Exhibit 16.1

October 10, 2003

Securities and Exchange Commission
Mail Stop 11-3
450 5th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.   20549

Dear Sirs/Madams:

We have read Item 4 of ION Networks, Inc.'s Form 8-K dated October 10, 2003, and
have the following comments:

         1.       We agree with the  statements  made in paragraphs 1, 2, 4, and
                  5. We also  agree  with the  statement  made in  sentence 1 of
                  paragraph 6.

         2.       We have no  basis on  which  to  agree  or  disagree  with the
                  statements made in paragraphs 3, 7 and sentence 2 in paragraph
                  6.


Yours truly,


Deloitte & Touche
Parsippany, NJ