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EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on (Form S-8) pertaining to the 1995 International Employee Stock
Purchase Plan, as amended, to the French Employee Savings Plan, as amended, and
to the 1999 Stock Option Plan, as amended, of our report dated January 31, 2000,
with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of Business
Objects, S.A. included in the Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended
December 31, 1999, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
San Jose, California
July 25, 2000
