<PAGE>

   As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 18, 2000
                                          Registration No. 333 - _______________
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                 UNITED STATES
                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM S-8
                            REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                     UNDER
                          THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

                            BRAUN CONSULTING, INC.
            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

             Delaware                                            36-3702425
 (State or other jurisdiction of                              (I.R.S. employer
 incorporation or organization)                              identification no.)

    30 West Monroe, Suite 300                                       60603
    Chicago, Illinois                                             (Zip Code)
    (Address of principal executive offices)

                        1995 Director Stock Option Plan
                 1998 Employee Long Term Stock Investment Plan
                1998 Executive Long Term Stock Investment Plan
                  1999 Independent Director Stock Option Plan
  Non Qualified Stock Option Plan of Emerging Technologies Consultants, Inc.

                           (Full title of the plan)

                             Gregory A. Ostendorf
                         General Counsel and Secretary
                            Braun Consulting, Inc.
                           30 West Monroe, Suite 300
                           Chicago, Illinois  60603
                    (Name and address of agent for service)

                                (312) 984-7000
         (Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

                        CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                 Proposed
                             Amount               Maximum             Proposed Maximum
 Title of Securities         To be            Offering Price             Aggregate             Amount of
   to be Registered      Registered(1)         Per Share(2)          Offering Price(2)      Registration Fee
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                      <C>                  <C>                    <C>                    <C>
 Common Stock,  par
 value $.001 per share
 ("Common Stock")          4,105,363              $49.00               $96,567,322.80          $25,493.78
=============================================================================================================
</TABLE>

(1)  Represents the maximum number of shares which could be purchased upon the
     exercise of all stock options now outstanding or which may hereafter be
     granted under the above plans, and includes an indeterminate number of
     shares that may be issuable by reason of stock splits, stock dividends or
     similar transactions.
(2)  Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee pursuant
     to Rule 457(h) and (c), based on the option exercise prices to acquire
     2,515,538 shares of common stock which have been granted under the plans
     and the average of the high and low sales price of a share of the Common
     Stock on February 11, 2000 as reported on the Nasdaq National Market with
     respect to 1,589,825 shares of Common Stock as to which options are
     available for grant as of the date of filing this registration statement.
================================================================================
<PAGE>

                                    PART II
              INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT


Item 3.  Incorporation of Documents by Reference.

  The following documents filed by Braun Consulting, Inc. (the "Company" or
"Braun Consulting") with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (File No. 001-15213) are hereby incorporated by
reference in this registration statement:

  (a) the Company's Prospectus contained in its registration statement on Form
      S-1 (Reg. No. 333-79251);

  (b) the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed December 16, 1999;

  (c) the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed February 14, 2000;

  (d) the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
      September 30, 1999;  and

  (e) the description of the Common Stock set forth under the caption "Item 1.
      Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered" in the Company's
      Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed August 2, 1999.

  All documents filed by Braun Consulting pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14
and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, after the date of this
registration statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment
which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which
deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference in this registration statement and to be part hereof
from the date of the filing of such documents.

Item 4.  Description of Securities.

         Not applicable.

Item 5.  Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.

         Not applicable.

Item 6.  Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

Delaware General Corporation Law

  Section 145(a) of the Delaware General Corporation Law ("DGCL") provides that
any person made a party to any action by reason of the fact that he is or was a
director, officer, employee or agent of Braun Consulting may and, in certain
cases, must be indemnified by Braun Consulting against, in the case of a non-
derivative action, judgments, fines, amounts paid in settlement and reasonable
expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred by him as a result of such action,
and in the case of a derivative action, against expenses (including attorneys'
fees), if in either type of action he acted in good faith and in a manner he
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of Braun
Consulting. This indemnification does not apply, in a derivative action, to
matters as to which it is adjudged that the director, officer, employee or agent
is liable to Braun Consulting, unless upon court order it is determined that,
despite such adjudication of liability, but in view of all the circumstances of
the case, he is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for expenses, and,
in a non-derivative action, to any criminal proceeding in which such person had
reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful.

