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Exhibit 23.5
PUNK, ZIEGEL & COMPANY
520 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10022
Telephone (212) 308-9494
Fax (212) 308-2203
December 22, 2000
Board of Directors
SeraNova Inc.
499 Thornall Street
Edison, NJ 08837
Dear Sirs:
We hereby consent to the use of our opinion letter dated October 27,
2000, to the Board of Directors of SeraNova Inc. (the "Company"), included as
Annex B to the Company's Proxy Statement/Prospectus on form F-4
(the "Prospectus") and to the reference to our firm in the Prospectus under the
caption "THE MERGER -- Opinion of SeraNova's Financial Advisor".
In giving such consent, we do not admit the we come within the category
of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, or the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission thereunder and we do not thereby admit that we are experts with
respect to any part of the Registration Statement under the meaning of the term
"expert" as used in the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the rules and
regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder.
Sincerely,
/s/ William J. Punk
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Punk, Ziegel & Company
