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                                                                     EXHIBIT 23B


              CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

We have issued our reports dated September 13, 1996, accompanying the
consolidated financial statements of ABR Information Services, Inc. appearing
in the 1996 Annual Report of the Company to its shareholders and accompanying
the schedule included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended July
31, 1996, which are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement of
the aforementioned reports.




GRANT THORNTON LLP

Tampa, Florida
December 2, 1996