EX-23.4 6 b44598a4exv23w4.txt CONSENT OF KPMG ACCOUNTANTS N.V. EXHIBIT 23.4 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS We consent to the use of our report dated November 15, 2002, included herein with respect to the combined balance sheets of Philips Speech Processing Telephony and Voice Control (a division of Royal Philips Electronics N.V.) as of December 31, 2001 and September 29, 2002, and the related combined statements of operations and comprehensive loss, changes in the net investment of the Philips Group, and cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2001 and the nine-month period ended September 29, 2002 and to the reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in the prospectus. /s/ KPMG Accountants N.V. Eindhoven, The Netherlands February 7, 2003