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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Nov 2011 08:40:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 15:40:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 12:01:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAP today announced that it was acquiring database vendor Sybase for $5.8bn in cash. Sybase, founded in 1984, is famous for developing the original SQL Server source code and signed a deal with Microsoft to share the source code. The two companies went different ways some years later, and started developing their own versions of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bobjblog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2845046&amp;post=297&amp;subd=bobjblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Configuring ODBC for XI 3.1 on a 64bit Operating System</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:36:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I&#8217;ve mentioned in previous postings, a SAP User ID is now required if you want to take a SAP Business Objects exam. I regularly receive emails asking how you go about getting one of these ID&#8217;s, especially if you are not a partner/customer. Note that this blog is not connected with SAP so I [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bobjblog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2845046&amp;post=283&amp;subd=bobjblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[Further information regarding the new Business Objects exams. Data Integrator is going to be added to the list of available exams. More info can be found here. Note that existing BOCP holders do not need to recertify: &#8220;&#8230;individuals holding a current valid BusinessObjects certification will not need to recertify.&#8221; Also nice to see that existing [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bobjblog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2845046&amp;post=281&amp;subd=bobjblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>New Certification Exams &#8211; Part 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:35:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following on from my recent post about the new SAP Business Objects exams, I spotted a link to a FAQ. Some interesting items to bring to your attention: 1. It would appear that you no longer need to take 3 papers/tests to earn the SAP Certified Application Associate &#8211; SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise XI 3.x certification. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bobjblog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2845046&amp;post=275&amp;subd=bobjblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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