Judaism

The only Jewish artists to have gained large-scale success in hip hop are the Beastie Boys, although Hassidic Jew Matisyahu has recently gained considerable attention. One of the most respected Jewish Hip Hop artists is MC Serch one half of the New York based Rap duo 3rd Bass. MC Serch is known for his intelligent and socially conscious rhymes and recently created the VH-1 special "The White Rapper Show" which was a talent search for the next great white Rapper. Ill Bill, who is a prominenet underground rapper and affiliate of MC Serch had a brief appearance on The White Rapper Show with his group La Coka Nostra, is also Jewish. Rapper Necro, who, coincidentally is Ill Bill's younger brother, is Jewish as well. There is also the lesser know group Blood of Abraham which was comprised of Mazik and Ben-Yad. They were signed by the late Eazy-E and Ruthless records and addressed such themes as anti-semitism and racism in their lyrics. They have toured with the Black Eyed Peas for years. Remedy is a Jewish affiliate of the Wu-Tang Clan. Former The Roots member and producer Scott Storch is also Jewish. Less well known is Princess Superstar. Recently the hip hop scene in Israel, where the majority of rappers are Jewish - though there are many Arab and Black artists as well - has gained international attention. Popular Jewish-Israeli rappers include Subliminal and The Shadow.

CLARiiON

CLARiiON is a SAN disk array manufactured and sold by EMC Corporation. Occupying the entry-level and mid-range of EMC's SAN disk array product palette, it is complemented by the high-end Symmetrix.

The first CLARiiON was developed in the early 1990s by Data General Corporation, one of the first minicomputer companies. CLARiiON was an early commercial example of a RAID product and initially sold exclusively as an array with the company's AViiON line of computer systems. Realizing the enormous potential of storage arrays, Data General created a separate CLARiiON division and began selling the product as an OEM offering to its systems competitors. While this somewhat lessened the advantages of AViiON in the marketplace, and was a source of internal corporate friction, it allowed the company to sell higher volumes and popularize the brand. The strategy paid dividends as the company was acquired by EMC in 1999, primarily for the CLARiiON line of products.

MODAF

The UK Ministry of Defence Architectural Framework (MODAF) defines a standardised way of conducting Enterprise Architecture and provides a means to model, understand, analyze and specify Capabilities, Systems, Systems of Systems, and Business Processes. The purpose of MODAF is to provide a rigorous systems of systems definition when procuring and integrating defence systems. As of 10th April 2007, MODAF version 1.1 was released. The documentation for MODAF and its meta-model can be found at http://www.modaf.org.uk. There is also a website serving the MODAF community at http://www.modaf.com, acting as the publication hub for the MODAF news and white papers.