Company name: Jamdat Mobile
Where it's based: N/A
When it was founded: 2000
What year it was a Fierce 15: 2004
Website: N/A
Why it was a Fierce 15: A mobile game publisher, Jamdat Mobile was selected as a Fierce 15 because it produced titles across a variety of platforms, including BREW, Java and cHTML. The company's hits included Jamdat Bowling, a game many considered the Pac-Man of wireless. Jamdat had partnerships with carriers around the world including Verizon Wireless, Cingular Wireless, Nextel, Telefonica Moviles, SK Telecom, TIM and Vodafone. Click here [1] for more.
What has happened since it was awarded the Fierce 15: In December 2005, Electronic Arts purchased Jamdat for $680 million. Some analysts believed EA overpaid for Jamdat, but EA clearly was banking on heavy growth predictions for mobile games.
Links:
[1] http://www.fiercewireless.com/Fierce15/2004/jamdat.asp
[2] http://www.fiercewireless.com/special-reports/jabber
[3] http://www.fiercewireless.com/special-reports/fiercewireless-fierce-15-2004-winners-where-are-they-now
[4] http://www.fiercewireless.com/special-reports/kodiak-networks