EXHIBIT 99.1

Edgewater Reports 10% Sequential Organic Growth

Generates $3.7 Million in Cash Flow From Operations

WAKEFIELD, Mass., Aug. 4, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Edgewater Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq:EDGW), (www.edgewater.com, "Edgewater" or the "Company"), a consulting firm that brings a synergistic blend of specialty services to its clients in the areas of business advisory, analytics, data management and technology, today announced financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2010.

Second Quarter Results

Financial results and utilization for the quarter ended June 30, 2010:

• Total revenue increased 94.0%, to $23.4 million, compared to $12.0 million in the second quarter of 2009;
• Service revenue increased 57.9%, to $17.4 million, compared to $11.0 million in the second quarter of 2009;
• Gross profit was $8.6 million, or 36.8% of total revenue, compared to $3.1 million, or 26.0% of total revenue in the second quarter of 2009;
• Gross profit margin related to service revenue was 39.2%, compared to 28.2% in the second quarter of 2009;
• Utilization was 75.7%, compared to 62.5% during the second quarter of 2009;
• Net loss was $(90) thousand, or $(0.01) per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $(1.3) million, or $(0.11) per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2009. Current quarter net loss was impacted by $562 thousand in non-routine operating expenses associated with our acquisition of Meridian Consulting International and the discovery of employee embezzlement at Fullscope, Inc.;
• Adjusted EBITDA amounted to $1.4 million, or 6.2% of total revenue and $0.12 per diluted share, compared to an Adjusted EBITDA loss of $(1.5) million, or $(0.13) per diluted share, during the second quarter of 2009; and
• Cash flow provided by operating activities was $3.7 million, compared to cash flow provided by operating activities of $1.4 million during the second quarter of 2009.

First Six Months of 2010

Financial results and utilization for the six months ended June 30, 2010:

• Total revenue increased 62.1%, to $43.6 million, compared to $26.9 million during the first six months of 2009;
• Service revenue increased 34.7%, to $33.1 million, compared to $24.6 million during the first six months of 2009;
• Gross profit was $15.3 million, or 35.1% of total revenue, compared to $7.8 million, or 28.9% of total revenue during the first six months of 2009;
• Gross profit margin related to service revenue was 36.8%, compared to 31.1% during the first six months of 2009;
• Utilization was 75.5%, compared to 65.2% during the first six months of 2009;
• Net loss amounted to $(729) thousand, or $(0.06) per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $(1.7) million, or $(0.14) per diluted share, during the first six months of 2009. Our 2010 year-to-date net loss was impacted by $562 thousand in non-routine operating expenses associated with our acquisition of Meridian Consulting International and the discovery of employee embezzlement at Fullscope, Inc.;
• Adjusted EBITDA amounted to $1.5 million, or 3.4% of total revenue and $0.12 per diluted share, compared to an Adjusted EBITDA loss of $(1.6) million, or $(0.13) per diluted share, during the first six months of 2009; and
• Cash flow used in operating activities was $(2.2) million, compared to cash flow used in operating activities of $(1.0) million during the first six months of 2009.

Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA per Diluted Share are Non-GAAP financial measures. A reconciliation of these measures to their most directly comparable GAAP measures is included in the financial data accompanying this press release. 

Fullscope Embezzlement

During the second quarter of 2010, the Company discovered embezzlement at Fullscope, Inc., one of our wholly-owned subsidiaries (the "Fullscope Embezzlement Issue"). We have completed our investigation as it relates to the embezzlement activities that occurred during 2010 and have concluded that the embezzlement activities did not have a material impact upon our previously issued 2010 financial statements. We did incur legal and accounting related expenses during the second quarter and anticipate that we may continue to incur additional expenses associated with this issue in the future. We believe that we may be able to recover some, if not all, of the receivable amounts embezzled, plus the professional expenses we have incurred to-date, or will incur in the future, addressing this situation.

Business Trends; Outlook

"The second quarter was a very positive step for the Company on its road to recovery. We are reporting organic growth in revenue on both a sequential and year-over-year basis and related improvement in our gross margin and other profitability metrics," commented Shirley Singleton, Edgewater's Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer.

"The improvement in our gross margin and profitability metrics in the second quarter was driven by the sequential increase in both service and total revenue, combined with our ability to maintain utilization at 75%, while adding 30 billable resources.   From a revenue perspective, we were pleased to see the continuation of increased bid and proposal activity as it relates to our organic core service offerings. This activity, combined with the continued strong revenue performance of Fullscope's ERP service offerings, has favorably impacted our second quarter revenue and profitability. Additionally, during the quarter, we began to see the anticipated cross selling synergies resulting from the combination of our technology and management service offerings with Fullscope's ERP-related service offerings," continued Ms. Singleton.

