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EXHIBIT 23.5
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 2,
1999, with respect to the combined financial statements of Portable Software
Solutions Limited included in Vertex Industries, Inc.'s Current Report on Form
8-K/A dated September 22, 1999, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on December 6, 1999.
/s/Ernst & Young
Reading, England
December 18, 2000
