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EXHIBIT 23.3
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 May 19, 2000,
with respect to the combined financial statements of Data Control Systems, Inc.
and DCS Capital Corp. included in Vertex Interactive, Inc.'s Current Report on
Form 8-K/A dated March 31, 2000, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on June 14, 2000.
/s/WithumSmith+Brown
New Brunswick, New Jersey
December 18, 2000
