EXHIBIT 24.4
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                                                             Exhibit 24.4
                    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.
Agreement with Strategic Growth International, Inc. dated January 24,
2000, Agreement with bcBlueprint dated January 25, 2000, Retainer
Agreement with Law Office of Jeffrey D. Marks, Esq. P.C. dated February
28, 2000, Agreement with Law Office of Jeffrey D. Marks, Esq. P.C. dated
May 4, 2000, Agreement with Kirby Simmonds International dated January 14,
2000, Directors Option Agreements with Gregory N. Thomas, Joseph R.
Robinson, Wayne L. Clevenger and Denis Newman dated January 3, 2000 and
Employees Option Agreements with Nicholas R. Toms and Hugo Biermann dated
January 3, 2000, of our report dated December 2, 1999, with respect to the
consolidated financial statements of ICS International AG Identcode-
Systeme included in Vertex Industries, Inc.'s (presently "Vertex
Interactive, Inc.") Current Report on Form 8-K/A dated September 22, 1999,
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 6, 1999.


/s/ ATM Consult GmbH
Wirtschaftspruefungsgesellschaft
Eschborn/Taunus/Germany
May 19, 2000
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