On December 1st, Cisco announced changes to the CCIE Voice program that will take place some time in July 2009.
The new CCIE Voice will no longer include the following hardware:
Catalyst 6000 / 6608-T1 gateway module
ATA-186
VG248
The new CCIE Voice will use the 7.0 versions of the following Cisco Unified Communications software:
Cisco Unified Communications Manager
Cisco Unified Communications Manager Express
Cisco Unity Express (NME-CUE)
Cisco Unified Contact Center Express
Cisco Unified Presence
Cisco Unity Connection (no more Cisco Unity)
All routers will use 12.4 T code and the 3550 switches will be upgraded to 3750 switches.
Check the following URL for all the details:
https://cisco.hosted.jivesoftware.com/community/certifications/ccie_voic...
Dennis Hartmann, CCIE No. 15651, is a consultant with www.highpoint.com and author of Implementing Cisco Unified Communications Manager, Part 1. Dennis is also a lead instructor at Global Knowledge. Dennis has various certifications, including the Cisco CCVP, CCSI, CCNP, CCIP, and the Microsoft MCSE. Dennis has various specializations including unified communications, data center, routing & switching, service provider (MPLS and optical). Dennis has worked for various Fortune 500 companies, including AT&T, Sprint, Merrill Lynch, KPMG, and Cabletron Systems. He lives with his wife and children in Hopewell Junction, New York.