Abstract: A system for organizing and accessing information includes the provision of an information gateway wherein information is stored independently of structure, and in a fashion such that it is easily accessible from remote locations. In the system, an information atom is received from a plurality of information gateways. The atom includes data representative of one or more data elements, as well as relationship associated with received atoms according to pre-selected definitions. The definitions set include allowable data values and allowable inferences. The atom is adapted for being stored in an information gateway so as to maintain relationship data between an atom and an associated gateway. The system selectively allocates data storage for a pointer and a data element. Viewpoint data is retrievable from a query of an atom.