EXHIBIT 23.1


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
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We  hereby  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in this  Registration
Statement on Forms S-3 (File Nos.  333-09507 and  333-85693) and Forms S-8 (File
Nos.  33-61837,  333-14681  and  333-76809)  of our  report  dated June 8, 2000,
relating to the consolidated financial statements which appears in ION Networks,
Inc. and Subsidiaries' Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended March 31,
2000.





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PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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June 28, 2000