Exhibit 23.1

                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


     We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following  Registration
Statements  of  our  report  dated  October  24,  2003,   with  respect  to  the
consolidated   financial  statements  of  Kronos  Incorporated  (the  "Company")
included in this Annual  Report  (Form  10-K) for the year ended  September  30,
2003.

     o    Form S-8 Nos. 333-08987, 333-52209, 333-59444 and 33-49430 relating to
          the Company's 1992 Equity Incentive Plan;

     o    Form S-8 No. 333-82370  relating to the Company's 2002 Stock Incentive
          Plan; and

     o    Form S-8 No. 333-107572 pertaining to the 2003 Employee Stock Purchase
          Plan.




                                                     /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Boston, Massachusetts
December 19, 2003