AEL's Knowledge Transaction System, part of an enhanced intranet and extranet that is well beyond e-mail and accessing forms, is a system that provides sustainable and meaningful knowledge management Specifically, the Knowledge Transaction System is a web-based information sharing infrastructure providing access between and/or among employees, clients, partners, and other stakeholders The system incorporates databases, data archive, data collection, project management, and client relationship management features What makes the system unique is that "electronic bridges" allow the separate pieces to interact with each other as a seamless information warehouse This single, integrated channel for information flow and exchange houses, manages, and archives resources and intellectual property, with the ability to accommodate the presentation and manipulation of multiple forms of media-including text, images, sound, video, and even virtual environments Because of the system's search function, such information may be located quickly and efficiently