CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We  hereby  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in  the  Registration
Statement (No.  33-89144) on Form S-8 of Excalibur  Technologies  Corporation of
our report dated April 15, 1994 relating to the financial statements of ConQuest
Software,  Inc.,  which  appears in the Current  Report on Form 8-K of Excalibur
Technologies Corporation.


PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP


Washington, D.C., 
November 7, 1995