Filed by IBS Interactive, Inc.
Pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act of 1933
Subject Company:  I. I. Holding Company, Inc.
Commission File No.  0-24073


     Investors and security holders of the IBS Interactive,  Inc. are advised to
read the joint proxy  statement/prospectus  regarding  the business  combination
transaction  referenced in the following  information when it becomes  available
because   it   will   contain   important    information.    The   joint   proxy
statement/prospectus  will be filed with the Securities and Exchange  Commission
by IBS Interactive,  Inc. and Infonautics,  Inc.  Investors and security holders
may obtain a free copy of the joint proxy  statement/prospectus (when available)
and other documents filed by Infonautics,  Inc. at the  Commission's web site at
www.sec.gov.  The joint proxy  statement/prospectus and such other documents may
also be obtained from IBS  Interactive,  Inc. by directing such request to Chief
Financial Officer,  IBS Interactive,  Inc., 2 Ridgedale Avenue, Suite 350, Cedar
Knolls, NJ 07927.

     The   following   communication   contains,   in  addition  to   historical
information,  forward-looking  statements that involve risks and  uncertainties.
These forward-looking  statements may include statements regarding, for example,
failure of the IBS  Interactive,  Inc.  or  Infonautics,  Inc.  stockholders  to
approve the merger,  completion of the transactions related to it, the risk that
the IBS Interactive,  Inc., Infonautics, Inc. and First Avenue business will not
be  integrated  successfully,  costs  related to the  transaction,  inability to
further  develop and achieve  commercial  success  for the  combined  companies'
business  strategy,  the number of registered  users and reach of each company's
web sites,  the value of any holdings by the  companies,  the tax and accounting
treatment  of  the  merger  and  related   transactions,   the  closing  of  the
transaction, and the deployment of each company's respective resources following
the merger. Such statements are based on management's  current  expectations and
are  subject to a number of  uncertainties  and risks that  could  cause  actual
results  to  differ  materially  from  those  described  in the  forward-looking
statements.  More  information  about  potential  factors which could affect the
either IBS Interactive,  Inc. or Infonautics, Inc. financial results is included
in the Risk  Factors  sections of such  company's  respective  filings  with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.  All forward-looking  statements included in
this document are based on information  available to each such company as of the
date of this document, and neither company assumes any obligation to update such
forward- looking statements.





THE FOLLOWING IS AN EMAIL FROM IBS INTERACTIVE, INC. DIRECTOR, ROY CRIPPEN,
TO THE EMPLOYEES OF IBS  INTERACTIVE,  INC. AND ITS SUBSIDIARY,  DIGITAL FUSION,
INC.:

From: Roy Crippen [mailto:rcrippen@interactive.net]
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Sent: Monday, July 31, 2000 2:05 PM
To: IBS - All Employees; DFI- All Employees
Subject: More information on the merger

If   you    haven't    been    to    the    new    site   www.digitalfusion.com,
http://www.digitalfusion.com,  please do so. It is informative and has a pretty
cool introduction.

I want to echo  Nick's  earlier  email  and say  that  this  merger  creates  an
incredibly  exciting  opportunity  for  our  company  and  our  employees.   The
combination will bring much needed national  awareness to the company as well as
the capital  required  to move us up to the next level as an  internet  services
company.

As  stated  in the  press  release,  the  legal  transaction  will  not be fully
completed until sometime in the fourth quarter.  Our clients,  however, I'm sure
will know about the merger  within the next few days if they don't already know.
Please  reassure them that we are absolutely  committed to our core business and
that this merger will not change  that.  In fact,  this merger will  enhance our
ability to serve  them by making  IBS a  financially  healthier  partner  and by
exposing us to new leading edge technologies that we can share with them.

We will continue to update you with emails and conference calls, however, if you
have any questions  that require  immediate  attention or you need me to talk to
your  client  please  don't  hesitate  to  contact  me  directly  by email or by
telephone      (rcrippen@interactive.net, mailto:rcrippen@interactive.net,
813.221.0024 ext 4001 work, 813.503.4294 cell).

I have had a number of calls  this  morning  asking  what my role would be going
forward. The answer is that I will be assuming the title of President of Digital
Fusion Services once the merger is complete.  My duties will include running the
services operating unit of the new combined company.  This new operating unit is
essentially the current IBS/DFI company.

Roy