Hightower Construction Increases Efficiency of Payments Processes with Bottomline Solution

PORTSMOUTH, NH – December 18, 2008 – Bottomline Technologies (NASDAQ: EPAY), a leading provider of collaborative payment, invoice and document automation solutions, today announced that Hightower Construction, a leading general contracting firm in the Southeast, has selected Bottomline’s advanced capabilities for transactional document automation to streamline accounts payable and payroll processes.

“The processes associated with generating accounts payable and payroll payments within our Oracle® JD Edwards EnterpriseOne™ platform required a significant amount of customization,” said Jason Hightower, Corporate Administrator, Hightower Construction. “In evaluating potential solutions to streamline and extend the capabilities of our JD Edwards system, Bottomline emerged as the vendor that possessed both a track record for success within the Oracle JD Edwards community and the product functionality required to institute easier, more efficient payments processes out of the box.”

Bottomline’s award-winning document process automation solutions allow organizations to streamline business processes that rely heavily on paper-based documents. By automating the composition, routing, delivery and storage of transactional documents such as payments and invoices, organizations can operate more efficiently and cost-effectively. Integrating with industry-leading enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, Bottomline’s solutions enable users to deliver electronic documents across multiple communication channels.

“By helping enterprises extend the value of their Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne implementation, our customers can redefine their approach to generating and distributing the various documents integral to multiple transactional processes,” said Rick Bell, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Bottomline Technologies. “We are pleased that Hightower Construction has selected Bottomline for this initiative. The functionality inherent in our solution will provide the level of flexibility and scalability warranted by their business requirements.”

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. Organizations trust these solutions to meet their needs for cost reduction, competitive differentiation and optimization 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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