According to the
official statistics on Microsoft's site, 31 people have passed
70-656: Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack: Configuration.
Which means, there are still
169 MDOP Charter Memberships up for grabs.
If you are one of the first 200, you get:
#1: MDOP Charter Member jacket (ooh!)
#2: MDOP Charter Member Glass Award (ahh!)
If you are lucky, the promotional code of "MDOP" is still valid and you can take the exam for free, like I did.
Other statistics that I found interesting because I have these newer certifications (worldwide numbers!):
MCTS (leaving out the tests that go towards MCITP):
4,276 certified in Business Desktop Deployment with the BDD
1,690 certified in Office Communications Server 2007: Configuration
820 certified in Office Live Communications Server 2005
567 certified in Windows Mobile 5.0: Configuration
488 certified in Forefront Client and Server: Configuration
MCITP:
5,068 Enterprise Administrators
2,748 Enterprise Messaging Administrators
2,771 Server Administrators
