Bottomline Technologies Announces Support for Java Enterprise Portal Standard; JSR 168 Enables Rapid Deployment of Purchase-to-Pay Solutions Across Multiple ERP Systems.

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. -- Bottomline Technologies (NASDAQ: EPAY), a leading global technology provider of financial Business Process Management (fBPM) software and managed services, today announced support within their purchase-to-pay business applications for the Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) portal standard referred to as Java Specification Request (JSR) 168, which enables Web portals and portlets to interoperate.

Bottomline has helped thousands of organizations to automate financial business processes. The company's software and services extend customers' IT investments through seamless integration with major Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems. With many of these ERP systems supporting Java enterprise portals, Bottomline is providing its customers with the opportunity to rapidly deploy its purchase-to-pay functionality within the portals of their ERP systems.

"Despite changing market conditions and technological innovation, one of the perpetual hurdles associated with automating the purchase-to-pay process continues to be systems integration," said Henry Ijams, Managing Director, PayStream Advisors. "We are especially excited about the adoption of JSR 168 by market leaders such as Bottomline Technologies. By providing advanced Java tools for Web portal integration, Bottomline has the ability to overcome these persistent barriers to back-office automation strategies."

The benefits of Bottomline's JSR 168 support also extend to customers' internal development teams, who often face complex application development cycles for home-grown applications and ERP customizations. By leveraging the JSR 168-compliant portal framework from Bowstreet, a leading provider of portal-based tools and solutions, Bottomline will enable IT teams to offer a greater range of business solutions with lower maintenance costs and shorter deployment schedules allowing business users to realize immediate efficiency gains.

"Our adoption of JSR 168 enables customers to access Bottomline's purchase-to-pay functionality within the context of their existing ERP portal," said Clyde Logue, Director of Product Management, Bottomline Technologies. "Through JSR 168-compliant portal integration, Bottomline customers can effectively create a composite application that enables them to access our extensive purchase-to-pay capabilities through their existing portal interface."

About Bottomline Technologies

Bottomline Technologies (NASDAQ: EPAY) is a leading global technology provider of financial Business Process Management (fBPM) solutions. Bottomline's comprehensive set of fBPM offerings enables businesses and financial institutions to manage their critical financial transactions, cash decisions and trading partner relationships more effectively using the Web. Applications include Electronic Payments and Cash Management, Electronic Invoice Receipt and Management, Electronic Invoice Presentment and Payment (EIPP), Electronic Banking, Information Reporting, and Document Output Management. Founded in 1989, Bottomline maintains its corporate headquarters in Portsmouth, NH and international headquarters in Reading, England. For more information, visit Bottomline on the Web at www.bottomline.com, or dial [phone] or [phone].

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