Paul Andrew, author for one of the new Office 365 blogs, describeds how customers can use 3rd party vendors for user federation in hybrid Office 365 deployments. A big focus here is how Microsoft is streamlining certification of vendors who wish to deliver 3rd party federated identity providers. Current providers are Ping Identity, Centrify and Optimal ID all of which have solutions in the single-sign on or federated space.
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