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                                                                      EXHIBIT 24

                    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 on Forms S-8 (File Nos. 33-20603,
33-40096, 33-40039, 33-69662, 33-88592, 333-23091, and 333-39493).

                                       /s/Arthur Andersen LLP
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                                       ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP

San Jose, California
June 25, 1999