Exhibit 23


                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We  consent  to the use of our  report  dated  April 30,  2001  (except  for the
subsequent  event  described  in the fifth  paragraph of Note 1, as to which the
date is May 25,  2001),  included  in the  Current  Report  on Form  8-K/A  (No.
33-30743) of Emergisoft Holding, Inc. (a Nevada corporation) dated May 25, 2001,
with respect to the  consolidated  financial  statements of Emergisoft  Holding,
Inc. (a Delaware corporation) included in this Form 8-K/A.




                                                 /s/ Ernst & Young LLP



August 2, 2001