CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS



We  hereby  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in this  Registration
Statement on Form S-8 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.

PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP

Falls Church, Virginia
October 30, 1996