Blogs
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…
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,…
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.,…
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…
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…
Purple announces strategic agreement with NCR Corporation
December 19th, 2016: Purple, the intelligent spaces company, today announced a strategic agreement with NCR’s Telecom and Technology business. As a global multivendor services provider, NCR Telecom and Technology partners with industry leading Telecom Service Providers and Technology OEMs to provide comprehensive solutions for wireless, enterprise networking, unified communications, and…
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…
Purple partners with Unify Services in Australia
Purple, the intelligent spaces company, today announced its partnership with Unify Services, based in Melbourne, Australia. The partnership will strengthen Purple’s deployment across the area. Unify Services aim to optimise business workflows, processes and strategies, to maximise profitability and performance using the power of modern technology. Purple will add value to…
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…
Purple Win ‘Project of the Year’ in DACH region
Purple has won a prestigious award in Switzerland – Project of the Year at the Studerus Awards! The win was announced as part of the recent Studerus Technology Forum event, which was held at the Movenpick Hotel Zurich Regensdorf last week. The project was for KITAG Cinemas, the largest cinema…
Zak’s Story: How Purple turned my world upside down
Manchester to Melbourne Imagine being given the opportunity to work in one of the greatest cities in the world, Melbourne… with an incredible climate, gorgeous scenery and almost 2,000 kilometres of beaches! Well for me, Purple made it happen. I was a Technical Solutions Specialist working at Purple HQ in…
Purple and Meraki provide the WiFi at UK Cisco Partner Event
Last week we headed down to Brighton for the first of two UK Cisco Partner Forum events. We hosted a shared stand with Cisco Meraki, which meant we could showcase the joined up Purple + Meraki solution with live data from the event on our TV screen. We pulled some…
Richard Roberts, former MD Commercial and Partner Sales for Cisco UKI, relishes new role as Purple’s VP EMEA
Purple, the intelligent spaces company, today announces its latest high profile appointment with Richard Roberts joining as VP EMEA. Richard is set to supercharge Purple’s EMEA partnerships and continue its fast growth. He will be responsible for leading the regional team and driving revenue through, and with, Purple’s Customers, Distributors…