Cheers erupted outside the VUE testing facility, as the last student finished his final exam and became a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) at Paladin University recently.

Each of the seven students started the two-week MCSE boot camp course alone, but the group quickly bonded during the intense 12 hours per day classroom training and studies, meals, breaks, and Nerf gun battles. By graduation, they were a cohesive team.

Not one could bring himself to leave, until they all had accomplished their mission and seven new Microsoft Certified Systems Engineers emerged to face the possibility of new or enhanced careers.

Graduating the May/June MCSE Boot Camp presented by Paladin

University were: John Downing, Dr. Dave Otto, Tony Bass, Steve Baxter, Thomas Price, Dennis Wright, and Paladin Data Systems Corporation's own Fred Siegenthaler.

Director of Paladin University, Peggy Roy said, "This was a great class. All of these students were extremely motivated and enthusiastic about what this certification can mean to their futures. I want to congratulate each of them for their fantastic accomplishment."

Paladin University, a division of Paladin Data Systems Corporation, is the only Microsoft Certified Technical Education Center in Kitsap County. With classrooms in Poulsbo, Paladin University offers technology training in Microsoft, Oracle, A+/Network+, Java, Linux and Cisco. Through its authorized VUE and Sylvan Prometric testing facilities, it can certify students in a variety of specialties, including: Baan, Banyan, Cisco, A+, Network+, Linux, Lucent, Microsoft, Novell, Oracle and Sun.

For more information, please contact Roy at 1-800-532-8448 or training@paladindata.com.