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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.3



                CONSENT OF ARTHUR ANDERSEN, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

As independent auditors, we hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in
the Registration Statement (Form S-8) pertaining to the 1995 Stock Option Plan
and 1995 Employee Stock Purchase Plan of SDL, Inc. of our report dated 15
December 1998, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of IOC
International plc as at 30 September 1998 and 1997 and for the three years ended
30 September 1998 included in SDL, Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K dated May
18, 1999, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. It should be noted
that we have not audited any financial statements of IOC International plc
subsequent to 30 September 1998 or performed any audit procedures subsequent to
the date of our report.



/s/ Arthur Andersen
Chartered Accountants
Cambridge England
6 August, 1999