certification in PowerHouse
Edis, Robert
REdis@Blistex.com
Wed, 15 Oct 2003 09:03:02 -0500
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The person at Cognos to question about this (in the USA at least) is =
David Achtemichuk ( dave.achtemichuk@cognos.com). He has been sending =
out/promoting Cognos certification to partners. =20
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I asked him about PowerHouse. He said that Cognos considered the =
product developers to be such a maturity there was no need so =
certification. I was so disgusted with the answer I deleted his =
response immediately (a bit of a short fuse have I.)
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<rant>
Besides, Cognos certification these days is only a tool to force people =
into buying Cognos training. When I got my Impromptu certification 4 =
years ago all I had to do was pass the exam. Now Cognos will not let =
you sit the exam unless you have attended particular training courses =
(theirs). It doesn't matter how many years experience you have, =
alternative training sources or your innate abilities. It's just =
another money making scheme so therefore the certification is =
meaningless!
</rant>
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Sincerely,
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From: powerh-l-admin@cube.swau.edu =
[mailto:powerh-l-admin@cube.swau.edu]On Behalf Of Deskin, Bob
Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2003 7:49 AM
To: 'danteshwari d'; powerh-l@lists.swau.edu
Subject: RE: certification in PowerHouse
We used to do a certification program but have not for many years.
Bob Deskin =20
Product Manager, Application Development Tools, Cognos Inc.=20
bob.deskin@cognos.com (613) 738-1338 ext 7268 FAX: (613) 727-1178=20
3755 Riverside Drive P.O. Box 9707 Stn. T, Ottawa ON K1G 4K9 CANADA=20
-----Original Message-----
From: danteshwari d [mailto:danteshwari_devarajan@chennai.tcs.co.in]
Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2003 8:20 AM
To: powerh-l@lists.swau.edu
Subject: certification in pwerhouse
Hello all
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I would like to know if there is any certification available in =
powerhouse .
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D.Danteshwari
Chennai=20
India
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person at Cognos to question about this (in the USA at least) is David=20
Achtemichuk (<A=20
href=3D"mailto:dave.achtemichuk@cognos.com">dave.achtemichuk@cognos.com</=
A>). =20
He has been sending out/promoting Cognos certification to =
partners. =20
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><SPAN =
class=3D939055413-15102003>I=20
asked him about PowerHouse. He said that Cognos considered the =
product=20
developers to be such a maturity there was no need so =
certification. I was=20
so disgusted with the answer I deleted his response immediately (a bit =
of a=20
short fuse have I.)</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D939055413-15102003></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D939055413-15102003><rant></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D939055413-15102003>Besides, Cognos certification these days is =
only a tool=20
to force people into buying Cognos training. When I got my =
Impromptu=20
certification 4 years ago all I had to do was pass the exam. Now =
Cognos=20
will not let you sit the exam unless you have attended particular =
training=20
courses (theirs). It doesn't matter how many years experience you =
have,=20
alternative training sources or your innate abilities. It's just =
another=20
money making scheme so therefore the certification is=20
meaningless!</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D939055413-15102003></rant></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D939055413-15102003></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D939055413-15102003>Sincerely,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D939055413-15102003></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><SPAN=20
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powerh-l-admin@cube.swau.edu=20
[mailto:powerh-l-admin@cube.swau.edu]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Deskin,=20
Bob<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, October 15, 2003 7:49 AM<BR><B>To:</B>=20
'danteshwari d'; powerh-l@lists.swau.edu<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: =
certification=20
in PowerHouse<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D249424612-15102003><FONT face=3DArial =
color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>We=20
used to do a certification program but have not for many=20
years.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Bob=20
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Deskin &=
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</FONT><BR><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Product Manager, Application =
Development=20
Tools, Cognos Inc.</FONT> <BR><A><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>bob.<SPAN =
class=3D249424612-15102003>d</SPAN>eskin</FONT></A><FONT face=3DArial=20
size=3D2>@cognos.com (613) 738-1338 ext 7268 FAX: (613) =
727-1178</FONT>=20
<BR><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>3755 Riverside Drive P.O. Box 9707 =
Stn. T, Ottawa=20
ON K1G 4K9 CANADA</FONT> </P></SPAN></DIV>
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size=3D2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> danteshwari d=20
[mailto:danteshwari_devarajan@chennai.tcs.co.in]<BR><B>Sent:</B> =
Wednesday,=20
October 15, 2003 8:20 AM<BR><B>To:</B>=20
powerh-l@lists.swau.edu<BR><B>Subject:</B> certification in=20
pwerhouse<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hello all</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I would like to know if there is =
any=20
certification available in powerhouse .</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV><FONT =
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<DIV><BR>D.Danteshwari<BR>Chennai </DIV>
<DIV>India<BR><BR></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT><BR>
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25 cities=20
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