HP has announced it will integrate the Microsoft Device Ecosystem Platform (MDEP) across its Poly portfolio of collaboration hardware, including video conferencing systems, IP phones, room controllers, and scheduling displays.
The move represents a strategic deepening of HP’s partnership with Microsoft and signals a significant shift in how the company will develop and certify its unified communications devices moving forward.
The integration is billed by the company as a move to deliver a more consistent Microsoft Teams experience alongside enhanced security protocols and streamlined IT management capabilities.
Understanding MDEP: The Technical Foundation
MDEP, released in 2024, serves as a standardized framework that enables hardware manufacturers to build devices with deeper native integration into Microsoft services and the Teams infrastructure.
Rather than developing custom integrations for each device generation, manufacturers can leverage MDEP’s pre-built connections to Microsoft’s backend systems, authentication protocols, and management tools.
For new HP devices, this can translate into accelerated product development cycles and faster certification processes. Previously, each new Poly device required extensive individual testing and certification to ensure compatibility with Teams features and Microsoft security requirements. MDEP streamlines this by providing a consistent development environment and standardized APIs that reduce the engineering burden on hardware partners.
The platform also enables cloud-connected device experiences, where collaboration hardware can receive updates, security patches, and new feature deployments directly from Microsoft’s cloud infrastructure.
What Users and IT Teams Gain From Integration
With Microsoft commanding 46% of the UC and collaboration space, it makes sense that HP would want to ensure its products are closely aligned with the company’s standards. This makes HP Poly devices an attractive AV offering for companies using Teams as their collaboration platform.
Beyond market positioning, the integration sets users up with tighter synchronization with their Teams environment. This means calendar integrations, presence indicators, and meeting controls should function more reliably across different device types.
