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  February 10, 1999, on Amendment No. 2 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 Form  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
February 10, 1999
    

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