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EXHIBIT 23.1
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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
The Board of Directors and Stockholders
Vicinity Corporation:
We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statements (Nos.
333-96443, 333-96445, and 333-30270) on Form S-8 of Vicinity Corporation of
our report dated August 21, 2000, except as to Note 14, which is as of
October 18, 2000, relating to the consolidated balance sheets of Vicinity
Corporation and subsidiaries as of July 31, 2000 and 1999, and the related
consolidated statements of operations, redeemable convertible preferred stock
and stockholders' equity (deficit), and cash flows for each of the years in
the three-year period ended July 31, 2000, and the related financial
statement schedule, which report appears in the July 31, 2000, annual report
on Form 10-K of Vicinity Corporation.
Mountain View, California
October 24, 2000
