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Exhibit 23.3
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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this registration statement of
Segue Software, Inc. on Form S-8 of our report dated March 10, 2000 on our
audits of the consolidated financial statements of Segue Software, Inc. as of
December 31, 1999, and for the one year period ended December 31, 1999, which
report is included in the Segue Software, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 1999.
/s/ Grant Thornton LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
June 23, 2000
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