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                                  SCHEDULE 14A
                                 (RULE 14A-101)

                     INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT

                            SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION

           PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(a) OF THE SECURITIES
                              EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

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                               Scient Corporation
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                (Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


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                               SCIENT CORPORATION

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                           SUPPLEMENTAL PROXY MATERIAL
                       FOR ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
                          TO BE HELD ON AUGUST 24, 2001

        This supplemental proxy material is furnished in connection with the
solicitation of proxies by the Board of Directors of Scient Corporation, a
Delaware corporation ("Scient"), for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be
held at 860 Broadway, Fifth Floor, New York, New York on Friday, August 24,
2001, at 8:30 A.M., Eastern Time. This supplemental proxy material was
included with Scient's Proxy Statement dated July 24, 2001 when it was first
mailed to stockholders. All such proxy materials were first mailed to
stockholders on or about July 30, 2001.


              CORRECTION TO INFORMATION PROVIDED IN PROXY STATEMENT
          UNDER THE HEADING "INFORMATION REGARDING BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
              OF PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDERS, DIRECTORS, AND MANAGEMENT"

         On page 5 of Scient's Proxy Statement dated July 24, 2001, the total
number of shares beneficially owned and the percentage of shares beneficially
owned by all directors and executive officers as a group was incorrectly
totaled. The correct number of shares beneficially owned and percentage of
shares beneficially owned by all directors and executive officers as a group is
shown below.




                                                                                    SHARES BENEFICIALLY
                                                                                           OWNED
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     BENEFICIAL OWNER                                                              NUMBER         PERCENT
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     All directors and executive officers as a group (7 persons) (10).........   27,944,476        37.6%