world have been asked to accomplish certain workrelated tasks without receiving the appropriate training beforehand — and IT ranked toward the top of the list. a variety of industries around the world have been asked to accomplish certain work-related tasks without receiving the appropriate training beforehand — and IT ranked toward the top of the list. Read more at http://certmag.com/read.php?in=3623. shedding light on an Alternative to Wi-Fi There’s no doubt about it: Wi-Fi is increasingly vital to our everyday lives. Not only do we have the technology in our homes, but it’s in our coffee shops, our workplaces — even our handheld devices. According to market estimates, by 2012, 1 billion Wi-Fi-equipped electronic devices will have been shipped off for sale to consumers. And Wi-Fi is expected to appear in other devices as well, including digital TVs. However, there’s new wireless communication technology in the works. Through a grant provided by the National Science Foundation, three universities — Boston University (BU), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and the University of New Mexico — have teamed up to form the Smart Lighting Engineering Research Center. Read more at http://certmag.com/read.php?in=3615. Google launches Tool to Assess Flu Trends Google searches provide online users with everything from cake recipes to satellite imagery, and now the search engine can offer up information on flu outbreaks in the U.S., according to a CNN.com article. Google Flu Trends is a new tool that relies on two key facts: Google users are likely to use the search engine to seek remedies for their flu symptoms, and Google can detect the U.S. states in which users are located. The tool is part of Google’s new public health initiative and works in conjunction with The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Researchers identified a distinct correlation between the prevalence of flu search terms on Google and surveillance data culled by the CDC, according to CNN. 6 CERTIFICATION MAGAZINE January 2009 http://www.forrester.com/Consulting http://www.skillsoft.com http://certmag.com/read.php?in=3630 http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-10059064-94.html http://smartlighting.bu.edu/index.html http://smartlighting.bu.edu/index.html http://certmag.com/read.php?in=3615 http://www.CNN.com http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/11/11/google.flu.trends/index.html http://www.google.org/flutrends/ http://www.cdc.gov/ http://www.cdc.gov/ http://certmag.com/read.php?in=3623

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