White Plains, NY --- September 19, 2005 --- UpStream Software Corp, a leading worldwide provider of packaged data integration solutions, announced the signing of a strategic partnership with Ranzal & Associates (“Ranzal”), a premier provider of consulting services specializing in Business Intelligence (“BI”)and Business Performance Management (“BPM”) with a concentration in Hyperion’s BI Platform.

UpStream provides data loading/transformation solutions exclusively to customers of Hyperion (Nasdaq: HYSL), the global leader in BPM software. UpStream will leverage its WebLink packaged data integration application and compliance features for Hyperion Financial Management, Hyperion Planning and Hyperion Essbase projects while utilizing the expertise of Ranzal’s consulting team.

“We are extremely pleased to be working with Ranzal on a partnership basis,” said Craig Colby, UpStream’s Sr. Vice-President of Sales and Marketing. “By leveraging their national presence with their expertise in developing enterprise-wide systems using leading products from Hyperion, we can deliver a comprehensive solution to our clients.”

UpStream with more than 200 satisfied customers, most of them Fortune 1000 companies, is a data integration solution, Preferred Hyperion Partner for many Hyperion products including Hyperion Financial Management. WebLink is especially suited for global organizations with complex data transformation requirements. In addition, WebLink’s central repository provides clean consistent schema and repository for Hyperion BI solutions to draw upon.

Robin Ranzal Knowles, President of Ranzal, said her organization works closely with business organizations to address the business issues and challenges inherent in data gathering, management and dissemination. “UpStream WebLink will provide many of our customers, who are utilizing or implementing Hyperion’s BPM solutions, with enhanced capabilities, “ Ranzal said. “We pride ourselves in empowering our clients to get the most out of their information and assist in delivering solutions that fit each client’s specific business needs.”

Ranzal is a Preferred Hyperion Partner and is headquartered in White Plains, NY with offices in Florida, Massachusetts, Atlanta, South Carolina and Virginia. It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Edgewater Technology (Nasdaq: EDGW), a technology management consulting firm specializing in providing premium IT services.

About UpStream Software Corp:

Founded in 2000, UpStream Software, Corp, is a global leader in providing turn-key data integration solutions for organizations with multiple locations, multiple source systems and complex data translation requirements. UpStream has received recognition for its world-class data integration solution based on: the company’s 100% reference-able customer base consisting of more than 200 Fortune 1000 companies; and its recent ranking among INC magazine’s list of America’s 500 fastest growing private companies. UpStream products are designed for non-technical users by finance-centric software engineers. And, UpStream’s “Out Of The Box” solution speeds up the implementation process dramatically saving both time and money. UpStream, headquartered in Rochester, Michigan has four sales offices in the U.S., with additional offices in Australia and the UK. UpStream works with companies worldwide to help deliver source data integrity to Hyperion Financial Management, Hyperion Enterprise, Hyperion Planning and Hyperion Essbase. Additional information is available at http://www.upstreamsoftware.com.