So Leo, if you didn't agree with them would they become your arch enemy? Dewey -----Original Message----- From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Leo Higgins Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2006 2:23 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [TN] FYI.... The certification company that worked with Sigmatel is McDonald Consulting Group (http://www.mcdcg.com/), and they worked under the auspices of the National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI). I saw their presentation at the Central Texas Electronics Association (local IMAPS + SMTA chapters) at the end of March. This was the first time I had ever heard of HSPM, so I am advocating or endorsing NOTHING here..... Best regards, Leo Leo M. Higgins III, Ph.D. Vice President, Technical Operations ASAT, Inc. 3755 Capital of Texas Highway, Suite 100 Austin, Texas 78704 office phone 512-383-4593 mobile 512-423-2002 [log in to unmask] www.asat.com -----Original Message----- From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Joe Fjelstad Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2006 1:01 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [TN] FYI.... Who is CMS, the consulting firm selling such certification services? Who certified them? How long did it take them to become the expert and how much money did they spend to become the certification source. How long does the survey take and how much does it cost? I sense lots of money about be begin moving from pocket to purse in pursuit of a piece of paper to hang on a wall. I trust (hope?) that this is not like the official certified Internet university degrees being so commonly offered. Kind regards, Joe --------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8e To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet To temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16 for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-615-7100 ext.2815 ----------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8e To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet To temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16 for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-615-7100 ext.2815 ----------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8e To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet To temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16 for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-615-7100 ext.2815 -----------------------------------------------------