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EXHIBIT 23.1
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
We consent to the use in Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement of Vianet
Technologies, Inc. on Form S-1 of our report dated March 24, 2000 except Note 18
as to which the date is April 13, 2000, with respect to the consolidated balance
sheets of Vianet Technologies, Inc. as of December 31, 1999 and 1998 and the
related consolidated statements of operations, shareholders' equity and cash
flows for the year ended December 31, 1999 and the period from March 20, 1998
(inception) to December 31, 1998, appearing in the Prospectus, which is part of
the Registration Statement.
/s/ Edward Isaacs & Company LLP
New York, New York
July 26, 2000
