Exhibit 99.1

                     Edgewater Technology Appoints
                 Paul Flynn to Board of Directors and
                Shirley Singleton as Chairman of Board

    WAKEFIELD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 21, 2005--A technology
management consulting firm specializing in providing premium IT
services, Edgewater Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: EDGW, www.edgewater.com,
"Edgewater Technology" or the "Company"), today announced that Paul
Flynn has joined Edgewater Technology's Board of Directors and will
serve on the Company's Audit Committee and Compensation Committee.
    Mr. Flynn currently serves as the Executive Vice President of
Citizens Business Capital, a subsidiary of Citizens Financial Group,
one of the top ten largest commercial bank holding companies in the
United States. Mr. Flynn began his management career in the financial
services sector as an Audit Manager with New England Merchants Bank
and a loan officer with Chase Commercial Corporation. He then served
as the Senior Vice President for Patriot Bank N.A. and Executive Vice
President for the United States Trust Company managing their
respective Asset Based Lending divisions and served on the senior loan
committee for the United States Trust Company.
    "With more than three decades of success as a business leader in
New England, we are honored to have Paul Flynn become a member of the
Company's Board of Directors," said Shirley Singleton, Edgewater
Technology's President and CEO. "Paul's management aptitude coupled
with his expertise in the financial services industry will enhance our
board level expertise and complement our strategic focus."
    In addition, Mr. Flynn has served on various regional boards
including the Commercial Finance Association and is currently on the
board of the Mass Business Development Corporation.
    Mr. Flynn's appointment to the Company's Board of Directors will
make effective the resignation of William J. Lynch as a director and
Chairman of the Company's Board of Directors. We previously announced
Mr. Lynch's planned departure upon the appointment of a new
independent director, as noted within our press release issued on May
27, 2005. With Mr. Lynch's departure, the Company's Board of Directors
elected Shirley Singleton to serve as the Chairman of Edgewater
Technology's Board of Directors.
    "On behalf of the Board of Directors and Edgewater Technology
organization, I would like to thank William Lynch for his 9 years of
dedicated service to our Company. His exceptional insight and guidance
has been invaluable to our company," said Shirley Singleton, President
and CEO of Edgewater Technology, Inc. "We will miss his presence in
the board room and wish him all of the best."

    About Edgewater Technology

    Edgewater Technology, Inc. is an innovative technology management
consulting firm. We provide a unique blend of premium IT services by
leveraging our proven industry expertise in strategy, technology and
corporate performance management. Headquartered in Wakefield, MA, we
go to market by vertical industry and provide our clients with a wide
range of business and technology offerings. To learn more, visit
www.edgewater.com or call 800-410-4014.


    CONTACT: Edgewater Technology, Inc.
             Kevin Rhodes
             Barbara Warren-Sica
             781-246-3343