EXHIBIT 23.1 Consent of KPMG LLP
Consent of KPMG LLP
We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statements (Nos.
333-45335, 333-57337, 333-65593, 333-71887, 333-86415, and 333-38972) on Forms
S-3 and (Nos. 333-78177, 333-80197, 333-84625, 333-33140 and 333-32962) on Forms
S-8 of SoftNet Systems, Inc. of our report dated January 5, 2001, relating to
the consolidated balance sheets of SoftNet Systems, Inc. and Subsidiaries as of
September 30, 2000 and 1999, and the related consolidated statements of
operations, stockholders' equity (deficit), and cash flows for each of the years
in the two-year period ended September 30, 2000, and the related financial
statement schedule, which report appears in the September 30, 2000, annual
report on Form 10-K of SoftNet Systems, Inc.
/KPMG LLP/
San Francisco, California
January 12, 2001
