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EXHIBIT 23.1
ACCOUNTANTS' CONSENT
The Board of Directors
OTG Software, Inc.
The audits referred to in our report dated February 4, 2000, included the
related financial statement schedule for each of the years in the
three-year-period ended December 31, 1999, included in the registration
statement. This financial statement schedule is the responsibility of the
Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on this
financial statement schedule based on our audits. In our opinion, such
financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic
consolidated financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly in all
material respects the information set forth therein.
We consent to the use of our reports included herein and to the reference to
our Firm under the heading "Experts" in the prospectus.
KPMG LLP
McLean, Virginia
November 1, 2000
