Exhibit 99.1

                    CONSENT OF J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES INC.

   We hereby consent to (i) the use of our opinion letter dated February 20,
2002 to the Board of Directors of Legato Systems, Inc. ("Legato") included in
Annex B to the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus (the "Joint Proxy
Statement/Prospectus") of Legato and OTG Software, Inc., a Delaware corporation
("OTG"), related to the proposed acquisition of OTG by Legato, and (ii) the
references to such opinion in such Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus. In giving
such 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,
or the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission
thereunder, nor do we hereby 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 Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the rules and regulations of the
Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder.

                                          J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES INC.

                                          /s/  J. P. Morgan Securities Inc.

March 15, 2002