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Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
The Board of Directors
Net Value Holdings, Inc.:
We consent to the use of our report dated March 31, 2000 relating to the
consolidated balance sheet of Net Value Holdings, Inc. and subsidiaries as of
December 31, 1999, and the related consolidated statement of operations,
stockholders' equity, and cash flows for the year then ended included herein and
to the reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in the prospectus.
/s/ KPMG LLP
San Francisco, California
June 5, 2000
