Bottomline Chairman Named Entrepreneur of the Year for 2007

Joe Mullen Recognized for Significant Contributions to Advancement of High Technology

PORTSMOUTH, NH – June 05, 2007 – Bottomline Technologies (NASDAQ: EPAY), a leading provider of collaborative payment and invoice automation solutions, today announced that the company’s Chairman, Joe Mullen, has been selected to receive the New Hampshire High Technology Council’s 2007 Entrepreneur of the Year Award. The annual award recognizes the individual contributions of local business leaders toward the advancement of technology-based business in New Hampshire.

“We believe that Joe’s contributions to Bottomline’s success truly epitomize the vision, leadership and entrepreneurial spirit required to advance the role of high technology in our state,” said Michael Quinlan, Executive Chairman of the New Hampshire High Technology Council. “His customer-centric approach was instrumental in helping Bottomline to transform itself from a laser check printing start-up in Exeter, NH, into a global provider of financial process automation software and services to some of today’s most respected corporations, banks and financial institutions across the globe.”

Mr. Mullen began his career at Bottomline Technologies as one the company’s six original employees. Prior to his current role as Chairman, Mr. Mullen served as the company’s Chief Executive Officer from 2002 to 2006. Today, Bottomline operates offices across the globe with a workforce of more than 500 employees, including approximately 200 based at the company’s headquarters in New Hampshire.

“I’m honored to receive this award from the New Hampshire High Tech Council,” said Joe Mullen, Chairman of Bottomline Technologies. “This recognition is testament to the dedication and hard work of the company’s employees all over the world. Their commitment to innovation and delivering customer value has enabled us to win the loyalty of thousands of customers, and achieve strong and sustainable growth in new markets and geographies.”

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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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 2006, Form 10-Q filed May 2007 and any recently filed Form 8K's. 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