"Overall, as we enter the third quarter, our business appears to be headed in the right direction. As always, we continue to view forward looking service revenue with a conservative eye given the possibility of renewed economic uncertainty and the impact it may have upon our customer's capital spending initiatives. Because of this, we are anticipating that third quarter service revenue will be flat with an upward bias compared to the second quarter of 2010," concluded Ms. Singleton.

Second Quarter Conference Call Details

Edgewater has scheduled a conference call on Wednesday, August 4, at 10:00 a.m. (ET) to discuss its second quarter 2010 financial results and other matters. To listen to the call, you can participate by webcast on Edgewater's investor relations website at http://ir.edgewater.com or you can dial 877-713-9347. Investors are advised to dial into the call at least ten minutes prior to the call to register. 

A replay of the call can be accessed via Edgewater's investor relations website at http://ir.edgewater.com or by dialing 800-642-1687 (domestic) and 706-645-9291 (international) (pass code 86977967) from 1:00 p.m. ET Wednesday, August 4 through 11:59 p.m. ET Wednesday, August 18.

About Edgewater

Edgewater is a consulting firm that brings a synergistic blend of specialty services to its clients in the areas of business advisory, analytics, data management and technology. We develop business strategies and technology solutions that address our clients' specific needs while providing them with an increased competitive advantage. Headquartered in Wakefield, MA, we typically go to market both vertically by industry and horizontally by product and technology specialty 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.

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Although we believe that the expectations in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance, growth, earnings per share or achievements. However, neither we nor any other person assumes responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of such statements. We are under no duty to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this Press Release to conform such statements to actual results.

Selected Financial Data:

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Edgewater reports its financial results in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"). Management believes, however, that certain non-GAAP financial measures used in managing the Company's business may provide users of this financial information with additional meaningful comparisons between current results and prior reported results. Certain of the information set forth herein and certain of the information presented by the Company from time to time may constitute non-GAAP financial measures within the meaning of Regulation G adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission. We have presented herein a reconciliation of these measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure. The non-GAAP measures presented herein may not be comparable to similarly titled measures presented by other companies. As noted in the footnote below, the foregoing measures have limitations and do not serve as a substitute and should not be construed as a substitute for GAAP performance, but provide supplemental information concerning our performance that our investors and we find useful.

Edgewater views Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA per Diluted Share as important indicators of performance, consistent with the manner in which management measures and forecasts the Company's performance. We believe Adjusted EBITDA measures are important performance metrics because they facilitate the analysis of our results, exclusive of certain non-cash items, including items which do not directly correlate to our existing business, providing specialty IT services. For instance, the exit of our former significant unrelated operations in 2000 and 2001 created significant net operating loss carry-forwards and deferred tax assets, and the tax provisions that we take under GAAP, for which there is no corresponding federal tax payment obligation for us, and the adjustments that we make to our deferred tax asset, based on the prospects and anticipated future profitability of our ongoing operations, can be significant and can obscure, either significantly, or in part, period-to-period changes in our core operating results. Likewise, we incur transaction costs related to acquisitions which are expensed in our GAAP financial statements. Our Adjusted EBITDA calculation excludes the effects of acquisition-related costs to facilitate an understanding of comparative period-to-period changes in our core operating results. Similarly, we incurred, and have excluded from our Adjusted EBITDA calculation, costs associated with the Fullscope Embezzlement Issue as we believe that the non-recurring nature of the costs associated with this issue makes comparison of our current and historical financial results difficult.

We believe that Adjusted EBITDA metrics provide qualitative insight into our current performance; we use these measures to evaluate our results, the performance of our management team and our management's entitlement to incentive compensation; and we believe that making this information available to investors enables them to view our performance the way that we view our performance and thereby gain a meaningful understanding of our core operating results, in general, and from period to period.

(1)- Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Per Diluted Share are Non-GAAP performance measures and are not intended to be performance measures that should be regarded as an alternative to, or more meaningful than, either GAAP Operating Income, GAAP Net Income and Diluted Earnings Per Share. Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA per Diluted Share measures presented may not be comparable to similarly titled measures presented by other companies. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income less interest income and other, net, plus taxes, depreciation and amortization, goodwill impairment charges, acquisition costs and the Fullscope Embezzlement Issue costs. Adjusted EBITDA per Diluted Share is defined as Adjusted EBITDA divided by the diluted common shares outstanding used in Diluted Earnings per Share calculations.

CONTACT:  Edgewater Technology, Inc.
          Timothy R. Oakes, Chief Financial Officer
          Russell Smith, Senior Vice President / Investor Relations
          (781) 246-3343
          ir@edgewater.com