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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1
 
                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
 
     As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation
of our report included in this Form 10-K, into the Company's previously filed
Registration Statements (File Nos. 33-74460, 33-95906, 33-99818, 333-09157,
333-24407 and 333-67601) on Form S-8.
 
                                          ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
 
San Jose, California
March 31, 1999