Press Release - 13th October 2010

Software Magazine Ranks Bottomline on List of World's Largest Software Companies

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. –Oct. 13, 2010 – Bottomline Technologies (NASDAQ: EPAY), a leading provider of collaborative payment, invoice and document automation solutions, today announced its inclusion in the Software 500, Software Magazine’s ranking of the world’s largest software and service providers. Bottomline was ranked 181.

“We are pleased to again be included in the Software 500. Bottomline’s consistent growth is a direct result of the strength of our product portfolio and dedication to the success of our customers,” said Kevin Donovan, chief financial officer at Bottomline Technologies. “The success of our customers is directly reflected in our inclusion in this ranking.”

Bottomline’s award-winning solutions for payments, global cash management, electronic invoice processing and document process automation are deployed around the world by leading banks, corporations and financial institutions, including approximately 80 of the Fortune 100 and more than 70 of the FTSE 100 organisations. Revenues for the company’s fiscal year 2009, which ended June 30, 2010, were $158 million.

Compiled by Software Magazine and now in its 28th year, the Software 500 is a revenue-based ranking of the world’s largest software and services companies based on total annual software and services revenue.

About Bottomline Technologies
Bottomline Technologies (NASDAQ: EPAY) provides collaborative payment, invoice and document automation solutions to corporations, financial institutions and banks around the world. The company's solutions are used to streamline, automate and manage processes involving payments, invoicing, global cash management, supply chain finance and transactional documents. 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,

Bottomline Technologies and the BT logo are registered trademarks of Bottomline Technologies, Inc. which may be registered in certain jurisdictions. All other brand/product names are trademarks of their respective holders.

Cautionary Language
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 November 2006 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.

Media Contacts:

US: Alana Burns
603-501-6601
aburns@bottomline.com

UK: Nadine Ter Meulen
0118-982-2342
ntermeulen@bottomline.com