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Stables Market Camden turns Purple with free WiFi for visitors
Purple allows Stables Market in Camden to offer an easy to use WiFi service with the added bonus of WiFi marketing opportunities and footfall monitoring August 19, 2014: Purple, the intelligent spaces company, today announced the launch of a secure and legal Social WiFi solution for Stables Market Camden, London’s…
Purple WiFi turns attention to Asia Pacific market
Cloud-based social WiFi provider, Purple WiFi, has embarked on the next stage of its global development with strategic expansion into Asia Pacific. This growth will be delivered by the company’s latest senior hire, Allen Pan, who takes on the new role of VP – Asia Pacific. Allen Pan joins Purple…
Purple WiFi supports launch of Friendly WiFi scheme
The Friendly WiFi scheme was officially launched today in the UK and Ireland and Purple WiFi is proud to be part of it. Should the scheme be successful, it is hoped that Friendly WiFi will be launched globally. This time last year, David Cameron announced that the UK’s main WiFi…
RSJ UK delivers Purple WiFi in Faringdon Town Centre, Oxfordshire
Free public WiFi is now available to anyone visiting Faringdon town centre as a result of a partnership between The Vale of White Horse District Council, STL Communications and RSJ UK. The scheme is being delivered by STL Communications, with Ruckus Wireless equipment supplied by RSJ UK and its social…
Purple WiFi announces partnership with Zion WiFi
Zion WiFi has signed a partner agreement with innovative social WiFi provider, Purple WiFi, which will see the addition of cloud-based guest WiFi and location analytics solutions to its portfolio of products. Zion WiFi helps businesses drive more sales by utilizing their WiFi. A seamless social media login, e-shots and…
Purple WiFi expands further into Asia Pacific region
Purple WiFi has furthered its geographic reach by signing a distribution agreement with established WiFi technology reseller, Luxu Technologies. The agreement will see Luxu Technologies selling Purple WiFi as a software overlay to existing WiFi hardware in Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and China. This move marks the second distribution…
Comstor strikes new reseller agreement with Purple WiFi
Cloud-Based Hotspot and Analytics Offering Now Available to Cisco-Dedicated Resellers Across EMEA Cirencester, UK, June 18, 2014 – Westcon Group, a value-added distributor of category-leading unified communications, network infrastructure, data center and security solutions with a global network of specialty resellers, today announced that the company’s Comstor business practice has…
Purple WiFi announces partnership with Deliberant
Social WiFi provider, Purple WiFi, is further expanding its geographic reach through a new partnership with wireless technology manufacturer, Deliberant. Deliberant, which is headquartered in the USA, is a fast growth manufacturer which currently exports hardware to more than 100 countries. Integration with Purple WiFi software will allow Deliberant to…
Purple WiFi joins forces with WAV, Inc.
Social WiFi software to compliment WAV, Inc’s wireless AP line Aurora, IL – WAV, Inc., (www.wavonline.com) the value-added distributor of world-class wireless networking technology and provider of best-in-class support and services, has announced that it has entered a distribution agreement with Purple WiFi, a cloud-based, guest WiFi hotspot software that enables…
Purple WiFi completes Cisco IVT (Interoperability Verification Testing)
Purple WiFi are delighted to announce that their Guest and Social WiFi and Presence and Location based services solutions have successfully completed Cisco IVT with Cisco WLAN Controllers. Cisco IVT (Interoperability verification testing) means that both teams at Cisco and Purple WiFi have worked together to simulate typical customer configurations and…
Purple WiFi and Wavelink join forces to offer Social WiFi
April 30, 2014 – Purple WiFi has signed a distribution agreement with enterprise mobility and UC Solutions distributor, Wavelink. The agreement will see the addition of Purple WiFi’s cloud-based, Social WiFi solution, which includes presence analytics and location based services, to Wavelink’s portfolio of products. By entering into a distribution…
Purple WiFi to deliver WiFi offering for City of York as part of North partnership
April 23, 2014: Purple WiFi, the cloud-based Social WiFi software company will be working with North, one of the UK’s leading Managed Services Providers, and Ruckus Wireless, the global WiFi technology pioneer, to deliver a secure and legal Social WiFi solution for City of York Council. The fully supported service…
Key US appointment marks expansion in Americas
19 March 2014 Purple WiFi rolls out global strategy with key US appointment Cloud-based social WiFi provider, Purple WiFi, is investing in its US expansion with the recruitment of Anne Lakstigala to the role of Vice President, Americas. This strategic appointment enables Purple WiFi to fully implement its US sales plans,…
Family friendly Canterbury Cathedral
Canterbury Cathedral wanted to take action following recent reports that public WiFi is being used to access explicit content and that 58% of venues worldwide currently have no content filtering in place. They implemented the Purple WiFi platform in order to deliver a secure and legal Social WiFi solution and…
Admiral Taverns rolls out free WiFi
Social WiFi provider, Purple WiFi, has been selected by Admiral Taverns as a supplier of WiFi solutions for its pub estate. The service will enable customers to login for free but will also deliver valuable analytical data back to the individual pubs, around customers’ online activity and profile, allowing much…