Exhibit 23(b)
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8 No. 333-47765) pertaining to the IKON Office Solutions, Inc. Retirement
Savings Plan of our report dated June 3, 1999, with respect to the 1998
financial statements of the IKON Office Solutions, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan
included in this Annual Report (Form 11-K) for the year ended December 31, 1999.
/s/ ERNST & YOUNG, LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
July 13, 2000
