BARFIELD, MURPHY, SHANK & SMITH P.C. 1121 Riverchase Office Road Birmingham, Alabama 35244 205-982-5500 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS Board of Directors IBS Interactive, Inc. Cedar Knolls, New Jersey We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus constituting a part of the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-_____) of our report dated May 13, 1999 relating to the December 31, 1997 financial statements of Spectrum Information Systems, Inc. appearing in the Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed on June 2, 1999 and the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 7, 1999 of IBS Interactive, Inc. We also consent to the reference to us under the caption "Experts" in the Prospectus. /s/ Barfield, Murphy, Shank & Smith, P.C. Birmingham, Alabama June 7, 1999