It was announced yesterday that the cost of taking a Microsoft exam will increase from the 1 July. In the UK the price will be increasing from £88 to £99. A fair amount of my readers and visitors come for the USA. If you are taking the test across the Atlantic in the USA then the price will be increasing from $125 to $150. If I have missed out your region please accept my apologies, there is a nice link you can follow below that will help determine how the cost rise will impact on you:

http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/certification/cert-pricing-tool.html

I guess this might be the incentive you need to get the exam booked and taken before the July deadline, and save a few £££’s in the process.