Exhibit 99.1

   Edgewater Technology Announces Board of Directors Changes; Foley Hoag LLP
             Senior Partner, Barry White, Joins Board of Directors


     WAKEFIELD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 27, 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 changes to its Board of Directors.
     Bob L. Martin, an independent director of the Company's board since 1999,
has announced his resignation from the Company's Board of Directors effective
with today's press release. Mr. Martin has served as the Chairperson of the
Company's Compensation Committee and a member of the Audit Committee and
Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee.
     Edgewater's Chairman and CEO, Shirley Singleton, thanked Mr. Martin for his
service to the Board. "Bob's years of public company experience brought needed
structure and framework to Edgewater as it evolved into a public company. His
counsel and strategic guidance made a significant contribution to our company.
He will be missed."
     Singleton also welcomed a newly elected director, Barry White, Esq. of
Foley Hoag, LLP. "We are pleased to announce that Barry will be joining our
Board of Directors and will assume the role of Chairman for the Company's
Compensation Committee. As a notable business leader in the New England area,
Barry brings a broad leadership perspective to our team and a legal background
that will prove invaluable as our organization continues its growth plans."
     Mr. White currently is a senior partner with the law firm of Foley Hoag,
LLP, where he served for over 13 years as Managing Partner. He provides outside
counsel to numerous corporations and non-profit institutions and has extensive
experience in representing middle-market corporations in mergers and
acquisitions and on the issuance, refinancing and restructuring of private and
publicly-held corporate debt. Mr. White served as Chairman of Lex Mundi, the
world's largest international association of independent law firms. Currently,
Mr. White serves as Secretary, General Counsel, and a member of the Executive
Committee of the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce as well as with the
Initiative for a Competitive Inner City, a non-profit organization founded by
Harvard Business School Professor Michael Porter. He served as counsel to the
Massachusetts Special Commission on Business Tax Policy, and as counsel to a
Special Commission on the Decennial Census.
     In conjunction with Mr. Martin's resignation, Paul Guzzi, who has served as
an independent director of the Company's board since April 2004, will become a
member of the Audit Committee along with current members, Wayne Wilson and Paul
Flynn. Mr. Guzzi will continue to serve as the Chairman of the Company's
Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee.

     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, 781-246-3343
              Chief Financial Officer
              or
              Barbara Warren-Sica, 781-246-3343
              Investor Relations