The Sangguniang Panlungsod of Bacolod City passed a resolution Wednesday congratulating two students of the University of Saint La Salle (USLS) in the city for developing a web application that became the South East Asian winner of Google’s international contest. Franz Sarmiento and Katrina Tan Kit The team of USLS students Franz Sarmiento and Katrina Tan Kit, both from Bacolod, won the Google Cloud Developer Challenge 2013 for the "Social/Personal Productivity/Games/Fun" category for Southeast Asia, with their entry called "MishMash." Sarmiento developed the program, while Tan Kit designed its graphics. Both are graduating next month. Sarmiento, a Computer Science senior, is a candidate for Magna Cum Laude, while Tan Kit, an Information Technology senior, is a candidate for Cum Laude. The two won a $20,000 cash prize, while their university received a grant of $18,000 for being an all-student team. Of the 10 finalists in their category, eight were teams of professional developers. The resolution was authored by Councilor El Cid Familiaran and Councilor Jocelle Batapa-Sigue. There were 434 teams worldwide who joined the Google Cloud Developer Challenge held from Sept. 4, 2013, until January 5, 2014. The results of which were announced on January 28, 2014. The contest engaged developers to effectively utilize Google’s very own Cloud Computing Platform for building next-generation apps. MishMash was among the 24 international winners in two categories: "Enterprise/Small Business Solutions/Education/Not for Profit," and "Social/Personal Productivity/Games/Fun." There were two winners from each region: "India," "Latin America," "Middle East and North Africa," "South East Asia," "Sub-Saharan Africa," and "United States, Europe and the Rest of the World."* (Danny B. Dangcalan & Edith Colmo) Negros Daily Bulletin
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