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, 2010, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of American Software, Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of April 30, 2010 and 2009, 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, 2010, and related financial statement schedule, and the effectiveness of the internal control over financial reporting as of April 30, 2010, incorporated herein by reference in the Registration Statement on Form S-8 of the Company.
/s/ KPMG LLP
Atlanta, Georgia
August 19, 2010