Barco has adopted Microsoft‘s Device Ecosystem Platform for future ClickShare solutions and enhancements.
This operating system features built-in security and IT-friendly and enterprise-grade functionalities, enabling the Barco team to further enhance ClickShare’s renowned simplicity and user experience.
By integrating the Microsoft Device Ecosystem Platform into its upcoming ClickShare offerings, Barco says it’s set to harness an Android-based framework that empowers device manufacturers and software developers to create cutting-edge solutions. This collaboration, supported by Microsoft’s renowned security, trust, and management, will enable ClickShare to continue enhancing its trademark ease-of-use and exceptional user experience in partnership with its customers and partners.
Jan van Houtte, EVP Meeting Experience at Barco, said:
ClickShare remains focused on bringing a simple, premium experience to meeting spaces. We will continue to create innovative experiences while leveraging Microsoft’s expertise in security, manageability, and AI capabilities. We are pleased to accelerate our defined partnership with Microsoft, expanding beyond ClickShare’s integration with Shared Spaces.”
For over a decade, Barco affirms it’s been at the forefront of the Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) market. Its ClickShare Conference system allows users to seamlessly initiate video calls using their personal laptops while utilising the meeting room’s AV setup. With a deployment of over 270,000 ClickShare Conference units, a robust partner network, and a substantial presence within Fortune 1000 companies, Barco says ClickShare is a trailblazer in user-centric collaborative technology.
“Microsoft and Barco share a common emphasis on designing solutions with enhanced privacy, accessibility, and manageability excellence,” added Juha Kuosmanen, Head of MDEP at Microsoft. “We are proud to welcome Barco, a leading player in the BYOD rooms, to the Microsoft Development Ecosystem Platform community. We are confident their future developments will be a catalyst for their continuous success.”
What Has Barco Been Up To Recently?
In May, Barco announced that its ClickShare Bar range of devices was formally certified as carbon neutral.
Barco’s CO2-neutral certification by climate advisory organisation CO2logic marks the ClickShare Bar range as the second ClickShare product to receive the CO2-neutral label, following the ClickShare Conference CX-50 2nd generation. By stating that the ClickShare Bar is “the first carbon-neutral video bar for wireless conferencing on the market”, Barco reaffirms its commitment to climate action and celebrates a significant milestone in its journey toward offering a fully carbon-neutral solution for meeting collaboration.
That same month, Barco opened a new production and R&D centre in Wuxi, China, and affirmed its ambition to “deeply cultivate the Chinese market”.
Barco opened the Barco (Wuxi) Technology Co., Ltd. production and R&D centre in May, dedicated to its engineering projector business. Barco emphasises that its strategy is based not only on “In China, for China” but also on “In China, for the world”, highlighting its commitment to both local and global markets.
In February, Barco partnered with Microsoft Teams to bring ClickShare device data to the Microsoft Teams Rooms Pro Management Portal and Pro Portal to improve management and end-user experiences.
Barco states that IT managers will gain deeper insights into room and device usage, while users will experience consistent quality across Teams and other platforms. The Barco ClickShare solution allows users to host calls from their own laptops using various video conferencing platforms, leveraging the audio and video equipment available in their meeting rooms.
