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                                   EXHIBIT 23


                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


    As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation of
our reports included (or incorporated by reference) in this Form 10-K, into the
Company's previously filed Registration Statements on Form S-8 File Nos.
333-23565, 33-66554 and 33-90244.



                               ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP


San Jose, California
December 22, 1998