Bottomline and Aberdeen Group to Present New Research on Benefits of Electronic Enterprise Payments

Webinar Highlights Benchmark Study Identifying Electronic Payments as Best Method for Reducing Transaction Costs and Exposure to Risk

PORTSMOUTH, NH – September 10, 2008 – Bottomline Technologies (NASDAQ: EPAY), a leading provider of collaborative payment, invoice and document automation solutions, today announced that Aberdeen Group, a Harte-Hanks Company and leading research advisory firm, will present the results of its latest benchmark study on Best-in-Class use of electronic payments during a live Webinar, co-hosted by Bottomline, on Wednesday, September 24 at 2:00 p.m. EDT.

Based on the survey results of more than 300 global finance professionals, this latest research report, E-Payables Benchmark Series: Electronic Payments and Fraud Prevention, explores the benefits of electronic payments and the importance of integrating electronic delivery methods into the accounts payable process.

Who: Andrew Bartolini, Vice President for Global Supply Management, Aberdeen Group, and Chip Martin, Vice President of Enterprise Payments, Bottomline Technologies

What: Live Webinar reviewing Aberdeen’s latest research on electronic enterprise payments

When: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. EDT

To register for this Webinar and receive a free copy of the benchmark report on electronic payments, visit: www.bottomline.com/forms/payments/Aberdeen_epayments_webinar.aspx.

Additional information on Bottomline’s electronic payments solutions can be found at www.bottomline.com/corporate_payments.html.

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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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 2007, Form 10-Q filed May 2008 and any recently filed Form 8-Ks. 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.

 Company Contact:
Billy Balfour
Bottomline Technologies
603-501-5219
bbalfour@bottomline.com