Exhibit 23.2

              CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

We have issued our report dated November 14, 2003, accompanying the financial
statements of Versant Corporation and subsidiaries contained in this
Registration Statement and Prospectus. We consent to the use of the
aforementioned report herein, and to the use of our name as it appears under
the caption "Experts."


/s/ Grant Thornton LLP

San Jose, CA
January 19, 2004