EXHIBIT 23.1

               CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


We consent to the incorporation by reference in this  registration  statement on
Form S-8 for the registration of shares issued in accordance with the 2003 Stock
Incentive  Plan,  of our  report  dated  April  2,  2003,  on our  audit  of the
consolidated financial statements of NeoMedia Technologies,  Inc. as of December
31, 2002 and for the year then ended.



/S/ STONEFIELD JOSEPHSON, INC.

Certified Public Accountants
Irvine, California
October 31, 2003