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August is proving to be a very busy and productive month at Purple, and we have a large number of exciting new features going live. These include: Access Media Insertion Introduce a new revenue stream by monetizing your guest WiFi login experience through Access Media Insertion. So what is Access…

Your WiFi network has never been so important.  Most organisations are getting ready to implement a WiFi network ready for the Internet of Everything with many asking how they can be fully prepared. Intrinsic and Cisco are hosting a free workshop on Thursday 2nd July at CityLabs, Manchester. Register for…

Purple has formed a new technology partnership with Atea, Northern Europe’s market leader in IT infrastructure.  Atea are a large IT integrator and transformation specialist with 7,400 employees and 4,000 consultants located in 87 offices. Located in seven countries —Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, Atea offers a…

The world of digital healthcare is quickly becoming vital to the survival of healthcare facilities. See how asset tracking works and the possible benefits.

Asset tracking can help prevent your equipment from getting misplaced. If you want to learn how to keep tabs on your business equipment, this101 is for you.

Last month Gavin gave us an overview of the “Internet of Things” (also known as the “Internet of Everything”) and what it could mean for everyday life. But how far from the revolution are we? We spoke to some experts to find out. You’ve probably heard it being mentioned a few…

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…

Today Purple announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with mixed-use event space Armature Works. 

Easily managing online experiences has never been easier than with arena guest WiFi solutions - Boost incremental revenue and capture highly valuable feedback

The Wi-Fi Alliance recently launched a certification program for a new technology and standard called Wi-Fi Aware. But what does this mean? What is Wi-Fi Aware? Wi-Fi Aware is an always-on technology that enables devices to discover other nearby devices, applications and information. We think this short video from the…

Appsbroker and Purple have joined forces to drive tangible business value and growth for their customers through real-time business intelligence solutions.

Over the weekend Apple splashed out a $20m acquisition of the start-up company WiFiSLAM, in a great effort to increase its location and mapping capabilities after Google Maps put Apple Maps to shame earlier on this year. The Android mobile phone application includes indoor navigation for some shopping centres and…

Some big news from Apple recently was the announcement that with iOS 8 they would be randomizing MAC addresses of devices when scanning for WiFi. We were all expecting this change as part of the iOS 8 release. HOWEVER Early testing by Purple WiFi and others has revealed that random…

What is Apple pay? Apple Pay is a mobile payment system that acts as a digital wallet. It allows a user to make payments using compatible Apple devices. Apple Pay does not require Apple-specific contactless payment terminals.  Currently, Apple Pay is only available for use in the US in its…

So what’s it about? Hoteliers and partners will be joining us in London on 26th May, for our exclusive invite only event on ‘The Future of Hotels’, brought to you by Purple, Cisco & Cisco Meraki. We have an exciting selection of guest speakers and content, including a talk from…