EXHIBIT 23
 
                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
 
    As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation of
our reports dated May 22, 1998 included in this Form 10-K for the year ended
March 31, 1998 into the Company's previously filed Registration Statement File
No. 333-55811.
 
                                          Arthur Andersen LLP
 
Boston, Massachusetts
 
June 29, 1998