SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Cisco Systems tumbled 6 percent in Tuesday trading amid concerns about a possible sales slowdown and a threat to from rapidly growing business software maker VMware Inc.

THE SPARK: After the market closed Monday, Cisco said it would lay off about 1,300 workers to simply its operations and adjust to an uncertain business climate.

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