Sadly, they have been herded into the short-term focus on quarter by quarter performance as they compete for ratings on managing other peoples money.

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But critics like Sarah Wilson, managing director of Manifest, have complained that performance targets set for the "potentially... extraordinary scheme" were "far too vague".

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While Qualcomm VIVE 802.11ac provides up to 1.3 Gbps PHY rate of Wi-Fi capacity, Qualcomm StreamBoost provides a superior connected experience to users of all devices on a home network by managing and shaping traffic, and giving each connected device and application the priority and bandwidth required for optimal performance.

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While the overall performance for 2011 was miserable, there are reasons to be optimistic, says Lee Hennessee, managing principal of Hennessee Group.

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The new EXPEED 2TM image-processing engine enhances camera performance and helps to ensure brilliant image quality while managing color, contrast, exposure, noise and speed for optimal results.

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