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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements
(Form S-8 Nos. 333-58841, 333-02391, 333-00032, 333-67055, 333-20229, 333-58843,
333-32140, 333-37894, 333-01528, 333-30871 and 333-58845, and Form S-3 No.
333-30232) and use in the Form 8-K/A of Vertex Interactive, Inc. of our report
dated May 19, 2000, on the combined financial statements of Data Control
Systems, Inc. and DCS Capital Corp. as of November 30, 1999 and 1998 and for
the years then ended, which combined financial statements appear in the Form
8-K/A.
WithumSmith+Brown
New Brunswick, New Jersey
June 13, 2000
