Consent of Independent Auditors

We consent to the  reference to our firm under the caption  "Experts" and to the
use of our report dated April 5, 2006, with respect to the financial  statements
of  Gavitec  AG  included  in  Amendment  No. 1 to Form 8-K  filing of  NeoMedia
Technologies,  Inc.  dated  May  9,  2006,  incorporated  by  reference  in  the
Registration   Statement   (Form  S-3)  and  related   Prospectus   of  NeoMedia
Technologies, Inc. for the registration of 326,367,511 shares of its stock.

/s/ Ernst & Young AG

Mannheim, Germany

June 20, 2006