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Category: Technology
Purple gets golden ticket for maiden flight from Manchester to San Francisco
Here at Purple, we have a reputation for breaking new ground. We were the first mover in our market, delivering a unique WiFi and analytics solution to business and venues around the world that provides them with customer insights and marketing tools for real world spaces. Tomorrow, Tuesday March 28th,…
802.1x Authentication for WiFi Networks: The Benefits
As we bring more and more devices join public WiFi networks, concerns around security and user authentication continue to dominate the conversation. This is especially true when debating the appropriate security protocols for large-scale, guest WiFi networks that onload hundreds, thousands or even millions of users a day. Without the…
Feature announcement: The Salesforce Connector is Here
Following our Micro Surveys feature release, we are pleased to announce that we have integrated another new feature into the Purple Portal – say hello to the Salesforce Connector! The Salesforce Connector allows you to match your Portal visitor records against your Salesforce data, giving you an enhanced understanding of who…
Celebrating Women in Tech – International Women’s Day
Here at Purple, we are passionate about providing equal opportunities to those we work with, as well as those who wish to join us. In fact, the leadership team at Purple is made up of equal parts men and women, and each individual’s talents and strengths have been integral to our…
Purple and Cisco to get Manchester moving thanks to a grant from InnovateUK
Intelligent spaces company, Purple, announces today that it is part of a team that has won a contract to design and implement a data-led smart transportation platform for the Greater Manchester City Region. Purple is teaming up with Cisco, the worldwide technology leader, and a number of other technology innovation…
Rise of the Millennials and the Impact on Hospitality
According to information conducted by Elliot’s agency, millennials now make up the largest social demographic of the UK. They love to eat out regularly, with over half of them doing so at least once a week and a third at least three times a week. A third of millennials also…
In-Store WiFi: Are you using it to it’s full potential?
Every day, millions of us use our smartphones, laptops, tablets, and wearable technology to connect to public WiFi access points (WAP). Ultimately, we expect to be connected wherever we go, and rely on established venues like shopping malls, department stores, and chain stores to provide us with reliable and secure…
Young coders set to conquer Purple challenge in local hackathon
Following the success of last year’s event, Purple’s development team is once again set to help school children in Greater Manchester develop their coding and programming skills at the 2017 Tameside Hackathon. The Tameside Hackathon, which kicks off today, gives children aged 12 to 18 years-old the chance to get…
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…
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,…
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…
Monetizing WiFi
Monetizing WiFi (monetising for the Brits) is a rapidly changing landscape. It also has to be looked at from two perspectives, one from the venue where the WiFi is available and the other from the operator who is providing the WiFi service. It wasn’t very long ago that wherever you…
IOT: It’s a Thing thing (except it isn’t) – by Dan Warren
When I was asked to write some blog pieces about the Internet of Things, I was both excited – because it is a topic I think is of massive importance – and slightly worried, since the Internet of Things is such a broad subject. There was a temptation to launch…
2016’s Big Fat List of IoT Gadgets
Now that 2016 is coming to a close, it’s easy to see why this year has been THE year for making the Internet of Things a bigger part of our lives. More and more connected gadgets have sprung up to make previously ‘dumb’ things smart. In no particular order (because…
What’s next for smartwatches?
Smartwatches haven’t made as big a splash as some people may have predicted. After the intriguing debut of what was seen as the possible blossoming of the tech by the release of the Apple Watch, most people’s timelines last week news were filled with the IDC report stating the decline…