EXHIBIT 24.5

               Consent of Independent Auditors

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-00000) pertaining to the Vertex
Interactive Inc. Incentive Stock Option Plan, 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
March 6, 2000