                                      II-1
<PAGE>

Certificate of Incorporation

  The certificate of incorporation of Braun Consulting provides that a director
of Braun Consulting shall not be personally liable to Braun Consulting or its
stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director,
except for liability (1) for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to
Braun Consulting or its stockholders, (2) for acts or omissions not in good
faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (3)
under Section 174 of the DGCL or (4) for any transaction from which the director
derived an improper personal benefit. Additionally, the certificate of
incorporation provides that Braun Consulting will indemnify its officers and
directors to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL. However, if the DGCL is
amended to authorize the further elimination or limitation of the liability of
directors, then the liability of a director of Braun Consulting, in addition to
the limitation on personal liability described above, shall be limited to the
fullest extent permitted by the amended DGCL. Further, any repeal or
modification of such provision of the certificate of incorporation by the
stockholders of Braun Consulting shall be prospective only, and shall not
adversely affect any limitation on the personal liability of a director of Braun
Consulting existing at the time of such repeal or modification.


Bylaws

  Braun Consulting's Bylaws generally provide for indemnification of officers,
directors, employees and agents of Braun Consulting and persons serving at the
request of Braun Consulting in such capacities for other business organizations
against certain losses, costs, liabilities, and expenses incurred by reason of
their positions with Braun Consulting or such other business organizations. In
the case of non-derivative actions, Braun Consulting will indemnify such persons
against expenses, including attorney's fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid
in settlement incurred by such person as long as they acted in good faith and in
a manner they believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of Braun
Consulting. In the case of derivative actions, Braun Consulting will indemnify
such persons against expenses, including attorneys' fees, incurred by them as
long as they acted in good faith and in a manner they believed to be in or not
opposed to the best interests of Braun Consulting. Braun Consulting also has
policies insuring its officers and directors and certain officers and directors
of its wholly owned subsidiaries against certain liabilities for actions taken
in such capacities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.


Insurance

  Braun Consulting maintains a policy of liability insurance to insure its
officers and directors and certain directors and officers of its wholly owned
subsidiaries against losses resulting from certain acts committed by them in
their capacities as officers and directors of Braun Consulting or its
subsidiaries.

                                      II-2
<PAGE>

Item 7.  Exemption from Registration Claimed.

         Not applicable.

Item 8.  Exhibits.

     Exhibit
     Number    Description
     ------    -----------
        4.1    Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to
               Exhibit 3.1 to the registration statement on Form S-1 (Reg. No.
               333-79251) (the "Form S-1") filed by Braun Consulting).
        4.2    Form of Bylaws (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the
               Form S-1).
       *5.1    Opinion of Locke Liddell & Sapp LLP.
      *23.1    Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
      *23.2    Consent of Locke Liddell & Sapp LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1).
      *24.1    Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of this
               registration statement).
       99.1    1995 Director Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to
               Exhibit 10.6 to the Form S-1).
       99.2    1998 Employee Long Term Stock Investment Plan (incorporated by
               reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Form S-1).
       99.3    1998 Executive Long Term Stock Investment Plan (incorporated by
               reference to Exhibit 10.8 to the Form S-1).
       99.4    1999 Independent Director Stock Option Plan (incorporated by
               reference to Exhibit 10 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for
               the quarterly period ended September 30, 1999).
      *99.5    Non Qualified Stock Option Plan of Emerging Technologies
               Consultants, Inc.

____________________
* Filed herewith.

Item 9.  Undertakings.

  The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

  (1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this registration statement to include any material
information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in
this registration statement or any material change to such information in this
registration statement;

  (2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities
Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof; and

  (3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of
the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
offering.

  The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining
any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant's
annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit
plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934) that is incorporated by reference in this registration statement shall be
deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.

  Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of
1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the
registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant
has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission
such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act
of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the
registrant of expenses incurred or paid by

                                      II-3
<PAGE>

a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful
defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer
or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the
registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been
settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction
the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as
expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.

                                      II-4
<PAGE>

                                   SIGNATURES

  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration
statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Chicago, State of Illinois, on this 18th day of
February, 2000.

                                BRAUN CONSULTING, INC.


                                By: /s/ Steven J. Braun
                                    -------------------------------
                                    Steven J. Braun
                                    President, Chief Executive Officer
                                        and Chairman of the Board


     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears
below constitutes and appoints STEVEN J. BRAUN, JOHN C. BURKE and GREGORY A.
OSTENDORF, and each of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents
with full power of substitution and resubstitution for him, and in his name,
place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to
this registration statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto,
and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, granting
unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as
fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby
ratifying and confirming that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them,
or their or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done
by virtue hereof.

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities indicated on February 18, 2000.

