Exhibit 24.1


                                  CERTIFICATION

I, Don H. Liu,  Secretary of IKON Office Solutions,  Inc. do hereby certify that
the  following  resolutions  were duly passed by the Board of  Directors  of the
Corporation on October 20, 1999, and that such  resolutions  are, as of the date
hereof, in full force and effect:

     FURTHER  RESOLVED,  that Don H. Liu,  Karin M.  Kinney,  William S. Urkiel,
Michael J. Dudek and Michael J. Dillon,  and each of them, are hereby authorized
to act as  attorneys-in-fact  with the  power of  substitution,  for each of the
officers and directors of the corporation, who has so authorized such persons to
so act, to sign on such officer's or director's behalf, one or more registration
statements and annual reports of the  corporation for filing with the Securities
and Exchange  Commission  ("SEC"),  and any and all amendments to said documents
which said attorney may deem necessary or desirable to enable the corporation to
register the offering of (i) serial  preferred stock;  (ii) common stock;  (iii)
debt securities;  and/or (iv) participation  interests in employee benefit plans
under the federal securities laws, and to further enable the corporation to file
such  reports  as are  necessary  under  Section  13 or 15(d) of the  Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 and such other  documents  as are  necessary to comply with
all rules, regulations or requirements of the SEC in respect thereto; and

     FURTHER RESOLVED,  that any officer of the corporation is hereby authorized
to do and perform,  or cause to be done or performed,  any and all things and to
execute  and  deliver  any  and  all  agreements,  certificates,   undertakings,
documents  or  instruments  necessary or  appropriate  in order to carry out the
purpose and intent of the foregoing resolutions.

IN  WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the  undersigned  has set his hand this 23rd day of June,
2000.


                                                         /s/ DON H. LIU
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