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Exhibit 23.1
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Consent of Independent Auditors
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement on Form S-3 and related Prospectus of Sedona Corporation
for the registration of shares of its common stock and to the incorporation by
reference therein of our report dated March 18, 2000, with respect to the
consolidated financial statements of Sedona Corporation included in its Annual
Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 1999, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
/s/ Ernst & Young, LLP
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Ernst & Young, LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
June 2, 2000
