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, dated January 26, 1998, into the Company's previously filed Registration Statement File Nos. 333-00300, 333- 02196, 333-19367 and 333-22675. Arthur Andersen, LLP Boston, Massachusetts March 27, 1998