Filed by Viant Corporation pursuant
                                            to 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: Viant Corporation
                                            Commission File No. 0-26303


On April 5, 2002, this press release was jointly issued by divine, inc. and
Viant Corporation.


N E W S  R E L E A S E

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divine                                                         Viant
Investors:                       Media Inquiries:              Media Inquiries:            Investors:
Brenda Lee Johnson               Susan Burke/Anne Schmitt      Carol Trager                Dwayne Nesmith
Direct: 773.394.6873             Direct: 773.394.6746/ 6827     Direct: 617.531.3784       Direct: 617.531.3700
brenda.johnson@divine.com        susan.burke@divine.com        ctrager@viant.com           dnesmith@viant.com
                                 anne.schmitt@divine.com



 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

                DIVINE AND VIANT SIGN DEFINITIVE MERGER AGREEMENT

  COMBINED COMPANY TO HAVE EXPANDED GLOBAL 5000 CLIENT BASE, GEOGRAPHIC REACH,
               VERTICAL EXPERTISE AND STRONG FINANCIAL FOUNDATION

CHICAGO - APRIL 5, 2002 - divine, inc. (Nasdaq: DVIN), a leading provider of
solutions for the extended enterprise, and Viant Corporation (Nasdaq: VIAN), a
provider of digital business solutions, announced today that they have entered
into a definitive agreement under which divine will acquire Viant in a
stock-for-stock transaction. Under the terms of the agreement, approved by the
Board of Directors of each company, divine will acquire all of the outstanding
shares of Viant common stock for approximately 200 million shares of divine's
Class A common stock. Viant stockholders will receive 3.977 shares of divine
Class A common stock for each Viant share. In addition, the agreement
contemplates the payment by Viant of a cash dividend of $24 million, in the
aggregate, to the Viant stockholders prior to the consummation of the merger.
The record date for such dividend has not yet been set. The deal will be subject
to a number of closing conditions, including approval of divine's and Viant's
stockholders.



"Viant's expertise in deploying collaborative technology solutions that enable
knowledge sharing with customers, partners and employees represents a perfect
strategic fit with divine's solutions for the extended enterprise," said Andrew
"Flip" Filipowski, chairman and chief executive officer of divine. "In addition,
Viant provides divine with a significant new consulting presence in the
Northeast, as well as great talent and a legacy of long-term client
relationships."

divine provides integrated solutions combining software, professional services
and managed services that help organizations drive profitability and competitive
advantage by extending their core business systems, thus enabling collaboration,
interaction, and information-sharing with their customers, partners and
suppliers. Viant, a professional services firm, develops and implements digital
business solutions to help clients utilize their assets for better business
performance, applying expertise in key technologies and industry vertical depth
in financial services, media and entertainment, and health care. The addition of
Viant is expected to expand divine's client base, extend its geographic reach
into the Northeast with offices in Boston and New York, enhance divine's
presence in Los Angeles, and expand divine's services capabilities and market
penetration in key vertical industries.

"We believe that today's announcement is great news for our clients,
shareholders and employees," said Viant Chairman and CEO Bob Gett. "We see this
combination with divine as providing even greater resources and enhancing the
services and solutions we can deliver. In particular, we see great opportunities
to leverage divine's international capabilities and product offerings to better
serve our clients."

Added divine Chief Financial Officer Michael Cullinane: "Through this deal,
divine is expanding our professional services organization with a deep talent
pool, top-flight client base and complementary vertical expertise. In addition,
this acquisition reinforces divine's strong financial position, and is
consistent with our goal to achieve profitability by the fourth quarter of this
year."

Filipowski and Gett will participate in a conference call for reporters and
analysts at 1 p.m. CST today. To participate, call 888.834.5486. The pass code
is "divine." The leader is Susan Burke.


About Viant Corporation

Viant, a professional services organization providing digital business
solutions, applies industry insight and technology understanding to help clients
leverage assets for better business performance. Founded in 1996, Viant employs
professionals from the creative, technology and strategy disciplines and
maintains a presence in Boston, Los Angeles, and New York. More information
about Viant can be found at www.viant.com.



