EMC introduces Centera to the fixed content market

EMC introduces Centera to the fixed content market: "Star is the management software component of Centera. It incorporates a content-based addressing scheme, based upon Message Digest 5 (MD5), that assigns a unique address for each stored object. This address, or digital fingerprint, is 27 characters (128 bits). Some of the characters are available for users to add application specific metadata such as the originator's name and identification, date, characteristics, etc. The original content cannot be overwritten or changed. Any change in an object will result in a new content-based address."