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Segment Information and Major Customers (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Jul. 28, 2012
Summary Of Reportable Segments | Summarized financial information by segment for fiscal 2012, 2011, and 2010, based on the Company’s internal management system and as utilized by the Company’s Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”), is as follows (in millions):
Years Ended |  | July 28, 2012 |  |  | July 30, 2011 |  |  | July 31, 2010 |
Net sales: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Americas |  | $ | 26,501 |  |  | $ | 25,015 |  |  | $ | 23,334 |
EMEA |  |  | 12,075 |  |  |  | 11,604 |  |  |  | 10,825 |
APJC |  |  | 7,485 |  |  |  | 6,599 |  |  |  | 5,881 |
Total |  | $ | 46,061 |  |  | $ | 43,218 |  |  | $ | 40,040 |
Gross margin: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Americas |  |  | 16,639 |  |  |  | 15,766 |  |  |  | 15,042 |
EMEA |  |  | 7,605 |  |  |  | 7,452 |  |  |  | 7,235 |
APJC |  |  | 4,519 |  |  |  | 4,143 |  |  |  | 3,842 |
Segment total |  |  | 28,763 |  |  |  | 27,361 |  |  |  | 26,119 |
Unallocated corporate items |  |  | (554 | ) |  |  | (825 | ) |  |  | (476 | )
Total |  | $ | 28,209 |  |  | $ | 26,536 |  |  | $ | 25,643 |
Summary Of Net Sales For Groups Of Similar Products And Services | The following table presents net sales for groups of similar products and services (in millions):
Years Ended |  | July 28, 2012 |  |  | July 30, 2011 |  |  | July 31, 2010 |
Net sales: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Switching |  | $ | 14,531 |  |  | $ | 14,130 |  |  | $ | 14,074 |
NGN Routing |  |  | 8,425 |  |  |  | 8,264 |  |  |  | 7,868 |
Collaboration |  |  | 4,139 |  |  |  | 4,013 |  |  |  | 2,981 |
Service Provider Video |  |  | 3,858 |  |  |  | 3,483 |  |  |  | 3,294 |
Wireless |  |  | 1,699 |  |  |  | 1,427 |  |  |  | 1,134 |
Security |  |  | 1,349 |  |  |  | 1,200 |  |  |  | 1,302 |
Data Center |  |  | 1,298 |  |  |  | 694 |  |  |  | 196 |
Other |  |  | 1,027 |  |  |  | 1,315 |  |  |  | 1,571 |
Product |  |  | 36,326 |  |  |  | 34,526 |  |  |  | 32,420 |
Service |  |  | 9,735 |  |  |  | 8,692 |  |  |  | 7,620 |
Total |  | $ | 46,061 |  |  | $ | 43,218 |  |  | $ | 40,040 |
Property and Equipment Information for Geographic Areas | Property and equipment information is based on the physical location of the assets. The following table presents property and equipment information for geographic areas (in millions):
|  | July 28, 2012 |  |  | July 30, 2011 |  |  | July 31, 2010 |
Property and equipment, net: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
United States |  | $ | 2,842 |  |  | $ | 3,284 |  |  | $ | 3,283 |
International |  |  | 560 |  |  |  | 632 |  |  |  | 658 |
Total |  | $ | 3,402 |  |  | $ | 3,916 |  |  | $ | 3,941 |

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