BT Basilica and BT Lynx are Microsoft Gold Partners for Advanced Infrastructure Networking Infrastructure, Unified Communications, Security, Mobility, OEM Hardware, Information Worker and Custom Development, and are the only strategic partners in the UK with these competencies to also hold Cisco Gold Partner status. To achieve Microsoft Gold standard, BT Basilica and BT Lynx have to continually demonstrate their expertise and customer references around design, deployment and support of Microsoft solutions.

BT Basilica and BT Lynx consultants' expertise covers Active Directory, Windows, Exchange, Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM), Systems Management Server (SMS), ISA Server, SQL Server, SharePoint Portal Server (SPPS) and Live Communications Server (LCS).

BT Basilica and BT Lynx deliver Early Adopter Programmes and Rapid/Technology Adoption Programmes, in conjunction with Microsoft and were actively involved in the early adoption of Vista and Office 2007. BT Basilica and BT Lynx are also one of Microsoft's Premier Security partners working closely with them on all new security initiatives.

Additional Microsoft credentials:

- Microsoft Consulting Services
- Approved Subcontractor
- Infrastructure Optimisation Initiative Partner
- Security Mobilisation Initiative partner
- Premier Support Partner
- Quick Start Partner
- Global Award Winner 2005 for Microsoft Winning Customer Initiative
- Global Award Finalist 2006 for Microsoft Winning Customer Initiative
- Real Time Communications expert

Uniquely, our Customer Innovation Centre (CIC) near Sheffield is the only replica Microsoft Technology Centre and programme that maps solutions to our clients individual environment.