CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS




As independent  public  accountants,  we hereby consent to the  incorporation by
reference  in this  Registration  Statement  (Registration  Statement  File  No.
33-90734) of our report dated May 26, 1995, relating to the financial statements
of ConQuest Software, Inc. as of and for the year ended December 31, 1994, which
appears in the Current Report on Form 8-K of Excalibur Technologies Corporation.



                                          ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP

Washington, D.C.,
 November 7, 1995