On today’s episode of rAVe [TV], Gary and I talk about a few of our favorite products on the show floor, including ones from Barco, DTEN, Samsung and more. We also feature Frederick Loucks from Domotz as our guest to talk a little bit about remote management. Finally, Gary rounds out the episode with a […]

Nureva announced that its HDL310 and HDL410 audio conferencing systems are now certified for Barco ClickShare CX-20, CX-30 and CX-50 Gen 2 wireless presentation and conferencing devices. Nureva says this certification simplifies ProAV performance to larger Barco BYOM (bring your own meeting) spaces. By combining Nureva’s USB-based plug-and-play audio systems with Barco’s ClickShare solutions, Nureva […]

Barco’s ClickShare has become a ubiquitous UCC product — having won yet another rAVe Reader’s Choice Award, but did you know that Barco has an entire IT-based management platform for ClickShare that’s entirely cloud-based? Dubbed XMS Cloud, the company just improved it with a new update, and it’s designed to give IT professionals device control, […]

ClickShare CX-50 2nd generation was granted the CO2 Neutral Silver label by leading climate advisory organization CO2logic. Barco ClickShare CX-50 2nd generation is one of the first carbon-neutral wireless conferencing solutions in the market. The carbon-neutral label guarantees that Barco has significantly reduced the CO2 emissions throughout the product lifecycle of the CX-50 2nd generation. […]

Signagelive offers a free six-month digital signage solution for anyone using the Barco ClickShare Present and Conference devices, managed by Barco’s XMS Cloud Platform. Giving organizations a unique opportunity to trial digital signage, free of charge, Signagelive will offer ClickShare customers a complimentary six-month Signagelive Standard Licence for each of their compatible ClickShare Present and […]

Utelogy Corporation has joined the Barco ClickShare Alliance Program as a validated technology partner, extending the capabilities of its software platform for managing AV and UC devices and peripherals to include Barco’s ClickShare Conference solution for wireless presentation and conferencing. ClickShare solutions enable wireless conferencing and presentation in meeting spaces. When users walk into the […]

On today’s videocast, Barco’s group product manager for ClickShare, Oliver Van Camp, details what’s different about the new CX-50 Gen2 product. In addition to dual-monitor support, there are many new features — including the ability to use the ClickShare to switch from a Zoom or Teams Room to a BYOM room quickly (as well as […]

In the final episode of the 12-part series titled, “The Meeting Equity Podcast,” Gary Kayye speaks with Barco Senior Marketing Manager Jennifer Sigmund about this podcast’s theme, meeting equity, and how Barco is working to achieve it in its own meeting space. The two address several questions: Does Barco have an ideal vision of the […]

In episode 11 of this 12-part series entitled “The Meeting Equity Podcast” Gary Kayye speaks with Barco UK Sales Director Anthony Wright about meeting equity and how they achieve it in room design. The two address several questions: What is their opinion on the hybrid work environment? What exactly does a hybrid work environment look […]

In this episode in a series of podcasts about meeting equity, Ryan Anderson (vice president of global research & insights at MillerKnoll) gives his view on the importance of the design of an office space in a post-pandemic time. And it goes beyond creating great office chairs. Companies have realized that they need to support […]

In this episode in a series of 12 podcast about meeting equity Sudeep Trivedi (Head of Alliances & Go-to-Market at Logitech Video Collaboration) explains how Artificial Intelligence will play an important role in the meeting room moving forward. How can you elevate the experience of the remote participants in such a way that they feel […]

In this podcast Aurangzeb Khan (Senior Vice President Intelligent Vision Systems at Jabra) and Gary Kayye from THE rAVe Agency cover the topic of meeting equity by looking at the importance of selecting the right video and audio technology to install in the meeting room; with the objective of giving everybody in the room, active […]

In case you missed ISE, Barco was one of the busiest booths at the show. The company launched a totally new concept in LED, dubbed TruePix, Barco showed new features integrated into the ClickShare Conference (including the ability to make it a digital signage player), it demo’d weConnect — a true HyFlex solution for education — and the company had two of the coolest projection […]

In this episode in the series of podcast about Meeting Equity Michaël Vanderheeren (Product director MX and ClickShare at Barco) and Gary Kayye from THE rAVe Agency talk about whether it is possible to perfectly orchestrate joining a meeting and why that is important. Michael touches upon a ClickShare novelty Barco will launch at ISE […]

In the latest episode of a 12-part podcast series about meeting equity, Matt Chadder (CEO and founder of Instinct Laboratory) explains how the physical design of meeting spaces can improve the productivity and interactivity of participants. Matt also talks about what he thinks is the role of a meeting host: In many cases, the meeting […]

In episode four in a series of 12 about meeting equity brought to you by Barco ClickShare in partnership with THE rAVe Agency, Scott Walker (President at Waveguide) shares his view on how to create an inclusive meeting experience for both in-room as well as remote participants by focusing on not just the AV gear […]