About divine, inc.

divine, inc., is focused on extended enterprise solutions. Through professional
services, software services and managed services, divine extends business
systems beyond the edge of the enterprise throughout the entire value chain,
including suppliers, partners and customers. divine offers single-point
accountability for end-to-end solutions that enhance profitability through
increased revenue, productivity, and customer loyalty. The company provides
expertise in collaboration, interaction, and knowledge solutions that enlighten,
empower and extend enterprise systems.

Founded in 1999, divine focuses on Global 5000 and high-growth middle market
firms, government agencies, and educational institutions, and currently serves
over 20,000 customers. For more information, visit divine's web site at
www.divine.com.





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DIVINE INTENDS TO FILE A REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-4 IN CONNECTION WITH
THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION, AND DIVINE AND VIANT INTEND TO MAIL A JOINT PROXY
STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS TO THEIR RESPECTIVE STOCKHOLDERS IN CONNECTION WITH THE
PROPOSED TRANSACTION. INVESTORS ARE URGED TO READ THE JOINT PROXY
STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS FOR THE MERGER WHEN IT IS AVAILABLE, AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT
DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC, BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION
ABOUT DIVINE, VIANT AND THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION. After they have been filed,
you may obtain these documents free of charge at the website maintained by the
SEC at http://www.sec.gov. In addition, you may obtain these documents and the
SEC filings that are incorporated by reference into these documents free of
charge by making your request to the respective contacts listed at the beginning
of this news release.

divine, inc. and Viant Corporation, and their respective directors and executive
officers, may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from
the stockholders of divine and Viant with respect to the transactions
contemplated by the merger agreement. Information regarding divine's directors
and executive officers is included in divine's proxy statement for its 2001
Annual Meeting, which was filed with the SEC on April 30, 2001, and divine's
proxy statement/prospectus, which was filed with the SEC on September 17, 2001.
Information regarding Viant's directors and executive officers is included in
Viant's proxy statement for its 2001 Annual Meeting, which was filed with the
SEC on April 27, 2001. More recent information regarding the directors and
executive officers of divine and Viant and additional information regarding both
companies and the interests of their directors and executive officers in the
proposed transaction will be included and/or incorporated by reference in the
joint proxy statement/prospectus regarding the proposed transaction to be filed
with the SEC. Each of divine and Viant file annual, quarterly and special
reports, proxy and information statements, and other information with the SEC.
Investors may read and copy any of these reports, statements and other
information at the SEC's public reference rooms located at 450 5th Street, N.W.,
Washington, D.C., 20549, or any of the SEC's other public reference rooms
located in New York and Chicago. Investors should call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330
for further information on these public reference rooms. The reports, statements
and other information filed by divine and Viant with the SEC are also available
for free at the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov. A free copy of these reports,
statements and other information may also be obtained from



divine or Viant by making your request to the respective contacts listed at the
beginning of this news release.



IMPORTANT NOTICE
The statements contained in this news release that are forward-looking are based
on current expectations and projections about the Viant transaction, including
the contributions Viant is expected to make to divine, as well as divine's
future results, performance, prospects and opportunities. These forward-looking
statements are based on information currently available to divine and are
subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause
divine's actual results, performance, prospects or opportunities in 2002 and
beyond to differ materially from these expressed in, or implied by, these
forward-looking statements. The uncertainties and risks include, but are not
limited to: failure of the proposed transaction to close; the risk that the
Viant Corporation business and other acquired businesses will not be integrated
successfully or that divine will incur unanticipated costs of integration;
divine's ability to execute its integrated Web-based technology, professional
services, and managed applications strategy; divine's ability to develop
enterprise Web software and services; the uncertainty of customer demand for
enterprise Web software and services; the combined companies' ability to develop
new products and services and enhance and support existing products and
services; the combined companies' ability to maintain Viant's vendor and
strategic partner relationships and retain key employees; increasing competition
from other providers of software solutions and professional services; divine's
ability to satisfy the continued listing requirements of the Nasdaq National
Market; fluctuations in the trading price and volume of divine's stock; and
other unanticipated events and conditions. For a detailed discussion of these
and other cautionary statements, please refer to the registration statement to
be filed by divine with the SEC relating to this transaction. Further
information about risks and uncertainties relating to the companies and their
respective businesses can be found in their most recent respective Forms 10-K
filed with the SEC. You should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking
statements. Except as required by the federal securities laws, divine undertakes
no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements,
whether as a result of new information, future events, changed circumstances or
any other reason after the date of this news release.