EXHIBIT 23.3



                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

        We consent to the use in this Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement
No. 333-110444 of Versant Corporation on Form S-4, of our report on Poet
Holdings, Inc. consolidated financial statements dated January 25, 2003
appearing in the joint proxy statement/prospectus, which is part of this
Registration Statement.

        We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in
such joint proxy statement/prospectus.


/s/  Deloitte & Touche LLP

San Jose, California

January 30, 2004