EXHIBIT 23.1

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the  incorporation  by reference  in  Registration  Statement  No.
33-65786  of  Datawatch  Corporation  on Form  S-8 of our  report  on  Guildsoft
Holdings Limited dated 17 December 1996,  appearing in this Form 8-K/A Amendment
No. 1 to the Form 8-K Current Report dated January 21, 1997.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche
DELOITTE & TOUCHE

January 20, 1997




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