new Silverlight 4 certification exam

Due to high interest for Silverlight 4 certification (70-506) and trainings I would like to post that new certification exam is available in Prometric centers
for details please check
http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/Exam.aspx?ID=70-506&Locale=en-us

You can register for exam at http://www.prometric.com
for certification discounts and details send me a private message

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