据最新了解，微软公司将在2009年3月31日后作废微软的MCSD和MCAD系列考试，以更快地推进其下一代产品VisualStudio2005和MCPD认证的市场份额!届时将作废的微软软件应用开发系列考试科目有10门，详细列表如下：

　　70-300: Analyzing Requirements and Defining Microsoft .NET Solution Architectures

　　70-301: Managing, Organizing, and Delivering IT Projects by Using Microsoft Solutions Framework 3.0

　　70-305: Developing and Implementing Web Applications with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET and Microsoft Visual Studio .NET

　　70-306: Developing and Implementing Windows-based Applications with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET and Microsoft Visual Studio .NET

　　70-310: Developing XML Web Services and Server Components with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET and the Microsoft .NET Framework

　　70-315: Developing and Implementing Web Applications with Microsoft Visual C# .NET and Microsoft Visual Studio .NET

　　70-316: Developing and Implementing Windows-based Applications with Microsoft Visual C# .NET and Microsoft Visual Studio .NET

　　70-320: Developing XML Web Services and Server Components with Microsoft Visual C# and the Microsoft .NET Framework

　　70-330: Implementing Security for Applications with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET

　　70-340: Implementing Security for Applications with Microsoft Visual C# .NET

　　提醒考生注意MCPD认证证书相当于MCSD和MCAD的下一代证书，MCPD与MCSA不同的是，前者是基于Visual Studio 2005，后者基于Visual Studio 2003。