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EXHIBIT 23.1
Consent of Independent Auditors
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (Form S-3) and related Prospectus of Vertex Interactive,
Inc. for the registration of 5,712,397 shares of its common stock and to the
incorporation by reference therein of our report dated December 15, 2000, with
respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of Vertex
Interactive, Inc. and subsidiaries included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K)
for the year ended September 30, 2000, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on December 19, 2000.
/s/Ernst & Young LLP
MetroPark, New Jersey
December 18, 2000
