February 06, 2017 Purple secures Certified Partner in Germany Purple, the intelligent spaces company, is set to grow its presence in the DACH region following its certified partnership with VINTIN, an expert in IT infrastructure, managed services and the cloud. VINTIN, headquartered in Sennfeld, Germany, works with leading network vendors including Cisco, Aruba and Extreme Networks, who named the company as their Cloud Partner of the Year… Read More
February 01, 2017 Purple announces closer strategic partnership with Wireless Social Purple, the intelligent spaces company, has formed a closer partnership with Wireless Social, a longstanding partner, to strengthen customer relationships and increase growth in key sectors. Wireless Social, a Certified Partner, has worked with Purple since the company’s inception, originally signing a partnership agreement back in April 2013. The firm has built up a solid… Read More
January 30, 2017 Queensland Airports Limited select Purple and FLEXdata Solutions for their WiFi and location analytics solution Purple, the intelligent spaces company, and its fully certified partner, FLEXdata Solutions, have signed a three-year contract to supply guest WiFi and location analytics to Queensland Airports Limited (QAL). FLEXdata Solutions, a systems integrator located on the East Coast of Australia, installed Cisco Meraki Wireless and Purple’s WiFi solution at four airports owned and operated… Read More
January 26, 2017 Dom’s Story: Setting Up Purple in South America Hello! I’m Dominic, and I’m the Senior Technical Support Engineer at Purple – Intelligent Spaces. This past November, I was given the opportunity to travel to Chile in South America as part of my role with Purple. Getting the chance to visit the other side of the world, soak up the sun, experience a new… Read More
January 25, 2017 Purple continues its recruitment drive following multiple office openings After securing an investment of $7 million last September, we’ve opened six new offices across four continents, and our growth strategy is set to continue in 2017 as we recruit more staff members for our expanding global team. In just four months, we’ve managed to relocate our HQ to Oldham, Greater Manchester, acquired a more… Read More
January 25, 2017 Redcentric unveiled as Purple’s latest Certified Partner Purple, the intelligent spaces company, today announces that Redcentric, a leading managed service provider, has become a Certified Partner. Redcentric specialises in providing on premise, managed and Cloud services to public and private sector organisations across the UK. Purple’s marketing and analytics solution acts as a complementary overlay to Redcentric’s Enterprise Wireless LAN service. It… Read More
January 19, 2017 Data Transfers to the US – Safe Harbor is dead, but long-live the EU/US Privacy Shield? A blog by Squire Patton Boggs A legal challenge brought by an Austrian law student, Max Schrems, led to a landmark change in the law governing the transfer of personal data from the European Union to the US. EU data protection law tries to ensure that the same strict rules in the EU on the… Read More
January 19, 2017 The Technology Behind Amazon Go: How it Works and What It Means for Retailers Whether you spotted it in your social feeds, saw it in a news headline, or were one of the 7.9 million people who have viewed its debut YouTube video, it’s likely you’ve heard of Amazon Go. On December 5th 2016, Amazon announced that it was opening an 1,800 sq ft, fully digitized grab-and-go convenience store,… Read More
January 18, 2017 Acuative becomes a Purple Certified Partner to attract new opportunities in retail Purple, the intelligent spaces company, today announced its certified partnership with Acuative, a global provider of IT and networking support services, based in New Jersey. Acuative helps both public and private sector organisations manage and service their information technology, data, cloud and voice networks. With offices located in the U.S., Europe and the Middle East,… Read More
January 16, 2017 Purple Outgrows Ashton HQ New Year, New Office, for Purple following large-scale recruitment drive We’re delighted to announce that Purple has moved its headquarters to Oldham, Greater Manchester, relocating due to a growth in staff numbers. The new, larger office will accommodate Purple’s expanding team, which has grown dramatically over the past year, following a £5.4 million investment being used… Read More
January 16, 2017 Purple connects PizzaExpress in UAE Purple, the intelligent spaces company, and CDW, the international IT solutions provider, today announced its partnership with PizzaExpress UAE. PizzaExpress UAE selected Purple and CDW to offer fast, free and secure guest WiFi to customers while gathering valuable analytics. CDW has delivered a fully integrated solution comprising hardware, software and services in partnership with Cisco… Read More
November 01, 2016 Why an easy connection and a positive WiFi experience is a must In today’s super-connected world, people expect easy access to WiFi and as we’re approaching 2017, it’s disappointing that many WiFi networks still provide a poor experience. Providing a more streamlined user experience for both customers and businesses was the reason we founded Purple and although we’ve evolved, it’s still one of our main focuses. SMSGlobal states… Read More
October 25, 2016 A week in the life of Krista Geiger, Enterprise Sales Manager Krista shares with us what she gets up to in a typical week at Purple. Over to Krista Monday It’s Monday morning in Cincinnati and the start of another Purple week. So that’s the coffee pot on click! and the Mac switched on click! Read More
September 17, 2016 Purple completes $7 million investment to boost global team Purple, the intelligent spaces company, today announced a $7 million investment. This comprises a growth loan secured from Boost&Co, which totals $3.9 million, and additional funds contributed by existing investors. The investment has been secured following Purple’s impressive global traction with major service providers, a series of large customer wins and huge growth in platform… Read More
March 01, 2014 Why should businesses use social media? Media influences opinion… …there is no doubt about that. But do we mindlessly follow what is presented to us? Some media researchers used to argue that what we watch and read is fed into us like a syringe and there is little we could do to stop it. Then along came social media. Audiences are… Read More
