EXHIBIT 99.1

         EDGAR Online Appoints Morton Mackof as EVP of Sales

    SOUTH NORWALK, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 1, 2004--EDGAR(R)
Online(R), Inc. (NASDAQ: EDGR), a leading provider of value-added
global business and financial information, today announced that it has
appointed Morton Mackof to the position of executive vice president of
sales.
    Mackof will lead a sales team based in EDGAR Online's New York
office. He will have the primary responsibility of growing sales of
subscriptions to the company's desktop products, EDGAR Online Pro and
EDGAR Online Access, as well as driving sales of other products and
services for the institutional and corporate market.
    Immediately prior to joining EDGAR Online, Mackof worked as an
independent consultant specializing in business development to
companies in the Internet field, including EDGAR Online. Prior to
that, he served as a senior negotiation executive for IBM. He also
founded Third Millennium Technology Inc., an applications service
provider (ASP) in the real-time financial markets information field.
Additionally, Mackof served as president of Track Data Corporation, a
provider of real-time information in the equities trading market.
Annual sales at Track Data rose from $14 million to $50 million during
his tenure. Mackof holds a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical
engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and has completed
graduate studies in computer science. Mackof has served on the Board
of Directors of EDGAR Online since February 2004 and will continue to
serve on the Board following his new appointment.
    Susan Strausberg, EDGAR Online's president and CEO, said, "Since
working with Mort as an integral member of our Board of Directors, I
realized how much value he can bring to us as a full-time manager.
This is a critical time for EDGAR Online and I am confident that his
leadership of our sales force will have a significant impact on our
revenue growth. As a veteran of the financial services industry, he
will bring innovative insights and energy to our already established
products, marketing initiatives and new products that are currently
being developed."
    Mackof added, "I'm excited about this opportunity to join the
internal organization of EDGAR Online and help build sales of an
excellent suite of products. In the last nine months as a director of
the company, I have learned first-hand the extraordinary value not
only of the company's services but also of its exceptional team. I am
honored to join the staff of this organization."
    EDGAR Online also announced that Elisabeth DeMarse, who joined the
company's Board of Directors on November 1, is now assuming
appointments to the Board's compensation and nominating committees.
Strausberg said the company is pleased that these committee
appointments will enable EDGAR Online to derive even more benefit from
DeMarse's experience and insight.

    About EDGAR(R) Online(R), Inc.

    EDGAR Online, Inc. (http://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 Public Relations
             Jani Spede, 866-669-2889
             jspede@edgar-online.com