Exhibit 23.3




                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this registration statement on
Form S-8 of Ascential Software Corporation (formerly Informix Corporation) of
our report dated January 28, 2000 (March 1, 2000 as to Note 1, Merger with
Informix Corporation) (relating to the consolidated financial statements of
Ardent Software, Inc. and subsidiaries, which report expresses an unqualified
opinion and contains an explanatory paragraph relating to the merger of Ardent
Software, Inc. and subsidiaries into Informix Corporation on March 1, 2000),
appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Ascential Software Corporation
for the year ended December 31, 2001.


/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP


Deloitte & Touche LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
August 28, 2002