Exhibit 23.1



               CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


We  consent  to  the  incorporation by reference in  the  Registration
Statements  (No.  333-58841; No. 333-02391; No.  333-00032;  No.  333-
67055; No. 333-20229; No. 333-58843; No. 333-32140; No. 333-37894; No.
333-01528; No. 333-30871; No. 333-58845; No. 333-30232; and  No.  333-
52702) previously filed by Vertex Interactive, Inc. on Form S-8 of our
report,  which  contains  an  explanatory paragraph  relating  to  the
Company's  ability to continue as a going concern, dated  January  15,
2004,  on the consolidated financial statements of the Company  as  of
September  30, 2003 and for the year then ended, which report  appears
in  this  Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September  30,
2003.



                                   /s/ J.H. Cohn LLP


Roseland, New Jersey
March 1, 2004