EX-23 9 0009.txt EXHIBIT 23.4 EXHIBIT 23.4 [LETTERHEAD OF A.G. EDWARDS & SONS, INC.] We hereby consent to the inclusion of our opinion letter to the Board of Directors of CITATION Computer Systems, Inc. (the "Company") as Appendix B to the proxy statement/prospectus relating to the proposed merger of the Company with and into a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cerner Corporation and contained in the Registration Statement on Form S-4, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as of the date hereof, and to the references to our firm and such opinion in such proxy statement/prospectus. In giving consent, we do not admit that we come within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), or the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder (the "Regulations"), nor do we admit that we are experts with respect to any part of such Registration Statement within the meaning of the term "experts" as used in the Act or the Regulations. A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. By: /s/ Scott Gill Name: Scott Gill Title: Vice President - Investment Banking St. Louis, Missouri