Although it still currently owns over 50% of its core routing and switching market, growth has not come in sufficient quantities.

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But the core idea of switching to more generous base pay, with smaller incentives that kick in only when the whole company does well, is proving contagious.

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Cisco announced last year that it had decided to scale back its ambitions of diversifying into 30 new businesses and will instead focus on those areas that add value to its core routing and switching businesses.

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Heavy users can use "Eco Mode, " a setting which extends battery life by dynamically switching between quad- and dual-core operation.

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They are being carefully planned and managed to maximize efficiencies in our cost structure while preserving the investments in innovation in our core businesses of data center, routing, switching and security.

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The dual-core 1GHz Texas Instruments OMAP 4 CPU and 1GB of RAM made switching from app to app a breeze, with little lag or stuttering.

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Besides speed, the core switch, which is said to collapse optical and high-performance multiprotocol switching, is being positioned as a better way for companies to manage peak demand, as well as the different types of mobile, video, and landline traffic that must be managed efficiently.

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