CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We  hereby  consent  to  the   incorporation  by  reference  in  the  Prospectus
constituting  part of this  Registration  Statement  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 of Excalibur
Technologies  Corporation  dated  November  9,  1995.  We  also  consent  to the
reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such Prospectus.


PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP

Falls Church, Virginia
March 6, 1996


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