<p>Federated platforms let people using different collaboration brands communicate as if they were on the same system.</p><p>When it comes to Office 365, NextPlane has built technology that gets around Microsoft's refusal to establish an encrypted connection to a brand other than another Microsoft product. That means users on a range of platforms including IBM Sametime, Cisco products, Unify OpenScape;, Google Apps, OpenFire and more may easily talk with one another.</p><p>Adding Office 365 to the list comes as the products comprises one of the fastest-growing UCaaS platforms within the enterprise. To that point, Microsoft holds 47 percent of market share, according to stats issued this month by Synergy Research.</p><p>"Microsoft continues to gain share in UC collaboration and is closing the gap on market leader Cisco," said Jeremy Duke, founder and chief analyst of Synergy Research Group.</p><p><a href="http://www.channelpartnersonline.com/news/2013/12/nextplane-brings-federated-uc-to-microsoft-office.aspx">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/84424">Adobe Connect Offers New Features</a> (Network World)</p><p><a href="http://www.virtual-strategy.com/2013/12/10/nextplane-launches-microsoft-office-365-federation-service">NextPlane Launches Microsoft Office 365 Federation Service</a> (Virtual-Strategy Magazine (press release))</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=db8_Pqm30l1laSMGfmkQEv5bcObAM&ned=us">6 additional articles.</a></p>