EXHIBIT 23.1

                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

   We consent to the reference to our firm under the captions "Summary
Financial Data of Genesys", "Selected Consolidated Financial Data of Genesys"
and "Experts" and to the use our report dated May 22, 2000 relating to the
financial statements of Genesys S.A., which appears in the Proxy Statement /
Prospectus that is included in and made a part of the Registration Statement
(Form F-4) of Genesys S.A. for the registration of its ordinary shares.

Montpellier, February 12, 2001

/s/ ERNST & YOUNG AUDIT

Represented by
Antoine Peskine