They wanted him to sign applications that would add new claims to his work.
In the worst case, end-users just sign up for SaaS applications and starting using them without consulting IT.
And in an encouraging sign for the rest of the year, applications for building permits, a sign of future construction, rose to an annual rate of 925, 000 in January.
Earlier this month, U.S.-based employers exhausted the annual 65, 000-person quota for H1-B visas within days of the opening of applications, a sign of the strengthening domestic economy.
He also points to plans at Microsoft to introduce VoIP applications into upcoming software as a sign that the technology's security issues are reaching a tipping point.
He also points to plans at Microsoft (nasdaq: MSFT - news - people ) to introduce VoIP applications into upcoming software as a sign that the technology's security issues are reaching a tipping point.
He said people should sign up for automatic updates, make sure the applications they use are regularly patched, use anti-virus software and run a firewall.
The MySQL deal, which is slated to close in the first half of 2008, is a sign that Sun is pushing into more open-source software applications and could even enter the Linux market, the terrain of companies like Red Hat.
The state-owned Shoko Chukin Bank, which lends to small businesses, said that applications for loans had risen by 72% in the five weeks to December 26th, a sign that private-sector bankers are not meeting the demand.
In the video after the break you can see the concept being illustrated with playful examples that interact with the program, but more useful applications include the ability for users to pull up subtitles for public information videos, or overlay sign language.
In the three months that followed last year's ad--one of which featured a computerized heart jumping out a woman's body and holding up a sign that says "I Quit"--CareerBuilder says that it saw a 68% increase in job applications and a 10% increase in online traffic.
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