Cole Hersee Optimizes Microsoft® Dynamics AX with Advanced Transactional Document Automation Capabilities from Bottomline

PORTSMOUTH, NH – 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.”