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Purple WiFi at the movies with Cineworld
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Purple WiFi at the movies with Cineworld

Last week Purple WiFi were feeling glamorous as we got to attend the Cineworld Exhibition at Silverstone race track, along with our partner, TFM Networks, a preferred supplier of the Cineworld group. With five Cineworld cinemas already up and running with TFM, Cisco Meraki and Purple, it was the perfect…

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The Future of Bars and Restaurants - the lowdown
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The Future of Bars and Restaurants – the lowdown

Last Friday we welcomed guests from the bar and restaurant industry to an exclusive event at Gilgamesh in Camden, London. Gilgamesh is a really beautiful setting; it’s a pan-asian bar, lounge and restaurant offering a unique Eastern dining experience with a relaxed, contemporary feel. We discussed the future of bars…

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The Dawn of the Physical Web – by Gavin Wheeldon

The Web is an incredibly complex thing.  Although it may feel virtual – we talk about things being ‘in the cloud’ – it is in fact scattered on real life servers all over the physical world. There are sites and apps living everywhere from back bedrooms to state-of-the-art data centers.…

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Purple WiFi and Ruckus deliver WiFi and analytics for 70
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Purple WiFi and Ruckus deliver WiFi and analytics for 70,000 ton floating museum

In partnership with Ruckus Wireless and Equinox Telecom, Purple WiFi has redefined the guest experience in one of the most challenging and exciting networking environments we’ve seen to date – the USS Midway Museum, San Diego. The USS Midway is the world’s most visited historic naval ship. The ship is…

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Sir Terry Leahy talks Purple at our Future of Loyalty Event
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Sir Terry Leahy talks Purple at our Future of Loyalty Event

We were oversubscribed for our retail event at Harvey Nichols in London last week, so we had a full house – despite it being a Friday. The event focused on the retail industry in a futuristic world, how businesses will need to change the way they engage with customers and…

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Get to know Purple People: Iain Jewitt
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Get to know Purple People: Iain Jewitt, Head of Technology

1) What is your very first memory? Throwing an almighty tantrum at my own birthday party because I didn’t win pass the parcel. 2) What were you doing before you joined Purple WiFi? I spent eight years as Director of Technology at a digital agency working with cool and fun…

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The Instillery partners with Purple WiFi
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The Instillery partners with Purple WiFi

The Instillery Group has today confirmed an exciting new partnership with Purple WiFi to become New Zealand’s first Cloud Managed Service Provider for the global social WiFi company. The partnership with Purple WiFi enables the Instillery to better assist businesses across New Zealand and Australia realise the true value of…

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The Future of Bars and Restaurants - leveraging technology to get a competitive advantage
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The Future of Bars and Restaurants – leveraging technology to get a competitive advantage

When is it? The event will be held on Thursday 22nd October from 2pm at Gilgamesh Bar & Restaurant, in the vibrant London Borough of Camden. So what’s it about? We are taking a good look at how bars and restaurants need to prepare themselves for the future and the…

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Why think when you can sync?
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Why think when you can sync?

There have been many claims to suggest that when we give our brain a good workout we can improve cognitive ability and even improve memory. However, with today’s smartphones and access to the internet, we can store everything we need to know in one handset. We wondered whether this means…

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Get to know Purple People: Stacy Deprey-Purper
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Get to know Purple People: Stacy Deprey-Purper, Enterprise Sales Manager

1) What is your very first memory? Watching a rocket ship with my dad as a toddler. 2) What were you doing before you joined Purple WiFi? I was the CEO of my own marketing firm since 2007, where we specialized in social wifi marketing for businesses. 3) When you…

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Llechwedd Slate Caverns: WiFi Delivers Instant Social Media Boost
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Llechwedd Slate Caverns: WiFi Delivers Instant Social Media Boost

Summary Llechwedd Slate Caverns is an attraction in Snowdonia, which has 175,000 visitors per year. Situated near the historic slate mining town of Blaenau Ffestiniog, it combines a Victorian mine tour; slate workshop; and slate mining exhibition with a gift shop; café; and play area. There are also mountain bike…

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Purple WiFi partners with Trend Vision in India
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Purple WiFi partners with Trend Vision in India

Purple WiFi today announced that it is partnering with Trend Vision LLP in India, adding its cloud-based, social WiFi solution, which includes presence analytics and location-based services, to Trend Vision’s portfolio of products. Trend Vision is Purple WiFi’s first Indian reseller, enabling its expansion into a broad market of key…

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5 ways wearable tech is getting even smarter
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5 ways wearable tech is getting even smarter

A slideshare by People’s Monthly on mobile and wearables prompted us to look at the popular and potential wearables of today and how they might be used in different market places. At Purple wearable tech matters to us because it’s reliant on connectivity to make it work. As the number…

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Get to know Purple People: Mike Greig
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Get to know Purple People: Mike Greig, VP Service Providers, Americas

1) What is your very first memory? Being in our back yard, playing in the mud and my older sister trying to ride a bike and coming off big time. I remember thinking that was great. 2) What were you doing before you joined Purple WiFi? I was responsible for…

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The future of loyalty in retail - how to ensure loyalty in a connected world
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The future of loyalty in retail – how to ensure loyalty in a connected world

When is it? Date: Friday 9th October at Harvey Nichols, London Time: From 2 – 5pm, followed by networking and drinks Who’s talking? We’ll have retail mogul Sir Terry Leahy, former CEO of Tesco, leading discussions on the future of customer loyalty. Also on the bill is Digital Marketing expert…

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