Exhibit 99.1

                     Edgewater Technology Appoints
   Nancy Leaming to Board of Directors; Appointment Further Expands
                           Breadth of Board

    WAKEFIELD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 1, 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 Nancy
Leaming has been elected to Edgewater Technology's Board of Directors.
    Ms. Leaming most recently served as the President and Chief
Executive Officer for Tufts Health Plan, where she served in positions
of increasing responsibility over a 19 year period. Prior to joining
Tufts Health Plan, Ms. Leaming held a variety of management positions
in managed care and banking, including service as Chief Financial
Officer. Ms. Leaming has considerable board experience and currently
serves on the Board of Directors of Hologic, Inc., the American Red
Cross of Massachusetts Bay, and the Massachusetts Taxpayers
Foundation.
    "We are pleased and honored to welcome Nancy to the Company's
Board of Directors," said Shirley Singleton, Edgewater Technology's
President and CEO. "I am confident our Board and company will benefit
tremendously from the insights and guidance she will provide. With
more than three decades of professional success as a business leader,
her extensive management and financial aptitude coupled with her
expertise in healthcare will contribute to our vertical and
geographical expansion in the Northeast."
    The appointment of Ms. Leaming brings Edgewater Technology's Board
to eight (8) members. Ms. Leaming will serve on the Audit 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
             or
             Barbara Warren-Sica, 781-246-3343