Please share with anyone with a stake in PerformancePoint Server. The beta exam 71-556 (TS: Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007, Application Development) is open now through October 19 at Prometric. If you don’t know much about betas, read this or this first.

Registration Information

• You must register at least 24 hours prior to taking the exam.
• Please use the following promotional code when registering for the exam: TSPPS
• Receiving this invitation does not guarantee you a seat in the beta; we recommend that you register immediately.
• To register in North America, please call Prometric: (800) 755-EXAM (800-755-3926)
• Outside the U.S./Canada, please contact: Prometric: http://www.register.prometric.com/ClientInformation.asp

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PerformancePoint Server (PPS) allows to monitor, analyze and plan their business goals and performance against those goals. PPS builds on top of and requires SQL Server and Microsoft Office.

Follow the links below to learn more and evaluate;

• Microsoft PerformancePoint Server 2007
• PerformancePoint Server 2007 Evaluation Version (x86)
• PerformancePoint Server 2007 Evaluation Version (x64)
• For the IT pro - Deployment Guide, Operations Guide, Whitepapers
• For the Developer - Planning Server, Business rules development guide and Monitoring SDK

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