EDGAR® ONLINE RECOGNIZED BY MICROSOFT FOR ITS TECHNOLOGY EXPERTISE

SOUTH NORWALK, Conn. -- JANUARY 30, 2008 -- EDGAR® Online, Inc. (NASDAQ: EDGR) announced today that it has attained Gold Certified Partner status in the Microsoft Partner Program with a competency in ISV/Software Solutions. As a Gold Certified Partner, EDGAR Online has demonstrated expertise with Microsoft technologies and proven its ability to meet customers' needs. Microsoft Gold Certified Partners receive a rich set of benefits, including access, training and support, giving them a competitive advantage in the channel.

EDGAR Online - a leader in interactive data solutions, data extraction, XML and XBRL tagging, conversion and distribution - is a premier source of financial information and corporate intelligence. The company's innovative, productivity-enhancing tools such as I-Metrix enable professionals to easily analyze companies and investment opportunities.

"The market values and respects Microsoft Gold Certified Partner status - this is something that only technology companies with proven knowledge and skills are able to attain with Microsoft," said Sue Bratone Childs, EDGAR Online executive vice president and chief marketing officer. "One of our goals is to achieve excellence in all that we do as an innovative interactive data company. This mark of distinction is proof of our commitment and provides external validation of our technology prowess using Microsoft products and technology."

"Customers are looking for partner companies that can bridge the gap between their business demands and technology capabilities," said Allison Watson, corporate vice president of the Worldwide Partner Group at Microsoft Corp. "They need to trust in a company that can act as an expert adviser for their long-term strategic technology plans. Microsoft Gold Certified Partners, which have certified expertise and direct training and support from Microsoft, can build a positive customer experience with our technologies. Today, Microsoft recognizes EDGAR Online as a new Gold Certified Partner for demonstrating its expertise providing customer satisfaction using Microsoft products and technology."

As one of the requirements for attaining Gold Certified Partner status, EDGAR Online had to demonstrate a Microsoft Competency - the company did so in the area of ISV/Software Solutions. Microsoft Competencies are designed to help differentiate a partner's capabilities with specific Microsoft technologies to customers looking for a particular type of solution. Each competency has a unique set of requirements and benefits, formulated to accurately represent the specific skills and services that partners bring to the technology industry.

The ISV/Software Solutions Competency recognizes the skill and focus partners bring to a particular solution set. Microsoft Gold Certified Partners that have obtained this competency have a successful record of developing and marketing packed software based on Microsoft technologies.

"When an organization demonstrates competency in an area, it builds confidence among clients and those who rely on its products, services and advice," added Childs. "We place great emphasis on deepening our competencies across a number of technology areas, including the Microsoft platform and our development around the XBRL standard, in order to tighten the bond between EDGAR Online and our clients."

"Solutions competencies are an important way for Microsoft to better enable ISVs to meet customer needs," said Sanjay Parthasarathy, corporate vice president of the Developer & Platform Evangelism Group at Microsoft. "They allow ISVs to keep and win customers through their deep knowledge of solutions-based Microsoft platform technologies. Microsoft has a long history of working closely with ISV partners to help them deliver compelling solutions and applications to our mutual customers, and the Microsoft Competencies are an important step in continuing to enhance vital relationships with ISVs worldwide."

The Microsoft Partner Program was launched in October 2003 and represents Microsoft's ongoing commitment to the success of partners worldwide. The program offers a single, integrated partnering framework that recognizes partner expertise, rewards the total impact that partners have in the technology marketplace, and delivers more value to help partners' businesses be successful.

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About EDGAR® Online, Inc.
EDGAR Online, Inc. (Nasdaq: EDGR), www.edgar-online.com, is a leading provider of value-added business and financial information on global companies to financial, corporate and advisory professionals. The Company makes information and a variety of analysis tools available via online subscriptions and licensing agreements to a large user base.

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