8-K

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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):  June 18, 1999


                              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, CEDAR KNOLLS, NEW JERSEY           07927
        (ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)                 (ZIP CODE)


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




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ITEM 5.       OTHER EVENTS.

              The Registrant  hereby  incorporates  by reference the contents of
the press  release of the  Registrant, dated June 18,  1999,  filed  herewith as
Exhibit 99.1.

ITEM 7.       EXHIBITS.

              The following exhibit is included as part of this Report:

              99.1  Press release of IBS Interactive, Inc., dated June 18,
              1999.




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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: July 29, 1999       By: /s/ Nicholas R. Loglisci, Jr.
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                              Name: Nicholas R. Loglisci, Jr.
                              Title: President and Chief Executive Officer



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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


EXHIBIT NO.      DESCRIPTION

   99.1          Press release of IBS Interactive, Inc., dated June 18, 1999.

EX-99.1

                           FROM:    The MWW Group
                                    Public Relations -  Tel. (201) 507-9500
                                    Contact:  Leon Berman
(lberman@mww.commailto:lberman@mww.com)
                                    Anthony D. Andora (aandora@mww.com)

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                                                          FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

                IBS INTERACTIVE, INC. UNDERTAKES STRATEGIC REVIEW


         CEDAR KNOLLS, NJ June 18, 1999 -- IBS Interactive, Inc. (Nasdaq: IBSX),
a provider of a broad range of computer  networking,  programming,  applications
development  and Internet  services,  today  announced  that it will undertake a
review of  financing  and  strategic  alternatives  available  to it to maximize
shareholder value.

         The Company  stated  that no  decision  had been made to enter into any
transaction or as to what form any transaction might take. Moreover, the Company
stated that there could be no assurance that any transaction  would be completed
as a result of its review.

         IBS   Interactive,   Inc.   provides   comprehensive,    cost-effective
information  technology  solutions to businesses and organizations  with systems
development and maintenance needs.  Services are designed to enable companies to
operate more  efficiently by  outsourcing  their  Internet  functions,  computer
networking, maintenance, and technical support. IBS offers Internet Development,
Internet  Services and Systems and Integration  services.  Internet  Development
services include web programming,  database  development and distance  learning.
Internet services include web-site hosting, leased line services and dial-up and
e-mail  access.   Systems  and  integration  services  include  network  design,
implementation and support.

         The Company's Web address is: http://www.interactive.net

         CERTAIN OF THE ABOVE  STATEMENTS  CONTAINED  IN THIS PRESS  RELEASE ARE
FORWARD-LOOKING  STATEMENTS  THAT  INVOLVE A NUMBER OF RISKS AND  UNCERTAINTIES.
SUCH FORWARD-LOOKING  STATEMENTS ARE WITHIN THE MEANINGS OF THAT TERM IN SECTION
27A OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND SECTION 21E OF THE SECURITIES
ACT OF 1934,  AS  AMENDED.  FACTORS  THAT COULD CAUSE  ACTUAL  RESULTS TO DIFFER
MATERIALLY INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: BUSINESS CONDITIONS AND GROWTH IN THE STAFFING
INDUSTRY AND GENERAL ECONOMY; COMPETITIVE FACTORS, RISKS DUE TO SHIFTS IN MARKET
DEMAND; CHANGES IN SERVICE MIX; AND THE RISK FACTORS LISTED FROM TIME TO TIME IN
THE COMPANY'S REPORT FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION,  AS WELL
AS  ASSUMPTIONS  REGARDING  THE  FOREGOING.  THE  WORDS  "BELIEVE",  "ESTIMATE",
"INTEND",  "ANTICIPATE", AND SIMILAR EXPRESSIONS AND VARIATIONS THEREOF IDENTIFY
CERTAIN OF SUCH FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS,  WHICH SPEAK ONLY AS OF THE DATES ON
WHICH THEY WERE MADE. THE COMPANY UNDERTAKES NO OBLIGATION TO PUBLICLY UPDATE OR
REVISE ANY FORWARD-LOOKING  STATEMENTS,  WHETHER AS A RESULT OF NEW INFORMATION,



FUTURE EVENTS, OR OTHERWISE. READERS ARE CAUTIONED THAT ANY SUCH FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS  ARE NOT  GUARANTEES  OF FUTURE  PERFORMANCE  AND  INVOLVE  RISKS AND
UNCERTAINTIES,  AND  THAT  ACTUAL  RESULTS  MAY  DIFFER  MATERIALLY  FROM  THOSE
INDICATED  IN THE FORWARD  LOOKING  STATEMENTS  AS A RESULT OF VARIOUS  FACTORS.
READERS  ARE  CAUTIONED  NOT TO PLACE UNDUE  RELIANCE  ON THESE  FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS.