EDGAR Online to Provide SEC Data Service to OneSource Information Services, Inc.

Agreement Boosts EDGAR Online’s Corporate Sales Growth, Bolsters Public Company Financial Data for OneSource Clients

NORWALK, CT, June 19, 2000-- EDGAR Online, Inc. (NASDAQ: EDGR), the leading Internet provider of business, financial and competitive information derived from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) data, today announced that it has entered into an agreement to provide OneSource Information Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: ONES) an extensive, customized package of SEC-derived information to enhance the OneSource Business Browser product line. The agreement represents continued growth in EDGAR Online’s corporate sales, which accounted for almost 40% of this year’s first quarter revenues and increased nearly fourfold from a year earlier.

OneSource Business Browser is a unique Web-based resource for ready-to-use business information. Business Browser delivers a wide range of corporate and industry information including company profiles, news, business and trade articles, analyst reports, executive profiles, industry intelligence and financial data. Business Browser provides textual and numerical information from different sources and integrates it with a consistent “look and feel,” providing subscribers with unparalleled reliability and ease of use. Available through the Web using standard Internet browsers, Business Browser currently supports over 180,000 subscribers worldwide. EDGAR Online’s data will be available immediately to all current Business Browser subscribers at no additional charge.

“Our clients demand accurate, timely information in formats that they can easily use and manipulate,” said Daniel J. Schimmel, president and CEO of OneSource Information Services, Inc. “EDGAR Online helps us to fulfill this need, allowing clients to better analyze, compare and report public company data.”

“With this agreement, OneSource joins a fast-growing list of partners that have recognized the value and quality of EDGAR Online,” said Tom Vos, EDGAR Online, Inc.’s president and chief operating officer. “We know our service will be a valuable enhancement to Business Browser.”

About OneSource

OneSource Information Services, Inc. provides Web-based business and financial information to professionals who need quick access to reliable corporate, industry and market intelligence. Its Business Browser product line provides sales, marketing, finance and management professionals with information such as news, trade press, executive biographies, analyst reports, company financial results, stock quotes and industry statistics. OneSource integrates business and financial information on over one million global public and private companies from more than 25 information providers drawing upon over 2,500 sources of content. With the acquisition of Corporate Technology Information Services, Inc. (CorpTech) in October 1999, OneSource broadens its role to include content development, focusing on private company information.

OneSource products and services are designed to address the information needs of leading professional and financial services firms, technology companies and other large organizations including American Express, British Telecommunications, Deloitte & Touche, KPMG, Oracle and SAP. OneSource is headquartered in Concord, MA, with offices across the United States and United Kingdom. Product information is available by calling 1-800-554-5501 in the U.S. and +44 (0) 1483 241212 in the U.K., and at www.onesource.com

About EDGAR Online, Inc.

EDGAR Online, Inc. (http://www.edgar-online.com and http://www.freeedgar.com and http://www.ipo-express.com) is the leading business-to-business and Web-based provider of business, financial and competitive information derived from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission data. Additional services include value-added functions like IPO Express, a service that provides easy-to-use, detailed information on IPO filings, pricings and performance; EDGAR Online People (http://www.edgar-online.com/people), a service that allows users to conduct research on corporate executive and directors, and EDGAR Online Personal, which provides real-time alerts, as well as other personalized advanced searches of SEC data.

Based in Norwalk, Connecticut, with offices in Kirkland, Washington and New York City, EDGAR Online, Inc. has over 65 business-to-business clients including Reuters (NASDAQ: RTRSY), Standard & Poor’s (NYSE: MHP) and ILX Systems as well as strategic relationships with over 200 portal, business and financial information Web sites including Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO), Lycos, Inc. (NASDAQ: LCOS), Infoseek's GO Network (NASDAQ: SEEK), CNET's SNAP (NASDAQ: CNET), Alta Vista, a CMGI Company (NASDAQ: CMGI), Infospace (NASDAQ: INSP), CBS MarketWatch (NASDAQ: MKTW), Business Wire, Track Data (NASDAQ: TRAC), MSNBC Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and NBC/General Electric (NYSE: GE). For more information, please visit the Company’s Web site at http://www.edgar-online.com/news

Legal Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements:

“Forward-looking statements” as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 may be included in this news release. These statements relate to future events or our future financial performance. These statements are only predictions and may differ materially from actual future events or results. EDGAR Online, Inc. disclaims any intention or obligation to revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise. Please refer to the documents filed by EDGAR Online ,Inc. with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which identify important risk factors that could cause actual results to differ from those contained in forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to risks associated with changes in general economic and business conditions (including in the online business and financial information industry), actions of our competitors, the extent to which we are able to develop new services and markets for our services, the time and expense involved in such development activities, the level of demand and market acceptance of our services and changes in our business strategies.

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OneSource and Business Browser are a registered trademark and service mark, respectively, of OneSource Information Services, Inc. CorpTech is a registered trademark of Corporate Technology Information Services, Inc.

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