START-IT Magazine Ranks Bottomline Among “Top 50 Technologies” for 2008

Create!form® Solution Delivers Compelling Business Value, Improves Process Efficiency within the Manufacturing Industry

PORTSMOUTH, NH – December 11, 2007 – Bottomline Technologies (NASDAQ: EPAY), a leading provider of collaborative payment and invoice automation solutions, today announced that START-IT magazine has recognized the company’s document process automation solution, Create!form, as a Top 50 Technologies Award winner for 2008.

“The products selected by our editorial panel as winners in the first Top 50 Technologies possess the unique capabilities and characteristics required to meet the demands of today’s manufacturing organizations,” said Peggy Smedley, Editorial Director of START-IT, the leading business technology publication of the manufacturing industry. “Companies such as Bottomline Technologies are providing manufacturers with innovative solutions that enhance revenue opportunities and improve core business practices.”

Bottomline’s award-winning platform for automating document-centric financial processes allows organizations to replace paper-based forms such as statements, invoices, checks and purchase orders with efficient and cost-effective electronic documents. Integrating easily with industry-leading enterprise resource planning systems such as Oracle, Oracle JD Edwards and Microsoft Dynamics AX, manufacturing organizations can quickly create and deliver these documents across multiple communication channels in paper or electronic formats. Among the large, global manufacturers that have standardized on Bottomline’s platform are Gildan Activewear, National Envelope, Rayloc, South Pacific Tyres and Harley-Davidson.

“To be recognized as a provider of one of the top 50 technologies available to manufacturers is representative of our ability to deliver value to an industry facing complex business challenges around the globe,” said Rick Bell, Vice President and General Manager, Bottomline Technologies. “Through the use of our Create!form solution, we can help manufacturers automate the transactional document processes that are critical to the day-to-day operation of their business.”