Exhibit 23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Board of Directors
American Software, Inc.:
We consent to the use of our reports dated July 14, 2008, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of American Software, Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of April 30, 2008 and 2007, and the related consolidated statements of operations, shareholders’ equity and comprehensive income and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended April 30, 2008, and related financial statement schedule, and the effectiveness of the internal control over financial reporting as of April 30, 2008, incorporated herein by reference in the Registration Statement on Form S-8 of the Company. Our report on the consolidated financial statements refers to a change in accounting for stock-based compensation in 2007 and a change for uncertain income tax positions in 2008.
/s/ KPMG LLP
Atlanta, Georgia
August 21, 2008