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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2
 
                 [LETTERHEAD OF BDO STOY HAYWARD APPEARS HERE]
 
                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
 
     We hereby consent to the use in the Prospectus constituting a part of this
Registration Statement on Form S-1 of our report dated February 28, 1997 on the
financial statements of Melita Europe Limited as of December 31, 1995 and
December 31, 1996 and for the three years in the period ended December 31, 1996.
 
     We also consent to the reference to us under the caption "Experts" in the
Prospectus.
 
BDO STOY HAYWARD
 
Ewell, Epsom Surrey
 
March 4, 1997