Over the past eighty years, Barco has grown into a global force in the AV technology market, with an annual turnover of $1.102 billion and more than 3500 employees across 90 countries. In 2012, Barco added to their reputation as a world leader in visualisation technology with the launch of ClickShare, a wireless presentation solution that Barco promised would revolutionise the modern meeting room experience. Over the past five years, Barco’s ClickShare wireless presentation solution has been adopted by some of the world’s leading enterprises, and South African business is following the trend.

AV Integration takes a look at Barco’s industry-leading ClickShare wireless presentation range and spoke with some South African end-users across various sectors about their experience with the product.

A LOCALLY SUPPORTED SOLUTION

Being a globally recognised leader in visualisation technologies, many of South Africa’s foremost enterprises have made use of Barco technology for a range of projects over the past few decades. Barco panels have been used to supply one of the world’s largest video wall installations for Telkom SA, as well as for the mission-critical video walls at the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE).

In 2012, Barco launched ClickShare, a game-changing wireless presentation system aimed at revolutionising how content is presented and shared in corporate meeting spaces. According to Barco, more than 30 million PowerPoint presentations are produced on a daily basis, and ineffective AV technology in meeting spaces costs global enterprise enormous sums in technical support services and loss of productivity. ClickShare wireless presentation technology not only enables a presenter to get content on-screen almost instantly but also allows multiple participants the opportunity to contribute using wireless technology that is both reliable and secure.

Since its launch, Barco’s ClickShare has captured a 57% market share in wireless presentation technology in meeting spaces, based on sales distribution figures from 2016 and 2017. With over 350,000 units sold globally by the end of 2017, 40% of which were to Fortune 1000 companies, it is fair to state that ClickShare is among the most popular and successful wireless presentation technologies on the market today.

In line with international trends, ClickShare technology is quickly gaining a foothold in South Africa as an optimal wireless presentation solution for the corporate environment. Barco has been highly selective in establishing distribution channels in the country to ensure the provision of after-sales support and service on its ClickShare product range.

INTRODUCING THE BARCO CLICKSHARE FAMILY

ClickShare CS-100

The ClickShare CS-100 is a stand-alone wireless presentation system, designed for small meeting rooms, and is the entry-level model in Barco’s ClickShare range. As with all ClickShare wireless presentations solutions, the CS-100 enables meeting participants to connect and share content in real time. Users plug a USB-powered ClickShare Button into their PC or Mac and click the button to get the content from their laptop onto the meeting room screen. With the ClickShare App, users can also share content from their mobile phones or tablets. ClickShare is designed to be highly intuitive and user-friendly, negating the need for end-user training.

Features include:

  • Wireless connection to a central screen
  • Single user on-screen
  • Share from laptop, tablet or smartphone (BYOD)
  • 1x HDMI output
  • Shipped with 1 Button

ClickShare CSE-200

The CSE-200 offers the ClickShare experience for small and medium-sized meeting rooms and has been specifically designed for enterprise rollouts. As such, the CSE-200 offers enhanced security features, and a wider range of connectivity options including AirPlay and Google Cast support for non-HDCP content, TouchBack support and central management.

Allowing two participants to share content simultaneously, the CSE-200 ensures direct connectivity to the central screen and encourages collaboration. Security features on the CSE-200 can be set to one of three predefined levels, depending on the company’s policies and needs and the devise’s API simplifies integration into the company network.

Features include:

  • Up to two users on-screen
  • Enhanced security features
  • TouchBack support
  • Central management
  • Delivered with two Buttons

ClickShare CSE-800

The CSE-800 is designed for deployment in boardrooms, high-end meeting rooms and conference rooms, and combines all of the functionality of the CSE-200 with a number of unique features specifically suited to larger environments. The CSE-800 allows for simultaneous sharing for up to eight participants. To ensure that collaboration between multiple contributors is effectively managed, the CSE-800 comes with a moderation functionality that enables a meeting moderator to select the content to appear on the screen manually. In addition, the CSE-800 comes with blackboarding and annotation, enhanced security features and multiple connectivity options.

Features include:

  • Up to eight users on-screen simultaneously
  • Enhanced security features
  • Moderation
  • Blackboarding and annotation
  • 4K DCI
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