Between 2008 and 2009, the company dropped from 68.4% to 65.9% in switching market share, even as HP, 3Com, and Alcatel-Lucent all gained, according to tech-tracker IDC.

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One team packed a high-tech edge: a new microphone designed by Lucent Technologies Bell Labs .

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His Tiger portfolio included many high-tech names like Microsoft, Intel, Texas Instruments, Intuit, Lucent and Motorola.

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