Blogs
Purple WiFi appoints Collin Tan as Regional Manager ASEAN
June 22nd, 2015: Purple WiFi, the cloud-based Social WiFi software company, today announced the appointment of Collin Tan as Regional Manager, ASEAN reporting to Allen Pan, VP Asia Pacific. He will be based in Singapore and will be responsible for all Purple WiFi’s business in the ASEAN region. He will…
Get to know Purple People – Helen Stonehouse, Sales Operations & Customer Support Manager
1) What is your very first memory? Princess Diana and Prince Charles Wedding, I was 5 years old and I remember having a big union jack flag outside our house and people were taking pictures of it, I also remember having a street party. 2) What was the name of…
Guest blog: Staying Safe in the Cloud by Robert Reeve
Cloud computing has become a big part of life, with most of us using the cloud in one way or another during our daily tasks. Although newspapers are often full of warnings about the dangers of using the cloud, you can eliminate these risks and use the cloud safely. Check…
Get to know Purple People – Kerry Wright, Director of Marketing & Alliances
1) What is your very first memory? When I was three, I remember my mum coming off the road in her Mini in Ireland, in deep snow. We ended up sideways in a ditch and hitched a lift with a friendly truck driver. 2) What was the name of your…
How will IoT affect Marketing in the future?
How the Internet of things influences the marketing landscape The Internet of things, in case you haven’t heard, is the interconnectivity of digital devices. This gives marketing a great power since the IoT is an opportunity for real-time engagement and customer service. It is such exciting news for the industry…
Artificial intelligence, is it good or bad? Discuss.
Artificial intelligence; friend or foe? Imagine technology that could train a webcam on users while they are watching a political debate in the audience. Tracking their smiles, frowns and angry gesticulating, in order to measure their levels of agreement, confusion, horror or amusement and comparing their reactions to others. This…
Get to know Purple People – John Oliver, Product Development Director
1) What is your very first memory? My 5th birthday. I don’t really remember anything before that. 2) What was the name of your first pet? Dee – a neglected German Shepherd we rescued from our next door neighbour. 3) When you were a kid, what did you want to…
How Purple WiFi can transform your conference
Free, fast, and reliable WiFi tops meeting requirements According to Benchmark Resorts & Hotel, fast and reliable free WiFi is the top planning issue for conference meetings today. With up to three wireless devices per each attendee, WiFi expectations at conferences are undoubtedly high. The WiFi must have the capability…
Purple WiFi appoints Lars Elbaek Kristensen Regional Manager Northern Europe
June 1, 2015: Purple WiFi, the cloud-based Social WiFi software company, today announced the appointment of Lars Elbaek Kristensen as Regional Manager Northern Europe. Based in Copenhagen, Denmark, Lars is set to expand Purple WiFi’s strategic expansion into Denmark, Sweden and Netherlands before branching out to Northern Europe. Considered a pioneer…
Q&A with our CEO Gavin Wheeldon
Retail systems, the leading technology title for the UK retail sector, were keen to interview our CEO Gavin Wheeldon for their Retail Worlds section. So we managed to find out what Gavin thinks about technology in general and technology in the retail sector. What technology can’t you live without? I’m…
How to use WiFi to work out
There is a massive drive for health and wellbeing currently. The NHS website says that if exercise were a pill, it would be one of the most cost-effective drugs ever invented. How do we motivate ourselves to go to the gym? One of the reasons that people don’t go to…
Wood Green, The Animals Charity installs Purple WiFi
Wood Green, The Animals Charity have recently installed a new, hard working WiFi system. The solution was rolled out across two locations, Wood Green London, and Godmanchester in the UK. Godmanchester is spread across 52 acres of beautiful countryside and multiple buildings, with WiFi access throughout. The installation was completed…
The Internet of Things – are we at the tipping point?
The definition of the Internet of Things is “intelligent interactivity between humans and things to exchange information and knowledge for new value creation.” Try saying that after a glass of wine! There’s been a lot of talk about the IoT in the business world, and with good reason. It’s chock…
What type of social media personality are you?
In one of our earlier blogs, The Psychology of Social Media, we looked at how we may or may not be showing our true self when we are posting online. The total pieces of content shared per month on Facebook currently stands at 70 billion and the average amount of…
Smart Cities Guest Blog: I’m building a time machine by Alison Lee
I’m building a time machine Hurrah according to Google it’s the year of the automated car. I’m twitching the curtains waiting for it to arrive. Then again, I’m not sure I’d like to be driven around at 25 miles an hour, a speed just slow enough to feel uncomfortable when…