<TABLE>
          <S>                                          <C>
                           Signature                                     Title
          -------------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------

            /s/ Steven J. Braun                          President, Chief Executive Officer and
            -------------------------------------        Chairman of the Board (Principal
            Steven J. Braun                              Executive Officer)

            /s/ John C. Burke                            Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
            -------------------------------------        (Principal Financial Officer and
            John C. Burke                                Principal Accounting Officer)

            /s/ Thomas J. Duvall                         Director
            -------------------------------------
            Thomas J. Duvall

            /s/ Stephen J. Miller                        Director
            -------------------------------------
            Stephen J. Miller

            /s/ Michael J. Evanisko                      Director
            -------------------------------------
            Michael J. Evanisko

            /s/ James M. Kalustian                       Director
            -------------------------------------
            James M. Kalustian
</TABLE>


                                      II-5
<PAGE>

            /s/ Norman R. Bobins                         Director
            -------------------------------------
            Norman R. Bobins

            /s/ William M. Conroy                        Director
            -------------------------------------
            William M. Conroy

            /s/ William H. Inmon                         Director
            -------------------------------------
            William H. Inmon

            /s/ Eric V. Schultz                          Director
            -------------------------------------
            Eric V. Schultz

                                      II-6
<PAGE>

                                 EXHIBIT INDEX

     Exhibit
     Number    Description
     ------    -----------
        4.1    Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to
               Exhibit 3.1 to the registration statement on Form S-1 (Reg. No.
               333-79251) (the "Form S-1") filed by Braun Consulting).
        4.2    Form of Bylaws (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the
               Form S-1).
       *5.1    Opinion of Locke Liddell & Sapp LLP.
      *23.1    Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
      *23.2    Consent of Locke Liddell & Sapp LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1).
      *24.1    Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of this
               registration statement).
       99.1    1995 Director Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to
               Exhibit 10.6 to the Form S-1).
       99.2    1998 Employee Long Term Stock Investment Plan (incorporated by
               reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Form S-1).
       99.3    1998 Executive Long Term Stock Investment Plan (incorporated by
               reference to Exhibit 10.8 to the Form S-1).
       99.4    1999 Independent Director Stock Option Plan (incorporated by
               reference to Exhibit 10 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for
               the quarterly period ended September 30, 1999).
      *99.5    Non Qualified Stock Option Plan of Emerging Technologies
               Consultants, Inc.

____________________
* Filed herewith.

                                      II-7
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 18, 2000
                                          Registration No. 333 - _______________
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                 UNITED STATES
                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM S-8
                            REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                     UNDER
                          THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

                            BRAUN CONSULTING, INC.
            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

             Delaware                                            36-3702425
 (State or other jurisdiction of                              (I.R.S. employer
 incorporation or organization)                              identification no.)

    30 West Monroe, Suite 300                                       60603
    Chicago, Illinois                                             (Zip Code)
    (Address of principal executive offices)

                        1995 Director Stock Option Plan
                 1998 Employee Long Term Stock Investment Plan
                1998 Executive Long Term Stock Investment Plan
                  1999 Independent Director Stock Option Plan
  Non Qualified Stock Option Plan of Emerging Technologies Consultants, Inc.

                           (Full title of the plan)

                             Gregory A. Ostendorf
                         General Counsel and Secretary
                            Braun Consulting, Inc.
                           30 West Monroe, Suite 300
                           Chicago, Illinois  60603
                    (Name and address of agent for service)

                                (312) 984-7000
         (Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

                        CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                 Proposed
                             Amount               Maximum             Proposed Maximum
 Title of Securities         To be            Offering Price             Aggregate             Amount of
   to be Registered      Registered(1)         Per Share(2)          Offering Price(2)      Registration Fee
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Common Stock,  par
 value $.001 per share
 ("Common Stock")          4,105,363              $49.00               $96,567,322.80          $25,493.78
=============================================================================================================
(1)  Represents the maximum number of shares which could be purchased upon the
     exercise of all stock options now outstanding or which may hereafter be
     granted under the above plans, and includes an indeterminate number of
     shares that may be issuable by reason of stock splits, stock dividends or
     similar transactions.
(2)  Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee pursuant
     to Rule 457(h) and (c), based on the option exercise prices to acquire
     2,515,538 shares of common stock which have been granted under the plans
     and the average of the high and low sales price of a share of the Common
     Stock on February 11, 2000 as reported on the Nasdaq National Market with
     respect to 1,589,825 shares of Common Stock as to which options are
     available for grant as of the date of filing this registration statement.
================================================================================
PART II
              INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 3.  Incorporation of Documents by Reference.

