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Systems for storage and utilization of corporate knowledge are classified into three types according to where knowledge is stored for later utilization: in people's brains, in paper forms, or as standards. These systems are "Gutenbergian" in that they rely on printed matter as the information medium. Recent developments in communication network technology gave rise to a fourth type in which knowledge is stored in intranet, where electromagnetic storage in digital formats has replaced paper as the information storage medium. In addition to processing of increasing amount of data and information for more efficient business, which ahs been prompted by envelopment of information technology, knowledge management has recently been attracting attention as a means for enhancing business activities. The next step will be wisdom as a survival tool of an enterprise. As the object of management has been developed from data to information, knowledge, and to wisdom, higher values are being added to products.
