News :MCSE/MCSA has timed out ??

 The latest news from the microsoft certification official site says that, to keep pace with changes in technology ,many older exams in MCSE/MCSA track are discontinued on a regular basis.
It is known to everyone that almost all of MCSA/MCSE exams are based on Microsoft Windows 2000 Server or MCSA on Windows Server 2003 while Windows Server 2008 has been born for a long time .Many of MCSE /MCSA exams has been retired ,especially MCSE/MCSA on Microsoft Windows 2000 Server .

So,many of people think MCSE/MCSA has timed out ,we should give up Server 2003 exams .Also,there are some other reasons for their point :
 Although the microsoft said :  If we passed a required exam before it retired, it can be applied toward certification.and the credential will not expire;if we haven’t yet passed the required exams ,We can’t complete the certification track .For example :we are preparing  for some MCSE/MCSA credential, but the required exams will be retired before we passed them  while we had passed some of exams .More important ,We don’t know when it is on other exams’ turn in MCSA/MCSE exams.

However ,I think there are no signal from Microsoft saying microsoft won’t support Server 2003  and MCSA/MCSE exams will be retired soon.Although Server 2008 has been released ,Server 2003 is still on the demand of the market ,Even popular in some countries.If the mainstream technoloy supports ends ,the mcse /mcsa 2003 maybe expired .and if server 2003 is still popular in your working enviorment ,MCSA/MCSE 2003 is still in use .

However ,because most of MCSA/MCSE 2003 exams are retired ,we could not stick to MCSA/MCSE 2003.In my opinion ,Although the MCSA/MCSE has not  timed out ,and it should move forward MCTS 2008 or MCITP 2008.
Here is the retired MCSA /MCSE exams below:
 1. MCSA on Windows Server 2003 :
  MCSA on networking systems :Exam 70-210:Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
Exam 70-086:Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.0
MCSE on Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 is Discontinued.
Exam 70-228:Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition.
2.MCSA on Microsoft Windows 2000 Server:
Both of the required  Exams MCSA on networking systems  are retired :
Exam 70-215 :Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Windows 2000 Server.
Exam 70-218:Managing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Network Environment.
One of MCSA Exams on client operating systems is  retired :Exam 70-210 :Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
3.The retired Elective exams  of  MCSE/MCSA are below:
Exam 70-086 :Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.0
Exam 70-214:Implementing and Administering Security in a Microsoft Windows 2000 Network
Exam 70-216:Implementing and Administering a Microsoft Windows 2000 Network Infrastructure
Exam 70-224:Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server
Exam 70-227:Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2000, Enterprise Edition.
Exam 70-228:Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition.
Exam 70-244:Supporting and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Network.
MCSE on Windows Server 2003:
One of MCSE exams on client operating systems is  retired :Exam 70-210:Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional.
MCSE on Microsoft Windows 2000 Server:
All Exams of MCSE on networking systems have been retired:
Exam 70-215:Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Windows 2000 Server.
Exam 70-216:Implementing and Administering a Microsoft Windows 2000 Network Infrastructure
Exam 70-217:Implementing and Administering a Microsoft Windows 2000 Directory Services Infrastructure.
One of exams  MCSE on client operating systems has been retired:Exam 70-210:Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
The retired exams  MCSE on design :
Exam 70-219:Designing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Directory Services Infrastructure
Exam 70-220:Designing Security for a Microsoft Windows 2000 Network.
Exam 70-221:Designing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Network Infrastructure.
Exam 70-226:Designing Highly Available Web Solutions with Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Technologies.
The retired Elective exams of MCSE  are below:
Exam 70-229 esigning and Implementing Databases with Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition.
Exam 70-301:Managing, Organizing, and Delivering IT Projects by Using Microsoft Solutions Framework 3.0.
Exam 70-218:Managing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Network Environment.
Exam 70-219:Designing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Directory Services Infrastructure.
Exam 70-220:Designing Security for a Microsoft Windows 2000 Network.
Exam 70-221:Designing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Network Infrastructure
Exam 70-222:Migrating from Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 to Microsoft Windows 2000.
Exam 70-223:Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Clustering Services by Using Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server.
Exam 70-225:Designing and Deploying a Messaging Infrastructure with Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server.
Exam 70-226:Designing Highly Available Web Solutions with Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Technologies.
Exam 70-230:Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2000, Enterprise Edition.
Exam 70-228:Designing and Implementing Solutions with Microsoft BizTalk Server 2000, Enterprise Edition
Exam 70-230:Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition.
Exam 70-232:Implementing and Maintaining Highly Available Web Solutions with Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Technologies and Microsoft Application Center 2000.
Exam 70-234:Designing and Implementing Solutions with Microsoft Commerce Server 2000.
Exam 70-244:Supporting and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Network.
Exam 70-301:Managing, Organizing, and Delivering IT Projects by Using Microsoft Solutions Framework 3.0.