[TheStreet.com]

Cramer said the discount rate doesn't affect 99% of the borrowing in this country. He called the Fed's move more symbolic, than functional. It's the federal funds rate, he said, that matters, and that rate has yet to move. "The Fed doesn't want to be asleep at the wheel," said Cramer, and this surprise move lets everyone know it's on the job.

Cisco, H-P, Gear Up For All-Out War

In a blog posting on its Web site on Thursday afternoon, Cisco explained that it is now ditching server giant H-P as a services and channel partner, citing "the changing IT landscape."

"We recently notified H-P that we will not renew its System Integrator contract when it expires on April 30, 2010, resulting in H-P no longer being a Cisco Certified Channel or Global Service Alliance partner," explained Keith Goodwin, senior vice president of Cisco's worldwide partner business.

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