As we progress in our revolution of technology, the internet, has become a uncomparable source to knowledge than any other. This knowledge has led to unbelievable discoveries and gives us ways to prepare for the future with almost without a doubt of what could possibly happen. The quantity of knowledge that is available via the internet is so great, it is so hard to take it all and translate into something that you can relate to. So, somehow you must strategically master a plan on how to manage the knowledge. A knowledge management strategy that answers questions such as, "What does it take to turn an intranet from publishing platform to collaborative environment for business advantage?" or "How do corporate portals fit into a knowledge management strategy?", is the Collaborative Enterprise System. (www.ovum.com)
             The collaborative enterprise system was introduced in the 1990's. (www.vnunet.com) It originator came from knowledge networking which enhances human networking as a whole. Collaborative enterprise incorporates five trends that lead us into the future are virtualisation, globalisation, knowledge, technology, and networking. The system is designed to increase knowledge networks so more companies would build information oriented web pages.(www.vnunet.com)
             The system consists of intranets, groupware, management of documents, search engines, intelligent agents, corporate portals, and knowledge maps.(www.ovum.com) The key knowledge functions that are required for knowledge management software is creation, capture, understanding, and classification. Some of the roles that are needed to have a successful collaborative enterprise system are roles such as subject managers, chief knowledge officer, and knowledge managers.(www.ovum.com)
             Collaborative enterprise knowledge management allows not just certain people to obtain data from it. The strategy provides everyone to retrieve from it and...