Filed by iXL Enterprises, Inc.
              Pursuant to Rule 165 and Rule 425 under the Securities Act of 1933
                   and deemed filed pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Securities
                                                            Exchange Act of 1934

                                            Subject Company:  Scient Corporation
                                                   Commission File No. 000-25893




SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This filing contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Safe
Harbor Provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Forward-looking statements relate to future events or iXL Enterprises' or Scient
Corporation's future financial performance. In some cases, you can identify
forward-looking statements by terminology such as "may," "will," "could",
"should," "expects," "plans," "anticipates," "believes," "estimates,"
"projects", "predicts," "potential" or "continue" or the negative of such terms
or other comparable terminology. These statements include, but are not limited
to, statements regarding: the expected benefits of the merger such as
efficiencies, cost savings, market profile and financial strength, and the
competitive ability and position of the combined company. These statements
involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause
iXL Enterprises' or Scient Corporation's or their industry's actual results,
levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from
any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or
implied by such forward-looking statements. These statements are only
predictions. Actual events or results may differ materially. In evaluating these
statements, you should specifically consider various factors, including the
inability to obtain, or meet conditions imposed for approvals for the business
combination, failure of the iXL Enterprises or Scient Corporation stockholders
to approve the mergers, the risk that the iXL Enterprises and Scient
Corporation's businesses will not be coordinated and integrated successfully,
and disruption from the merger making it more difficult to maintain
relationships with clients, lenders, employees, suppliers or other constituents.
For a detailed discussion of additional factors that could cause iXL
Enterprises' or Scient Corporation's results to differ materially from those
described in the forward-looking statements, please refer to iXL Enterprises'
and Scient Corporation's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
especially the sections titled "Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking
Information" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations -- Risk Factors" in iXL Enterprises' 2000 Annual
Report on Form 10-K and "Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements" and
"Business -- Risk Factors" in Scient Corporation's 2000 Annual Report on Form
10-K. These factors may cause iXL Enterprises' or Scient Corporation's actual
results to differ materially from any forward-looking statement.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

In connection with these transactions, iXL Enterprises and Scient Corporation
have filed a joint proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant documents with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). Investors are urged to read
the joint proxy statement/prospectus carefully and in its entirety because it
contains important information. You can obtain the documents free of charge at
the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. In addition, you may obtain
documents filed with the SEC by iXL Enterprises free of charge by requesting
them in writing from iXL Enterprises, 1600 Peachtree St., NW, Atlanta, GA 30309,
Attention: Michael J. Casey, or by telephone at 404-279-1000. You may obtain
documents filed with the SEC by Scient Corp. free of charge by requesting them
in writing from Scient Corporation, 860 Broadway, New York, NY 10003, Attention:
Michael Hand, or by telephone at 917-534-8200.




iXL Enterprises and Scient Corporation, and their respective directors and
executive officers, may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of
proxies from the stockholders of iXL Enterprises and Scient Corporation in
connection with the mergers. Information about the directors and executive
officers of iXL Enterprises and their ownership of iXL Enterprises stock is set
forth in the proxy statement for iXL Enterprises' 2000 annual meeting of
stockholders. Information about the directors and executive officers of Scient
Corporation and their ownership of Scient Corporation stock is set forth in the
proxy statement for Scient Corporation's 2001 annual meeting of stockholders.
Investors may obtain additional information regarding the interests of such
participants by reading the joint proxy statement/prospectus.

Investors are urged to read the joint proxy statement/prospectus carefully and
in its entirety before making any voting or investment decisions.

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
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In a recently granted interview with the Atlanta Business Chronicle, Bert Ellis,
Chairman of iXL Enterprises, Inc., indicated that after consummation of the
pending merger of iXL with Scient Corporation, the possibility that he would
cease service as an executive officer of the newly combined company after it has
streamlined operations and reduced costs, "is not out of the question." Mr.
Ellis, who is to become the Vice Chairman of the combined company, stated the
following: "A company can't be top heavy. If I have to fire myself I will. If I
get to a point where my function can be done as an active board member and not
an executive, so be it."