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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.4



              CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS



We have issued our report dated May 29, 1998, accompanying the financial
statements of SMS Geotrac, Inc. contained in the Registration Statement and
Prospectus. We consent to the use of the aforementioned report in the
Registration Statement and Prospectus, and to the use of our name as it appears
under the caption "Experts".



GRANT THORNTON LLP





Tampa, Florida
December 18, 1998