CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference into the Registration Statements on Forms S-8 and S-3 of our report dated November 13, 1998 with respect to the consolidated financial statements of X-Ceed, Inc. included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended August 31, 1998. /s/ HOLTZ RUBENSTEIN & CO., LLP HOLTZ RUBENSTEIN & CO., LLP Melville, New York December 8, 1998