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                                                                  EXHIBIT 23.1

                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

         We have issued our report dated March 28, 2000, accompanying the
consolidated financial statements appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of
BrightStar Information Technology Group, Inc. for the year ended December 31,
1999, contained in this Registration Statement on Form S-1. We consent to the
use of the aforementioned report in the Registration Statement, and to the use
of our name as it appears under the heading "Experts."

Grant Thornton LLP
San Jose, California
July 24, 2000



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