Barco ClickShare is sponsoring a new series of podcasts — “The Meeting Equity Podcast.” In episode 1 of this 12-part series, Gary Kayye speaks with Mark Peterson from Shen Milsom & Wilke, Martin Bodley from Bose, Olivier Croly from Barco and Mehryn Corrigan from Microsoft to discuss what meeting equity means to them and how […]

According to Barco, hybrid work (defined as some type of flexible corporate environment that enables employees to operate both remotely and in a physical office) is now a permanent professional fixture. Workers have come to expect new levels of flexibility due to this new phenomenon. However, employees now demand even more from their hybrid work […]

Barco ClickShare revealed the results from its annual research on meeting trends and engagement. The report marked trends in work and meetings that are on the verge of returning to the office post-COVID. Hybrid meetings will create opportunities for business leaders to change work culture, redesign the workplace and invest in usability and technology fully […]

THIS IS A GUEST BLOG FROM BARCO New global study by Barco ClickShare reveals that employees worldwide are desperate to get back to the office and are looking for their employers to invest in a technology-driven hybrid working environment post-COVID-19. On average, employees want to spend a maximum of 2 days a week at home […]

Like many of you, we’ve decided to keep THE rAVe Agency’s physical offices closed at least through the end of the summer, but I think it’s unlikely that we will actually gather our team together, physically, fall. In fact, nearly every business will face the significant hurdle of dealing with people who are creeped out […]

In June 2019, Barco filed suit in the United States against Delta Electronics, Inc. and its subsidiary Vivitek Corporation for infringement of its ClickShare patents. Now, less than a year after the case began, Delta and Vivitek have agreed to withdraw their LauncherPlus products from the U.S. market. Barco’s U.S. lawsuit against Delta and Vivitek […]

BenQ’s new InstaShow WDC10 wireless presentation system is a button-based wireless sharing system for up to 16 users. Claiming compatibility with any OS and any hardware platform, InstaShow is designed to allow any participant, even a guest, to take control of the meeting and share content with the group. Completely hardware-based, InstaShow’s setup and connection […]

The United States Patent and Trademark Office reconfirmed the patentability of the Barco ClickShare button and refused to invalidate Barco’s related US patent. Early 2018, a U.S. law firm acting on behalf of an undisclosed party had instituted a reexamination procedure with the United States Patent and Trademark Office in an attempt to invalidate Barco’s […]

The Maritime and Commercial High Court of Copenhagen, Denmark, ruling in summary proceedings, has granted Barco’s leave for a preliminary injunction against the Danish distributor Unit.DK to market and sell Wireless Media. In Barco’s view, this Chinese wireless presentation system is a look-alike of Barco’s ClickShare. The court has found it probable that the product […]

Almo ProAV has announced the recipients of its 2018 Almo Vendor Awards of Excellence. The awards were presented last week during the company’s national sales meeting gala held at the Baltimore Museum of Art, a major cultural destination recognized for dynamic exhibitions and educational and community outreach programs. “Vendor Awards of Excellence night is always […]

Barco announced that ClickShare now integrates with Zoom Rooms – the software-based video conference room solution from Zoom Video Communications, Inc. ClickShare will be part of the Zoom Technology Ecosystem Program and will also share common channel partners. This integration allows ClickShare users to easily share content to their Zoom Room and remote attendees. Remote […]

In the five or so years since Barco debuted the ClickShare, no company has had anything significant, as a stand-alone packaged product, which comes close to the simplicity and compatibility of their BYOD solution. The ClickShare likely has a more than 70 percent market share of this segment even though there have been a half-dozen or so […]

Oblong Industries today announced the launch of Mezzanine Teamwork, a collaboration solution for huddle spaces and small meeting rooms. It’s a HUB that can be connected to any display – sort of like a cross between a Barco ClickShare and a Cisco Spark Board. Using a 3D tracking system, the Mezzanine Teamwork uses the Oblong Mezzanine Appliance with screen-mounted […]

Some say the future is now. I say the future is now, as well as in the innovations that continue to present themselves for the end user, as well as the industry integrator. In April 2013 I wrote one of my first rAVe blogs where I detailed the purchase of a new Windows laptop after […]

A week or so ago, I received a press release from Barco about a survey they did — it started, “9 in 10 office workers experience seriously elevated stress levels when dealing with troublesome technology during meetings.” Duh, right? Well, did you know that everyone’s stress level goes up when tech doesn’t work right — not just […]

We all talk about collaboration in the industry, in fact numerous manufacturers as well as integrators have put grand focus to it and that’s all well and good – collaboration is certainly an important element of every day progress in the business world. It may involve certain industry solutions, it may just focus on communication and […]