CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

As independent  public  accountants,  we hereby consent to the  incorporation by
reference in this Registration Statement of our report dated May 26, 1995 on the
financial  statements  of ConQuest  Software,  Inc. as of and for the year ended
December 31, 1994 (which contains an explanatory  paragraph relating to ConQuest
Software,  Inc.'s  ability to continue as a going concern as described in Note 1
to the financial  statements) included in Excalibur  Technologies  Corporation's
Current  Report on Form 8-K dated  November 9, 1995 and to all references to our
Firm included in this Registration Statement.


                                    ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP


Washington, D.C.
  March 6, 1996



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