EXHIBIT 99.7
                 Senior Intel executive appointed to the board
                           of Bright Station symphony

London, England - 18 January 2001 - Bright Station plc (LSE: BSN, NASDAQ: BSTN)
(www.brightstation.com <http://www.brightstation.com>), the technology company
and leading provider of Internet and eCommerce solutions, today announced that
John Woodget, Director of Intel Northern and Central Europe Region, is to join
Bright Station Symphony as a Board Observer.

Bright Station Symphony (BSS) was established as a new subsidiary business
specifically to co-ordinate opportunities arising out of the series of
agreements between Bright Station and Intel announced on 10 January 2001, and
any alliances with other companies involving multiple Bright Station businesses.

The Board of BSS meets every two months to review future opportunities for Intel
and Bright Station. Current members include Bright Station Executive Directors
Dan Wagner and Robert Lomnitz as well as John Woodget.

John Woodget is the Director of Intel Northern and Central Europe Region. He is
responsible for directing Intel's overall sales and marketing efforts to
customers, distributors and to the end user community in UK, Germany,
Switzerland, Austria, Benelux, Ireland and Nordic countries. Since joining Intel
in 1979, John has developed new markets and programmes for Intel's products in
North America, Europe and South East Asia. Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC)
(www.intel.com <http://www.intel.com>), is the world's largest chip maker and a
leading manufacturer of computer, networking and communications products.

"We are delighted to welcome John to Bright Station Symphony," said Dan Wagner,
Chief Executive of Bright Station. "His presence will allow Bright Station and
Intel to create maximum value from our relationship."

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For further information, please contact:
Nick Chaloner
Head of Corporate  Communications
Bright Station  plc                                      +44 (0)20 7930 6900
nickchaloner@brightstation.com <mailto:nickchaloner@brightstation.com>

John Olsen / Nick Lockwood
Hogarth Partnership                                      +44 (0)20 7357 9477
nicklockwood@hogarthpr.co.uk <mailto:nicklockwood@hogarthpr.co.uk>



About Bright Station

     Bright Station plc is a leading creator of innovative Internet technologies
     and technology-driven businesses. It is comprised of the following:

     Smartlogik - Creates decision makers and corporate efficiencies through its
     superior knowledge management solutions. Smartlogik solutions combine
     state-of-the-art proprietary technologies that enable user-friendly
     searching, indexing and categorization of unstructured information with
     business-friendly implementation services to ensure that every corporation
     realizes maximum benefit from its Smartlogik knowledge management solution.

     Sparza - An eCommerce ASP providing online retailers with state-of-the-art
     Internet shopping solutions at a fraction of the cost. By outsourcing their
     entire web store operations to Sparza, retailers can remove eCommerce from
     the balance sheet and concentrate on the value-adding parts of the business
     such as customer service, product development and marketing.

     WebTop - The next generation Internet search services company with one of
     the largest web indexes in the world. Over 500 million web pages have been
     catalogued and organized into information zones to deliver context specific
     and accurate information retrieval on the web.

     Officeshopper - The Internet procurement and business supplies vendor.

     Bright Station Ventures - responsible for nurturing, and investing in,
     promising technology and Internet start-up businesses leveraging Bright
     Station's world-class technology assets and expertise.