Over the past couple of months, Sun had been promoting the fact that its was nearing a milestone - certifying a half a million professionals - and wanted to honor the Sun Certified Professional who helped the company reach that mark with gifts. Well, the milestone has been met and the individual awarded.

Ms. Swathi Reddy Potu, an employee of Cognizant Technology Solutions, became the 500,000th Sun Certified Professional at the NIIT Test Center in Chennai, India. Potu received a pass to Java University along with a conference pass to this year's JavaOne event in San Francisco. She also received US$1000 and return airfare.

"So one more milestone is hit and none would get another chance to be the 500,000th SCP," notes a Sun blogger. "But one thing I assure you, every time you succeed in a certification test, there is some element of fortune, big or small, awaiting you somewhere in this planet. So don't hesitate; just go for it."

This blog ends with a posting of a video of the very "first java programmer," Sun Fellow and Vice President James Gosling who underscores the importance of Java certification. [...read more...]

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