EXHIBIT 23.1
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                               CONSENT OF KPMG LLP

The Board of Directors
ViaFone, Inc.

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on
Form S-8 (Nos. 333-98823, 333-52865, and 333-49589) of Extended Systems
Incorporated of our report dated August 17, 2001, except as to Note 7, which is
as of December 11, 2001, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of
ViaFone, Inc., a development stage enterprise, as of June 30, 2001 and 2000, and
the related consolidated statements of operations, redeemable preferred stock
and shareholders' deficit, and cash flows for the years ended June 30, 2001 and
2000 and the period from May 21, 1999 (inception) to June 30, 2001 included in
the Registration Statement on Form S-4 (No. 333-91202) filed by Extended Systems
Incorporated with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on July 19, 2002.

/S/ KPMG LLP

Mountain View, California
September 12, 2002