Company name: HeyAnita
Where it's based: N/A
When it was founded: 1999
What year it was a Fierce 15: 2005
Website: N/A
Why it was a Fierce 15: HeyAnita tried to help carriers make extra cash off the industry's standby: voice. The company's main product, Rapid Messaging Service, was an enhanced messaging solution that let users create and send voice messages that went beyond the limits of traditional voicemail. Click here [1] for more.
What has happened since it was awarded the Fierce 15: Kirusa acquired the intellectual property assets of HeyAnita, including all software, patent applications and trademarks, in January 2007. Kirusa said the acquisition "further consolidates Kirusa's leadership in voice SMS."
Links:
[1] http://www.fiercewireless.com/Fierce15/2005/heyanita.asp
[2] http://www.fiercewireless.com/special-reports/colubris-networks
[3] http://www.fiercewireless.com/special-reports/fiercewireless-fierce-15-2005-winners-where-are-they-now
[4] http://www.fiercewireless.com/special-reports/i-play