Barco has launched its first Microsoft Teams–certified wireless room system bundles, marking a significant expansion of its ClickShare portfolio.
The new systems move beyond standalone wireless sharing and into fully integrated meeting room platforms.
Developed with Sennheiser, the bundles pair ClickShare Hub Core with the TeamConnect Bar S for small rooms, and ClickShare Hub Pro with the TeamConnect Bar M for medium-sized spaces.
“Achieving Microsoft Teams certification for our first wireless room system bundles is a strategic milestone for Barco,” said Jan van Houtte, Executive Vice President Meeting Experiences at Barco.
“It strengthens ClickShare’s role in enabling seamless and inclusive collaboration experiences – giving users confidence that their meetings will run smoothly, securely, and without complexity.”
Both configurations are certified for Microsoft Teams and built on Microsoft’s Device Ecosystem Platform (MDEP).
The launch positions ClickShare more directly in the Microsoft Teams Rooms market at a time when organisations are standardising hybrid work environments. Companies are shifting from improvised setups to managed, enterprise-ready rooms.
From Enablement To Standardisation
The early days of hybrid work were defined by improvisation. Organisations relied on laptops, personal devices, and temporary room setups to keep meetings running. Speed mattered more than consistency.
That period is ending. Hybrid work is now permanent, and meeting rooms are treated less as flexible spaces and more as essential infrastructure. Predictable performance, security, and ease of management are becoming primary factors in procurement.
Barco’s move reflects this change. ClickShare gained traction by removing friction from content sharing. Now, however, wireless convenience alone is not enough. IT teams need rooms that scale, comply with security standards, and behave consistently across locations.
Certification Becomes A Market Gatekeeper
Microsoft Teams certification is increasingly a requirement rather than an optional badge. Devices that fall outside the certified ecosystem face scrutiny, especially in regulated or security-conscious organisations.
By building the new room systems on MDEP, Barco aligns with Microsoft’s approach to device security, updates, and lifecycle management. Meeting rooms are now treated more like standard corporate endpoints than bespoke AV installations.
This alignment also signals Microsoft’s growing influence over collaboration hardware. Teams Rooms is central to enterprise strategies, and vendors are adapting their products to fit rather than compete with the platform.
“The certification for Teams Rooms of the Barco wireless room bundles marks an expansion into the Microsoft Teams ecosystem with flexible, intelligent room systems,” said Albert Kooiman, General Manager, Microsoft Teams Partner Engineering and Customer Enablement at Microsoft.
“We value partners like Barco who share our vision for inclusive, secure, and seamless collaboration across the modern workplace, and are excited for customers choosing ClickShare to experience Teams Rooms.”
Simplicity As An Operational Requirement
Even as the technology behind rooms grows more complex, user expectations have narrowed. Employees expect one-touch meeting join, reliable audio, and frictionless content sharing. Anything more risks confusion.
ClickShare’s bundles maintain wireless sharing with the ClickShare Button and integrate directly with Teams Rooms. The goal is to reduce variables, not to add new behaviours.
Audio quality remains critical. Sennheiser’s TeamConnect Bars address one of the most common causes of meeting dissatisfaction. In hybrid meetings, clear audio is essential for both in-room and remote participants. Poor sound is remembered long after minor visual glitches are forgotten.
Implications For IT And The Channel
Certified room systems appeal to IT teams because they are predictable. Centralised management, regular updates from Microsoft and Barco, and less need for on-site intervention reduce operational complexity.
Channel partners also benefit. Organisations prefer pre-certified bundles over bespoke designs. Deployment is faster, support is simpler, and risk is lower. This trend is gradually shifting value from individual components to validated platforms and ecosystems.
Barco’s launch reflects the enterprise market’s focus on reliability, security, and repeatability. Organisations are less interested in experimentation and more focused on systems that consistently work.
For ClickShare, the challenge will be maintaining simplicity while meeting the governance and scale requirements of enterprise deployments. The Teams-certified bundles indicate that Barco believes these priorities can coexist.
As companies continue to refine hybrid work, investments in meeting rooms will prioritise standardisation over novelty. Barco’s launch suggests that the future of enterprise collaboration lies in systems that fade into the background and allow users to focus on work, not technology.
