I took the XML Master Basic exam last January. It's a little easier than IBM 141, but has a higher minimum passing score. There wasn't any extra material relative to IBM 141, so in my opinion if you can pass the IBM
test then you ought to take XML Master also.
John E.<br /> <br />SCJP (1.4, 5.0), SCJD, SCWCD (1.3, 1.4), SCBCD, SCDJWS, SCSA (Solaris 9), SCNA, SCSecA, MCP, MCAD, MCSD.NET, MCDBA, IBM 815, IBM XML, ICSD (IBM 288), XML Master (Basic), OCA (9i PL/SQL dev, 10g DBA), OCP (10g DBA), OMG UML Fundamental & Intermediate, MySQL 4 Core & Professional, MySQL 5 Developer & DBA, A+, Network+, Security+
