Well, my opinion it's still all a lot of boler-plate. Just look at Sun -
J2EE 1.4 release is delayed for the n-th time, because they want to agree on Basic Profile interop. I agree it's right, rush will only kill the effort.
Think about all other problems yet to resolve and
standardise - security, state, etc.
If I were Sun I would stay away from creating cert exam on WS, but work closely with partners (as they do actually
).
Take a look at all the emergin' WS standards. Only naming all abbreviations will take
lots of time: WS-I, DSML, SAML, WSBPEL, WSIF, dozens more.
There's still nothing to
test for, IMO. I'm sure there will be a cert for WS, but definitely not now. Probably, 1-2 years from now, I wouldn't consider it to be earlier. Put yourself in the employers chair - what is this certification all about if there are still major changes going on every day? And don't forget, that from Sep 2002, the validity of Sun'c certs is only 2 years.
Having said that, I still join the question and would know SunEd's position on the subject.