EXHIBIT 99.7


LIONBRIDGE TO ACQUIRE
INT'L.COM TO CREATE WORLD'S
LARGEST MULTILINGUAL INTERNET
SERVICES COMPANY


INTEGRATION OF TECHNOLOGIES AND WORLDWIDE INFRASTRUCTURES
WILL PROVIDE A COMPLETE SOLUTION FOR E-BUSINESS
GLOBALIZATION

WALTHAM, MASS. -- JANUARY 20, 2000 -- Lionbridge Technologies (Nasdaq: LIOX), a
leading provider of multilingual Internet services to global technology
businesses, today announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire
Framingham, Mass.-based INT'L.com. The acquisition of INT'L.com, a leader in the
development and implementation of e-commerce globalization services, will create
the world's largest provider of solutions for developing and maintaining
multilingual Web-based applications and knowledge-bases. The combined Company of
900 employees will operate 16 sites in 10 countries.

The transaction, approved by the Boards of Directors of both companies, is
intended to be a tax-free, stock-for-stock transaction, accounted for as a
pooling of interests. Lionbridge will issue approximately 9 million shares of
its common stock in exchange for all of the outstanding capital stock of
INT'L.com. Based on the closing price of Lionbridge common stock on January 19,
2000, the transaction is valued at approximately $190 million.

"This acquisition will bring together our respective technology and Internet
experience to produce a technologically advanced globalization services provider
in what promises to be the year of global B2B e-commerce," said Rory Cowan, CEO
of Lionbridge. "The combination of INT'L.com's open-architected and Web-enabled
translation technology, ForeignDesk(R) Suite, with our LionTrack(TM) Automated
Workflow System will enAble Lionbridge to offer a complete solution to a complex
business problem: the management of multilingual e-business solutions."

Roger Jeanty, INT'L.com founder and CEO, will join Lionbridge as President and
will be appointed to the Lionbridge Board of Directors. Rory Cowan will continue
as CEO and Chairman of Lionbridge.

"Roger is a pioneer in our industry," said Cowan. "Early on he recognized the
importance of developing solutions for global Web sites. He and his team will
make important and strategic contributions to our eRelease, eSupport, eLearning
and eCommerce services."

Both companies have extensive experience in managing and servicing a blue-chip
client base. Companies such as Ericsson, Nortel, Microsoft, IBM, Cisco, SAP, LL
Bean, Boston Scientific and Hewlett Packard have all successfully employed
Lionbridge and INT'L.com in complex and demanding globalization projects,
including the management of multilingual Web content on a real-time basis.

"By joining forces with Lionbridge, we will provide our clients with even more
comprehensive services, cutting-edge technologies and customized e-business
solutions," said Jeanty. "Our expanded worldwide presence will allow us to offer
clients a single point-of-contact for the integrated globalization of Web sites,
software products, catalogs, marketing campaigns and global e-commerce."


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ABOUT LIONBRIDGE TECHNOLOGIES

Lionbridge Technologies provides testing, localization, internationalization and
other globalization and multilingual Internet services to the world's leading
technology companies, including Cisco, IBM, Microsoft, Motorola, Novell, Oracle
and Sun Microsystems. Lionbridge's multilingual eRelease, eSupport, eLearning
and eCommerce services are based on its Rapid Globalization Methodology(TM). The
Rapid Globalization Methodology integrates engineering, linguistics, testing and
project management with automated workflow management to enable simultaneous
worldwide release, via the Internet, of products as well as related customer
support, training and marketing materials. Based in Waltham, Massachusetts,
Lionbridge maintains in facilities in Santa Monica and Monterey; as well as
Canada, Ireland, The Netherlands, France, China, Korea and Japan. To learn more,
visit WWW.LIONBRIDGE.COM.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and
uncertainties. These forward-looking statements include management's views of
the impact of the Y2K situation on Lionbridge's business and those regarding
current or future financial performance, management's plans and objectives for
future operations, as well as statements regarding the strategy and plans of
Lionbridge. Lionbridge's actual experience may differ materially from those
discussed in the forward-looking statement. Factors that might cause such a
difference include the termination of customer contracts prior to the end of
their term; Lionbridge's dependence on clients' product releases to generate
revenues; the loss of a major client; the size, timing and recognition of
revenue from major clients; risks associated with management of growth; market
acceptance of new service offerings; the failure to keep pace with the rapidly
changing requirements of its clients; Lionbridge's ability to attract and retain
key personnel; Lionbridge being held liable for defects or errors in its
solutions; political, economic and business fluctuations in international
markets; as well as risks of downturns in economic conditions generally, and in
the information technology and software industries specifically, and risks
associated with competition, and competitive pricing pressures. For a more
detailed description of the risk factors associated with Lionbridge, please
refer to Lionbridge's Registration Statement on Form S-1 on file with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.


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