Local Web/IT Firm Upgrades University's Online Presence

Image via WikipediaHunt Valley, MD--Systems Alliance, a firm that helps clients build, assess and optimize online properties, has launched a newly redesigned Web site for Mount St. Mary's University in Emmitsburg, Maryland.

Upper Baltimore County Business Bulletin Nominated for 2011 Mobbie Award as Best Baltimore County News Blog

Image via WikipediaThe Upper Baltimore County Business Bulletin has been nominated for a 2011 Mobbie Award, in a competition sponsored by the Baltimore Sun to honor the best Maryland blogs.

Conducted annually since 2009, the competition includes awards for blogs and social media sites that are either operated by Marylanders or that focus topically or geographically on Maryland or areas within the state.

Monkton Firm Partners with California Tech Company to Provide Social Business Platform

Monkton, MD--Gateway Technical Services, based in Monkton, has entered a solution partnership with Nimble, a social media solutions developer in Santa Monica, California.

The Nimble Social Business Platform combines relationship management and social engagement in a Web-based solution that makes contact management easier by integrating LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Google, and email contacts and conversations.

McCormick Appoints First Chief Science Officer to Spearhead Flavor R&D

Sparks, MD--McCormick & Company, Incorporated, has appointed Dr. Hamed Faridi, a noted food scientist researcher and 14-year veteran of the Sparks-based corporation, to the new position of Chief Science Officer. According to a statement from McCormick, Faridi's appointment emphasizes the company's focus on flavor innovation and inspiring healthy choices.

Latman Interactive Launches Qach Arcade Game for Android

A character from Qach!, a game
now available from Latman Interactive
Inc, Hunt Valley, MD, on Google's
Android mobile phone platform.

Hunt Valley, MD--Latman Interactive Inc., a mobile game developer based in Hunt Valley, Maryland, in upper Baltimore County, has launched the Qach! (pronounced "catch") arcade game on the Android platform, giving players the opportunity to help duck residents of Quackville beat the geese, their arch nemeses. Players can download the game for 99 cents in the Android Market.

Qach! challenges players to catch and juggle an ever expanding variety of eggs thrown by the "evil" geese, according to Latman Interactive. Each of the eggs has unique properties and, if the player can keep them in the air long enough, they will hatch and help repopulate Quackville. Throughout the gameplay players can earn bonus coins, throw eggs into special nests and combine eggs into unique and fun combinations.