PORTSMOUTH, N.H. – January 29, 2008 - Bottomline Technologies (NASDAQ: EPAY), a leading provider of collaborative payment and invoice automation solutions, today announced that Cole Hersee, a global manufacturer of electrical and electronic switches and connectors for the vehicle industry, has optimized its Microsoft Dynamics AX implementation with Bottomline’s advanced capabilities for automating document-based transactional processes. 

Recognized as one of the ‘Top 50 Technologies’ within the manufacturing industry, Bottomline’s award-winning document process automation solution allows organizations to improve the efficiency of document-centric business processes. By automating the composition, routing, delivery and storage of transactional documents such as invoices, purchase orders and customs forms, users can operate and interact with customers and suppliers more efficiently and cost-effectively. Integrating with industry-leading enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, such as Microsoft Dynamics AX, Oracle® and Oracle JD Edwards, the solution enables customers to deliver electronic documents across multiple communication channels such as fax, email, print or the Web.

“For organizations seeking to build on the strengths of Microsoft Dynamics AX as a core business and financial management system, our solution offers the flexibility and ease of integration necessary to generate and distribute highly customized transactional documents without changes to the Microsoft code base or application,” said Rick Bell, Vice President and General Manager of Bottomline Technologies. “By leveraging our solution in conjunction with Microsoft Dynamics AX, organizations such as Cole Hersee can strengthen their business relationships by streamlining and automating interactions with customers and suppliers.”

About Bottomline Technologies
Bottomline Technologies (NASDAQ: EPAY)provides collaborative payment and invoice automation solutions to corporations, financial institutions and banks around the world. The company’s solutions are used to streamline, automate and manage processes and transactions involving global payments, invoice approval, purchase-to-pay, collections, cash management and document process automation. Organisations trust these solutions to meet their needs for cost reduction, competitive differentiation and optimisation of working capital. Headquartered in the United States, Bottomline also maintains offices in Europe and Asia-Pacific. For more information, visit www.bottomline.com

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This press release may contain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors. Among the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements are competition, market demand, technological change, strategic relationships, recent acquisitions, international operations and general economic conditions. For additional discussion of factors that could impact Bottomline Technologies' financial results, refer to the Company's Form 10-K filed September 2006, Form 10-Q filed May 2007 and any recently filed Form 8K's. Any forward-looking statements represent our views only as of today and should not be relied upon as representing our views as of any subsequent date. We do not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statements.

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Bottomline Technologies   
bbalfour@bottomline.com
603-501-5219