CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS




We  hereby  consent  to  the   incorporation  by  reference  in  the  Prospectus
constituting part of this Registration  Statement (No.  33-79794) on Form S-3 of
Excalibur Technologies  Corporation of our report dated April 15, 1994, relating
to the financial  statements of ConQuest  Software,  Inc. as of and for the year
ended  December 31, 1993,  which appears in the Current  Report on Form 8-K/A of
Excalibur Technologies  Corporation dated September 12, 1995. We also consent to
the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such Prospectus.


PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP

Washington, DC
September 27, 1995