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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549



                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):  December 10, 1998



                              IBS INTERACTIVE, INC.
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

                              
          Delaware                    0-24073               13-3817344
(State or Other Jurisdiction        (Commission           (IRS Employer
      of Incorporation)             File Number)        Identification No.)


  2 Ridgedale Avenue, Suite 350,                            07927        
       Cedar Knolls, New Jersey                          (Zip Code)        
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                                        
                                                       

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (973) 285-2600




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Item 2.        Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

              As announced in its press release of Monday, December 14, 1998, on
December 10,  1998,  IBS  Interactive,  Inc.  ("IBS")  entered into a Membership
Interest  Acquisition  Agreement (the  "Acquisition  Agreement") with all of the
members of Halo Network  Management,  LLC and Halo Network  Management,  LLC, an
Eatontown,  New Jersey based network management company that offers full-service
network solutions including planning, installation and maintenance.  Pursuant to
the terms of the  Acquisition  Agreement,  IBS  acquired  all of the  issued and
outstanding  membership  interests of Halo Network Management,  LLC, in exchange
for $1,425,000  (subject to certain  adjustments) of unregistered  shares of IBS
common  stock,  par value  $.01 per  share,  valued by the  parties at $6.50 per
share.  IBS  intends  to  continue  the  existing  operations  of  Halo  Network
Management, LLC without any material changes.

              The foregoing summary of the Acquisition Agreement is qualified in
its  entirety by  reference  to the  Acquisition  Agreement,  a copy of which is
attached hereto as an exhibit.














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Item 7.      Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

                  (a)  Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired.

                  It is impracticable to file the financial  statements required
                  by Item 7(a) with the  initial  filing of this  Report on Form
                  8-K. Such financial  statements  will be filed by amendment to
                  this  Report as soon as  practicable  and within 60 days after
                  the required filing date for this Report.

                  (b)  Pro Forma Financial Information.

                  It  is   impracticable   to  file  the  pro  forma   financial
                  information  required by Item 7(b) with the initial  filing of
                  this Report on Form 8-K. Such pro forma financial  information
                  will  be  filed  by  amendment  to  this  Report  as  soon  as
                  practicable  and within 60 days after the required filing date
                  for this Report.

                  (c)  Exhibits.

                  The following exhibits are included as part of this Report:

                  2.1      Membership  Interest  Acquisition  Agreement,   dated
                           December 10, 1998, by and among IBS, Carl  Broadbent,
                           Keith Lowy, Stephen Lowy and Halo Network Management,
                           LLC.

                  99.1     Press release of IBS, dated December 14, 1998.







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                                   SIGNATURES


                  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934,  the  registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                       IBS INTERACTIVE, INC.



Date:  December 21, 1998               By:   /s/ Nicholas R. Loglisci, Jr.      
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                                       Name:  Nicholas R. Loglisci, Jr.
                                       Title: President and Chief Operating 
                                              Officer

















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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.                             Description
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2.1                        Membership Interest Acquisition Agreement,  
                           dated December 10, 1998, by and among IBS, Carl
                           Broadbent, Keith Lowy, Stephen Lowy and Halo Network
                           Management, LLC.

99.1                       Press Release of IBS, dated December 14, 1998.