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Exhibit 23.01
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
LERNOUT & HAUSPIE SPEECH PRODUCTS N.V.
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement of Form S-8, with respect to 2,000,000 shares of Common Stock of
Lernout & Hauspie Speech Products N.V., of our report dated April 27, 2000
relating to the consolidated balance sheets of Lernout & Hauspie Speech Products
N.V. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1998 and December 31, 1999, and the
related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' equity, cash flow
and comprehensive income (loss) for each of the years in the three-year period
ended December 31, 1999, which report appears in the December 31, 1999 annual
report on Form 10-K of Lernout & Hauspie Speech Products N.V.
Brussels, Belgium
August 23, 2000
/s/ Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler Bedrijfsrevisoren
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Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler Bedrijfsrevisoren
