EXHIBIT 23.1


                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS



To Astea International Inc.:


As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation of our
report, included in this Form 10-K, into the Company's previously filed Form S-8
Registration Statement File No. 33-97064 and Form S-3 Registration Statement
File Nos. 333-11949 and 333-17459.



                              Arthur Andersen LLP


Philadelphia, Pa.,
   March 27, 1997