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EXHIBIT 23(B)
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by
reference in this registration statement on Form S-4 of Hewlett-Packard Company
of our report on the financial statements of Bluestone Software, Inc. dated
January 31, 2000, included in Bluestone Software, Inc.'s Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 1999 and to all references to our Firm included in this
registration statement.
/s/ Arthur Andersen LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
December 7, 2000
