Exhibit 23.01


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We consent to the  incorporation by reference in the registration  statements of
Excalibur  Technologies  Corporation  and  Subsidiaries  on Form S-3 (File  Nos.
33-79794, 33-90734, 33-65333, 333-01595,  333-5185, 333-17433 and 333-34705) and
on Form S-8 (File Nos.  333-89144,  333-15369 and 333-40873) of our report dated
February  26, 1999 on our audit of the  consolidated  financial  statements  and
financial   statement  schedule  of  Excalibur   Technologies   Corporation  and
Subsidiaries as of January 31, 1999 and for the year then ended, which report is
included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.




/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP
McLean, Virginia
April 26, 1999