EXHIBIT 23.1

            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


         We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this
Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated January 19, 2004 relating
to the financial statements, which appears in Concord Communications, Inc.'s
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003. We also consent
to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such Registration
Statement.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP


Boston, Massachusetts
July 23, 2004