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EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in Amendment
No. 1 to the Registration Statement (Form S-3 No. 333-45044) and related
Prospectus of SilverStream Software, Inc. for the registration of 356,365 shares
of its common stock and to the incorporation by reference therein of our report
dated 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
September 11, 2000
