EX-23.1
                         Consent of Independent Auditors

                                                                    Exhibit 23.1

The Board of Directors
Xiox Corporation:

   
We consent to incorporation by reference in the Registration  Statement filed on
or about January 12, 1999 on Amendment No. 1 to Form S-3 of Xiox  Corporation of
our report dated February 13, 1998, relating to the consolidated  balance sheets
of Xiox  Corporation and  subsidiaries as of December 31, 1997 and 1996, and the
related consolidated  statements of operations,  stockholders'  equity, and cash
flows for each of the years in the  two-year  period  ended  December  31, 1997,
which report is incorporated by reference in the December 31, 1997 Annual Report
on Forms 10-KSB of Xiox  Corporation  and to the reference to our firm under the
heading "Experts" in the Prospectus.

                                              / /   KPMG LLP
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                                                    KPMG LLP

Mountain View, California
January 12, 1999
    

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