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EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 pertaining to The Amended and Restated 1998 Equity
Participation Plan of Nextera Enterprises, Inc. and The Nextera Enterprises,
Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan of our report dated February 6, 2000, with
respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of Nextera
Enterprises, Inc. included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1999, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
November 15, 2000
