SEVEN
Redwood City, CA
Why It’s Fierce: Thanks to the success of Research in Motion’s
BlackBerry handheld, everyone wants mobile email. No company, however,
has yet to replicate the BlackBerry’s success. While the mobile email
segment is crowded, SEVEN’s technology and its partnerships elevate it
to the head of the pack. The company’s service is available on a variety
of devices including Palm, Pocket PC, Microsoft Smartphone, BREW and
Symbian, with a Java version coming soon. While other wireless start-ups
talk about carrier partnerships, SEVEN has the deals to back up its
claims. The company has mobile email deals with leading carriers around
the world, including Sprint PCS and Cingular Wireless in the U.S., NTT
DoCoMo and KDDI in Japan, mmO2 and Orange in the U.K., and SingTel in
Asia. With an easy-to-use technology and the largest number of carrier
deals in this space, SEVEN’s promises to be the next mobile email
success story. What to look for in 2004: Look for SEVEN to ink more carrier deals in Asia and Europe. This company’s carrier partnerships could also make it a prime acquisition target. |
