Exhibit 23.1 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 for the Tridex Corporation 1998 Non-Executive Long Term Incentive Plan of our report dated February 13, 1998, which appears on page 13 of Tridex Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997. Price Waterhouse LLP Hartford, Connecticut May 12, 1998 29