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                                                                    Exhibit 23.1


               Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements 
(Forms S-8) pertaining to the Wall Data Incorporated 1983 Restated Stock Option 
Plan as of January 7, 1993, Wall Data Incorporated 1993 Stock Option Plan as
Amended and Restated on October 15, 1996 and Amendment No. 1 thereto,  Wall
Data Incorporated 1993 Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors as Amended
and Restated on October 15, 1996 and Amendment No. 1 thereto, Wall Data
Incorporated 1994 Nonofficer Stock Option Plan as Amended and Restated on
October 15, 1996 and Amendments Nos. 1, 2 and 3 thereto and the Restated
Employee Stock Purchase Plan of our report dated May 18, 1998, with respect to 
the consolidated financial statements and schedule of Wall Data Incorporated
included in this Form 10-K for the four months ended April 30, 1998 filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission.


                                                           /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Seattle, Washington
July 27, 1998