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EXHIBIT 23.4
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED
PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
We have issued our report dated February 23, 1998 (except for Note 2, as to
which the date is February 27, 1998 and Note 3, as to which the date is April 6,
1998) accompanying the consolidated financial statements of Level 8 Systems,
Inc. and subsidiaries included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 1999 which is incorporated in this Registration Statement. We
consent to the incorporation in the Registration Statement of the
aforementioned report.
/s/ Grant Thornton LLP
New York, New York
August 24, 2000
