Exhibit 23.3
Consent of Independent Accountants
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this
Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated December 1,1998, except
for Note 9 regarding the Senior Subordinated Convertible Notes for which the
date is January 13, 1999 and Note 5 regarding the discontinuance of the document
management segment for which the date is April 13, 1999 relating to the
financial statements, which appear in SoftNet Systems, Inc.'s Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 1999. We also consent to the
reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.
/s/ PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
June 9, 2000
San Jose, California