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EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (S-3) and related Prospectus of SilverStream Software,
Inc. for the registration of 286,373 shares of its common stock and to the
incorporation by reference therein of our report February 1, 2000, with respect
to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of SilverStream Software,
Inc. included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31,
1999, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
August 31, 2000
