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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

Stockholders and Board of Directors
E.mergent, Inc.
Golden Valley, Minnesota

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement No.
333-56767 on Form S-3 and in Registration Statement No. 333-87605 on Form S-8 of
our report dated March 1, 2002 on the financial statements of E.mergent, Inc.
appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-KSB of E.mergent, Inc. for the year
ended December 31, 2001.

/s/  Deloitte & Touche LLP

Minneapolis, Minnesota
March 21, 2002