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Purple WiFi appoints Mike Greig, VP Service Providers, Americas
Purple WiFi, the cloud-based Social WiFi software company, today announced the appointment of Mike Greig, VP Service Providers, Americas reporting to Eric Law, VP of Worldwide Sales. Mike’s position focuses on growing the Americas’ Service Provider team, engaging Service Providers, creating demand, selling enterprise software and cloud services, managing complex…
The Wellington Centre: A social shopping experience
The Wellington Centre in Aldershot has chosen Wireless Social to provide free, family-friendly and secure WiFi for visitors, powered by Purple WiFi technology. The partnership means that the Wellington Centre will benefit from detailed customer insights and analytics, whilst visitors will get more value from their shopping experience. About The…
Apple Pay: What is it, who will accept it and what impact will it have?
What is Apple pay? Apple Pay is a mobile payment system that acts as a digital wallet. It allows a user to make payments using compatible Apple devices. Apple Pay does not require Apple-specific contactless payment terminals. Currently, Apple Pay is only available for use in the US in its…
Get to know Purple People – Jenny Wren, Operations Manager
1) What is your very first memory? Two of my first memories were to do with my grandad. Us girls could get away with anything with him and I remember doing his hair for him using a corkscrew and a fork (as you do!) the other was washing his beer…
Top 5 things you always wanted to know about self driving cars
I’m from the generation that grew up watching Knight Rider. Every Saturday evening with a packet of Skips crisps. My Gran thought David Hasselhoff was ‘dishy,’ but I watched it for the car, I wanted a KITT, a car that I could summon via my watch to rescue me when…
Seven ways that mobiles have revolutionised events
It’s quite likely that you are one of the 91% of mobile users who keep their device within arm’s reach for 100% of the time. So you will know how important mobile phones have become in nearly every aspect of life. Mobile for event planning is no different. It is…
Purple WiFi appoints Roberto Aguirre as Service Provider Director, EMEA
July 6, 2015: Purple WiFi, the cloud-based Social WiFi software company, today announced the appointment of Roberto Aguirre as Service Provider Director, EMEA, reporting to Eric Law, VP of Worldwide Sales. Working out of Madrid, Roberto will be responsible for positioning Purple WiFi in Europe, the Middle East and Africa…
Get to know Purple People – James Dale, Service Provider Manager
1) What is your very first memory? Pretending to drive my dad’s green Ford Cortina sat in the driver’s seat outside our house when I was about 4 years old! 2) What were you doing before you joined Purple WiFi? Account management, sales and events at a radio station… I…
What not to post on social media – our top 5 tips
Yippee I’m off on holiday for two weeks, my car is parked on the drive and I’ve just changed my money at my bank (the branch that’s two doors down from my house). My mother’s maiden name is Jones and my first pet was called Floppy! These are just some…
July release feature preview
With the July update of our portal coming up, we want to let you know about some of the great new features you can expect, and also give you the opportunity to sign up to one of our preview and training webinars. Below is an overview of some of the…
Get to know Purple People – Dominic Bardsley, Training Manager
1) What is your very first memory? Learning to ride my bike in Anglesey caravan park and crashing into next door’s caravan. 2) What was the name of your first pet? Pug and he was a Staffordshire Bull Terrier 3) When you were a kid, what did you want to…
Purple WiFi signs new distribution partnership with Connector Systems New Zealand
Connector Systems New Zealand announces an exciting new partnership with Purple WiFi, a leader in guest WiFi marketing and analytics to the New Zealand market. Purple WiFi provides marketing and analytics technology for the retail market. They have numerous case studies and customer examples where they have enabled shopping centres…
How much do you know about the WWW?
If you are reading this then you probably use the internet a fair bit (or perhaps nearly all day, everyday). But, not everyone is as tech savvy as you! Did you know that some people don’t know the difference between the internet and the WWW? Some even don’t know what…
Attend Intrinsic and Cisco workshop at CityLabs Manchester to prepare for IoE
Your WiFi network has never been so important. Most organisations are getting ready to implement a WiFi network ready for the Internet of Everything with many asking how they can be fully prepared. Intrinsic and Cisco are hosting a free workshop on Thursday 2nd July at CityLabs, Manchester. Register for…
Get well soon with WiFi
We believe WiFi will be used to help transform healthcare. Since our last article on the subject of WiFi in the healthcare industry, there have been many more interesting blogs circulating the net. so we thought we would write an update. How does WiFi help staff and patients alike?…