Table 1. Knowledge Management: The Information Processing Paradigm The   process   of   collecting,   organizing,   classifying   and   disseminating   information   throughout   an organization, so as to make it purposeful to those who need it. (Albert, 1998) Policies, procedures and technologies employed for operating a continuously updated linked pair of networked databases. (Anthes, 1991) Partly as a reaction to downsizing, some organizations are now trying to use technology to capture the knowledge residing in the minds of their employees so it can be easily shared across the enterprise. Knowledge  management  aims  to  capture  the  knowledge  that  employees  really  need  in  a  central repository and filter out the surplus. (Bair 1997)   Ensuring  a  complete  development  and  implementation  environment  designed  for  use  in  a  specific function requiring expert systems support. (Chorafas, 1987) Knowledge management IT concerns organizing and analyzing information in a company's computer databases so this knowledge can be readily shared throughout a company, instead of languishing in the department where it was created, inaccessible to other employees. (CPA Journal, 1998) Identification of categories of knowledge needed to support the overall business strategy, assessment of current state of the firm's knowledge and transformation of the current knowledge base into a new and more powerful knowledge base by filling knowledge gaps. (Gopal & Gagnon, 1995) Combining indexing, searching, and push technology to help companies organize data stored in multiple sources and deliver only relevant information to users. (Hibbard 1997) Knowledge management in general tries to organize and make available important know-how, wherever and whenever it's needed. This includes processes, procedures, patents, reference works, formulas, "best practices,"  forecasts  and  fixes.  Technologically,  intranets,  groupware,  data  warehouses,  networks, bulletin boards videoconferencing are key tools for storing and distributing this intelligence. (Maglitta, 1996) Mapping  knowledge  and  information  resources  both  on-line  and  off-line;  Training,  guiding  and equipping users with knowledge access tools; Monitoring outside news and information. (Maglitta, 1995) Knowledge management incorporates intelligent searching, categorization and accessing of data from disparate databases, E- mail and files. (Willett & Copeland, 1998) Understanding the relationships of data; Identifying and documenting rules for managing data; and Assuring that data are accurate and maintain integrity. (Strapko, 1990) Facilitation of autonomous coordinability of decentralized subsystems that can state and adapt their own objectives. (Zeleny, 1987)