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

Falls Church, Virginia
December 5, 1996