Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scient Scient was a San Francisco-based Internet consulting company, founded in 1997, ... that was one of the large American consulting firms during the dot-com bubble. The company was founded by Eric Greenberg, who had previously founded its competitor, Viant. Its CEO was Robert Howe, the former head of IBM global consulting. At its height in the fall of 2000, it had quarterly revenues of US$100 million, 1,180 employees and a stock price of US$133. In August 2001, it bought rival company iXL; by then its quarterly revenues were down to US$11 million.[1] In July 2002, the company filed for bankruptcy and was bought by SBI and Company,[2] which became SBI Group. SBI Group later sold Scient with the other members of Avenue A/Razorfish to a company called aQuantive.[3] aQuantive, in turn, was bought by Microsoft in August 2007[4] and became Microsoft's newly created Advertiser and Publisher Solutions (APS) Group. On August 9, 2009, Microsoft sold the firm to Publicis Groupe for $530M in cash and stock. _________________________________________ NASDAQ IPO om 5/14/1999 as SCNT http://www.nasdaq.com/markets/ipos/company/scient-corp-4166-5041 Overview Scient is a leading provider of a new category of professional services called eBusiness systems innovation. eBusinesses are businesses that combine the reach and efficiency of the Internet with both emerging and existing technologies to enable companies to strengthen relationships with customers and business partners, create new revenue opportunities, reduce costs, improve operating efficiencies, shorten cycle times and improve communications. As an eBusiness systems innovator, we provide integrated eBusiness strategy and technology implementation services to clients who are creating eBusinesses or are rethinking or expanding their existing businesses to integrate eBusiness capabilities. ... read more