  The following documents filed by Braun Consulting, Inc. (the "Company" or
"Braun Consulting") with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (File No. 001-15213) are hereby incorporated by
reference in this registration statement:

  (a) the Company's Prospectus contained in its registration statement on Form
      S-1 (Reg. No. 333-79251);

  (b) the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed December 16, 1999;

  (c) the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed February 14, 2000;

  (d) the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
      September 30, 1999;  and

  (e) the description of the Common Stock set forth under the caption "Item 1.
      Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered" in the Company's
      Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed August 2, 1999.

  All documents filed by Braun Consulting pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14
and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, after the date of this
registration statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment
which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which
deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference in this registration statement and to be part hereof
from the date of the filing of such documents.

Item 4.  Description of Securities.

         Not applicable.

Item 5.  Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.

         Not applicable.

Item 6.  Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

Delaware General Corporation Law

  Section 145(a) of the Delaware General Corporation Law ("DGCL") provides that
any person made a party to any action by reason of the fact that he is or was a
director, officer, employee or agent of Braun Consulting may and, in certain
cases, must be indemnified by Braun Consulting against, in the case of a non-
derivative action, judgments, fines, amounts paid in settlement and reasonable
expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred by him as a result of such action,
and in the case of a derivative action, against expenses (including attorneys'
fees), if in either type of action he acted in good faith and in a manner he
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of Braun
Consulting. This indemnification does not apply, in a derivative action, to
matters as to which it is adjudged that the director, officer, employee or agent
is liable to Braun Consulting, unless upon court order it is determined that,
despite such adjudication of liability, but in view of all the circumstances of
the case, he is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for expenses, and,
in a non-derivative action, to any criminal proceeding in which such person had
reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful.

                                      II-1
Certificate of Incorporation

  The certificate of incorporation of Braun Consulting provides that a director
of Braun Consulting shall not be personally liable to Braun Consulting or its
stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director,
except for liability (1) for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to
Braun Consulting or its stockholders, (2) for acts or omissions not in good
faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (3)
under Section 174 of the DGCL or (4) for any transaction from which the director
derived an improper personal benefit. Additionally, the certificate of
incorporation provides that Braun Consulting will indemnify its officers and
directors to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL. However, if the DGCL is
amended to authorize the further elimination or limitation of the liability of
directors, then the liability of a director of Braun Consulting, in addition to
the limitation on personal liability described above, shall be limited to the
fullest extent permitted by the amended DGCL. Further, any repeal or
modification of such provision of the certificate of incorporation by the
stockholders of Braun Consulting shall be prospective only, and shall not
adversely affect any limitation on the personal liability of a director of Braun
Consulting existing at the time of such repeal or modification.

Bylaws

  Braun Consulting's Bylaws generally provide for indemnification of officers,
directors, employees and agents of Braun Consulting and persons serving at the
request of Braun Consulting in such capacities for other business organizations
against certain losses, costs, liabilities, and expenses incurred by reason of
their positions with Braun Consulting or such other business organizations. In
the case of non-derivative actions, Braun Consulting will indemnify such persons
against expenses, including attorney's fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid
in settlement incurred by such person as long as they acted in good faith and in
a manner they believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of Braun
Consulting. In the case of derivative actions, Braun Consulting will indemnify
such persons against expenses, including attorneys' fees, incurred by them as
long as they acted in good faith and in a manner they believed to be in or not
opposed to the best interests of Braun Consulting. Braun Consulting also has
policies insuring its officers and directors and certain officers and directors
of its wholly owned subsidiaries against certain liabilities for actions taken
in such capacities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.

Insurance

  Braun Consulting maintains a policy of liability insurance to insure its
officers and directors and certain directors and officers of its wholly owned
subsidiaries against losses resulting from certain acts committed by them in
their capacities as officers and directors of Braun Consulting or its
subsidiaries.

                                      II-2
Item 7.  Exemption from Registration Claimed.

         Not applicable.

Item 8.  Exhibits.

