EXHIBIT 24(2)
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Consent of Independent Public Accountants
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Board of Directors
Dauphin Technology, Inc.

We have issued our report dated March 22, 2001, except for note 19, as to which
the date is April 3, 2001, on the consolidated balance sheet of Dauphin
Technology, Inc. and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2000 and 1999, and the
related statements of operations, changes in shareholders equity, and cash flows
of Dauphin Technology, Inc. for the two years ended December 31, 2000, included
in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000 and 199
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We hereby consent to the
incorporation by reference of our report in this Registration Statement on Form
S-3 and the use of our name as it appears under the caption "Experts".


                                    /s/Grant Thornton LLP


                                    Grant Thornton LLP


Chicago, Illinois

September 12, 2001