Originally posted by Jesus Angeles:
i discovered ibm 150 and 154. one of them is a newer one. they are j2ee exams. in addition, there are some other ibm exams which are pure java technology; that is, no vendor-dependent topics on the exam.
Took a look at the two exams... they seem to be (and this might just be the impression I got from looking at them through role-based views rather than exam-specific) in the same boat as IBM's 486 - that is to say, they're not, themselves, certifications but exams that contribute towards one of IBM's certifications.
It's not to say that they're not worthwhile, which I would have no idea on since I've not taken them. But my gut instinct is that they are not stand-alone certifications, if one's pursuing certifications in specific, rather than exams to show knowledge of a topic as a goal.