Belay Knowledge Management (Belay) today announced it has reached the black empowerment goals set by the company directors back in 2005, by obtaining a level 2 certification.

Each year, Microsoft hosts a conference for its partner community, not only to encourage collaboration around its new technologies, but also to provide a forum that enables them to network with each other.

Belay Integration Services has been actively involved for the past 12 months in transforming and developing the systems of the Furniture Bargaining Council (FBC) to increase the productivity of its staff and to improve on its service delivery to the members of the furniture, bedding, upholstery and curtain manufacturing industry.

Belay Solutions today announced it has attained Gold Certified status in Microsoft's Partner Programme, with competencies in Advanced Infrastructure Solutions, Custom Development Solutions and Data Management Solutions.

In recognition of the impact that software as a service (SaaS) is already having on the IT industry, and as part of its remit to constantly work towards improved customer services, Belay Solutions has created a new business unit, Belay Managed Services (BMS). It will focus on identifying and providing a select portfolio of SaaS services to current and new clients.