EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
Board of Directors
Micromuse, Inc.
We consent to the incorporation herein by reference of our reports dated
October 23, 1999, except as to Note 11, which is as of November 2, 1999,
relating to the consolidated balance sheets of Micromuse Inc. and subsidiaries
as of September 30, 1999 and 1998, and the related consolidated statements of
operations, stockholders' equity (deficit), and cash flows for each of the years
in the three-year period ended September 30, 1999, and related schedule, which
reports appear in the September 30, 1999, annual report on Form 10-K of
Micromuse Inc. We also consent to the reference to our firm under the heading
"Experts."
/s/ KPMG LLP
Mountain View, California
November 17, 2000
