Exhibit 99.1

            Elisabeth DeMarse Joins EDGAR Online Board of Directors

     SOUTH NORWALK, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 1, 2004--EDGAR(R) Online(R),
Inc. (NASDAQ:EDGR), a leading provider of value-added global business and
financial information, today announced that Elisabeth DeMarse has joined the
company's Board of Directors.
     DeMarse also serves on the Board of Heska Corporation (NASDAQ: HSKA). From
2000-2004, she was president and CEO of Bankrate, Inc., during which time the
company went from a net loss to a profit of $12 million and a revenue increase
of 560 percent. Previously, DeMarse was vice president of International
Operations for Hoover's, Inc. Prior to that, she was executive vice president at
Bloomberg, L.P., where she worked for 10 years leading the start-up of eight
business units including Bloomberg.com, Bloomberg's e-commerce and i-commerce
divisions and Bloomberg's print divisions. DeMarse helped grow Bloomberg from
$50 million to $1.5 billion in revenue. Prior to Bloomberg, she served as a vice
president of Citicorp and director of marketing for Western Union. DeMarse holds
an A.B. cum laude from Wellesley College and an M.B.A. from Harvard University.
She is a member of The Committee of 200, a professional organization of
pre-eminent women entrepreneurs and corporate leaders.
     Susan Strausberg, EDGAR Online's president and CEO, said, "Elisabeth could
not be a better fit for EDGAR Online. She will bring to our Board extensive
executive-level experience in setting the strategy for and running both
financial services and business information companies with online subscription,
licensing and advertising revenue streams. We are confident that she will be
instrumental in guiding our company in our future success."
     DeMarse added, "I have long been familiar with EDGAR Online. The company
has many key success factors, among them, impressive brand equity and assets
that are unduplicated and unique in the market. I hope to be a tangible
contributor to what I believe is a great future for EDGAR Online. I couldn't be
more excited about the company's potential."

     About EDGAR(R) Online(R) Inc.

     EDGAR Online, Inc. (www.edgar-online.com) is a leading provider of
value-added global business and financial information. The company makes
financial information and a variety of analysis tools available via online
subscriptions and licensing agreements to professionals in financial
institutions, corporations and advisory firms.

     "Forward-looking statements" as defined in the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995 may be included in this news release. These
statements relate to future events or our future financial performance. These
statements are only predictions and may differ materially from actual future
events or results. EDGAR Online, Inc. disclaims any intention or obligation to
revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information,
future developments or otherwise. Please refer to the documents filed by EDGAR
Online, Inc. with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which identify
important risk factors that could cause actual results to differ from those
contained in forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to risks
associated with our ability to (i) increase revenues, (ii) obtain profitability,
and (iii) obtain additional financing, changes in general economic and business
conditions (including in the online business and financial information
industry), actions of our competitors, the extent to which we are able to
develop new services and markets for our services, risks in connection with
acquisitions, the time and expense involved in such development activities, the
level of demand and market acceptance of our services and changes in our
business strategies.

     EDGAR(R) is a federally registered trademark of the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC). EDGAR Online is not affiliated with or approved by
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.


     CONTACT: EDGAR Online
              Jani Spede, 866-669-2889
              jspede@edgar-online.com