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Sorry I'm a little late coming into the conversation. I came across this thread because of a blog that hit my google news this morning which linked here.
I find it interesting that you feel increasing the cost of the exams will effectively reduce the number of cheaters to the point where the value of the certifications would be increased.
I'm sure it may help minutely, because anytime you increase limitations you're going to decrease participation, but people that have money cheat too. What you're proposing will hinder the ability of anyone that wouldn't be able to afford the cost of the exams, honest people included.
The answer to reducing the number of cheaters is to increase the awareness in the community. Let the industry know that Oracle doesn't mess around when it comes to cheating. Information like what I have listed here (http://www.certguard.com/decertified.asp) is helping to do that in the Microsoft communities.
If anyone from the Oracle Certification Team would like to contact me, please do. My email address is in my profile.
Robert Williams
CEO
CertGuard, Inc.

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