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. for the year ended December 31,
1993,  which  appears on page F-2 of the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Excalibur
Technologies Corporation for the year ended January 31, 1996. We also consent to
the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such Prospectus.


PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP

Washington, D.C.
June 28, 1996