Appointment

RNS Number:5532G
Innovision Research&Technology PLC
9 July 2001




                     Innovision Research & Technology plc


                    Appointment of Non Executive Director



Innovision Research & Technology plc is pleased to announce the appointment of
Dr Bruce Smith, CBE, as a Non Executive Director of the Company with immediate
effect.


In addition to founding and growing the highly successful Smith System
Engineering Limited (MD/ Chairman 1971-1997), Dr Smith is and has been
involved in a wide variety of senior roles in the electronics and high
technology industries including Smith Institute for Industrial Mathematics and
System Engineering, Industrial Technology Securities Limited and Southampton
Innovations Limited. Amongst other roles he is currently Chairman of the
National Space Science Centre, Chairman of the British National Space Centre
Earth Observation Programme Board and was, until recently, Chairman of the
Economic and Social Research Council.


Barton Clark, Chairman of Innovision Research & Technology said:


"We are delighted to have Dr Smith join the Board. He brings to Innovision a
wealth of industrial and academic experience. We welcome him and look forward
to his contribution."

                                                                   9 July 2001

Additional Information

Full name - Bruce Gordon Smith

Date of birth: 4 October 1939

Directorships held within the past 5 years:

Current -

Bruce Investments Limited

Industrial Technology Securities Limited

Downex Investments Limited

Smith Institute

National Space Science Centre

Southampton Innovations Limited

Other Directorships held within the past five years -

Smith System Engineering Limited

Association of Independent Research and Technology Organisations

Smith Associates Limited

Foundation for Science and Technology

British Maritime Technology Limited

NSSC Property Limited

Esys Limited



This announcement complies with the AIM rule (16.8e).

Enquiries:
Innovision Research & Technology plc                 Tel: [phone]
Mike Wroe, Finance Director

College Hill                                         Tel: [phone]
Matthew Smallwood