INTERVIEW Where flexibility meets function Oliver Van Camp explains how Barco’s newest addition to the ClickShare portfolio helps organisations create flexible meeting spaces without the hassle of cables or poor connections Workplace collaboration is evolving, and meeting spaces have become the new heart of the office. But for employees to truly work and collaborate at their best, these spaces need to be supported with the right technology and tools. Barco’s ClickShare solution has been on the market for 13 years and was first designed to address some of the frustrations people were facing with meeting spaces and bring-yourown-device (BYOD) set-ups. “A lot of people had issues with sharing their content from their laptop to the meeting room displays,” explains Oliver Van Camp, head of product at ClickShare. “Not everyone had a HDMI, VGA or DisplayPort connector, and wired solutions meant presenters had to sit in specific places at the table to share. We built ClickShare, and the ClickShare button, to solve this issue.” In 2020, Barco expanded ClickShare’s capabilities with conferencing functionality to allow users to bring the room’s audiovisual systems to their device. BYOD and hybrid working have both grown substantially in recent years, and the need for room systems has emerged. Recognising this shift, Barco began laying the groundwork for the new ClickShare Hub, a modular Android-based room system that allows for simple hybrid meetings and content sharing. It began the development process by partnering with Microsoft. “You cannot make this type of solution without a partnership with Microsoft,” says Van Camp. “It’s a key element of bringing this type BY AMBER HICKMAN 90 Barco’s ClickShare Hub offers the essential features of a video conferencing room system with wireless presentation
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