     Exhibit
     Number    Description
     ------    -----------
        4.1    Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to
               Exhibit 3.1 to the registration statement on Form S-1 (Reg. No.
               333-79251) (the "Form S-1") filed by Braun Consulting).
        4.2    Form of Bylaws (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the
               Form S-1).
       *5.1    Opinion of Locke Liddell & Sapp LLP.
      *23.1    Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
      *23.2    Consent of Locke Liddell & Sapp LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1).
      *24.1    Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of this
               registration statement).
       99.1    1995 Director Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to
               Exhibit 10.6 to the Form S-1).
       99.2    1998 Employee Long Term Stock Investment Plan (incorporated by
               reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Form S-1).
       99.3    1998 Executive Long Term Stock Investment Plan (incorporated by
               reference to Exhibit 10.8 to the Form S-1).
       99.4    1999 Independent Director Stock Option Plan (incorporated by
               reference to Exhibit 10 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for
               the quarterly period ended September 30, 1999).
      *99.5    Non Qualified Stock Option Plan of Emerging Technologies
               Consultants, Inc.

____________________
* Filed herewith.

Item 9.  Undertakings.

  The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

  (1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this registration statement to include any material
information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in
this registration statement or any material change to such information in this
registration statement;

  (2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities
Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof; and

  (3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of
the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
offering.

  The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining
any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant's
annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit
plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934) that is incorporated by reference in this registration statement shall be
deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.

  Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of
1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the
registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant
has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission
such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act
of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the
registrant of expenses incurred or paid by

                                      II-3
a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful
defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer
or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the
registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been
settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction
the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as
expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.

                                      II-4
SIGNATURES

  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration
statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Chicago, State of Illinois, on this 18th day of
February, 2000.

                                BRAUN CONSULTING, INC.

                                By: /s/ Steven J. Braun
                                    -------------------------------
                                    Steven J. Braun
                                    President, Chief Executive Officer
                                        and Chairman of the Board

     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears
below constitutes and appoints STEVEN J. BRAUN, JOHN C. BURKE and GREGORY A.
OSTENDORF, and each of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents
with full power of substitution and resubstitution for him, and in his name,
place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to
this registration statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto,
and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, granting
unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as
fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby
ratifying and confirming that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them,
or their or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done
by virtue hereof.

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities indicated on February 18, 2000.
Signature                                     Title
          -------------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------

            /s/ Steven J. Braun                          President, Chief Executive Officer and
            -------------------------------------        Chairman of the Board (Principal
            Steven J. Braun                              Executive Officer)

            /s/ John C. Burke                            Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
            -------------------------------------        (Principal Financial Officer and
            John C. Burke                                Principal Accounting Officer)

            /s/ Thomas J. Duvall                         Director
            -------------------------------------
            Thomas J. Duvall

            /s/ Stephen J. Miller                        Director
            -------------------------------------
            Stephen J. Miller

            /s/ Michael J. Evanisko                      Director
            -------------------------------------
            Michael J. Evanisko

            /s/ James M. Kalustian                       Director
            -------------------------------------
            James M. Kalustian
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/s/ Norman R. Bobins                         Director
            -------------------------------------
            Norman R. Bobins

            /s/ William M. Conroy                        Director
            -------------------------------------
            William M. Conroy

            /s/ William H. Inmon                         Director
            -------------------------------------
            William H. Inmon

            /s/ Eric V. Schultz                          Director
            -------------------------------------
            Eric V. Schultz

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EXHIBIT INDEX

     Exhibit
     Number    Description
     ------    -----------
        4.1    Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to
               Exhibit 3.1 to the registration statement on Form S-1 (Reg. No.
               333-79251) (the "Form S-1") filed by Braun Consulting).
        4.2    Form of Bylaws (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the
               Form S-1).
       *5.1    Opinion of Locke Liddell & Sapp LLP.
      *23.1    Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
      *23.2    Consent of Locke Liddell & Sapp LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1).
      *24.1    Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of this
               registration statement).
       99.1    1995 Director Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to
               Exhibit 10.6 to the Form S-1).
       99.2    1998 Employee Long Term Stock Investment Plan (incorporated by
               reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Form S-1).
       99.3    1998 Executive Long Term Stock Investment Plan (incorporated by
               reference to Exhibit 10.8 to the Form S-1).
       99.4    1999 Independent Director Stock Option Plan (incorporated by
               reference to Exhibit 10 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for
               the quarterly period ended September 30, 1999).
      *99.5    Non Qualified Stock Option Plan of Emerging Technologies
               Consultants, Inc.

____________________
* Filed herewith.

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