Bottomline Technologies Receives U.S. Patent on Award-Winning Electronic Payments Platform

PORTSMOUTH, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 11, 2005--

Scaleable Web Platform Accelerates Financial Transactions for Corporate and Banking Customers

“Today's financial professionals are in need of a single platform that can move electronic payments quickly, creating a residual effect that accelerates the overall speed of business”

Bottomline Technologies (NASDAQ: EPAY), a leading global technology provider of financial Business Process Management (fBPM) software and managed services, today announced it has been granted a patent by the United States Patent and Trademark Office for technology embodied in WebSeries(R), the Company's core payments automation and information reporting platform.

The WebSeries platform enables customers to streamline entire electronic payment processes, and provides secure distribution of banking information, such as global balance and transaction reports for cash management. The scaleable solution supports long-term strategic goals, and can interface seamlessly with back-office transaction processing and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems for straight-through transaction processing. By providing users with a single point of access, WebSeries eliminates many of the technical complexities and frustrations associated with multiple system interfaces and passwords.

"Today's financial professionals are in need of a single platform that can move electronic payments quickly, creating a residual effect that accelerates the overall speed of business," said Eric Campbell, CTO of Bottomline Technologies. "WebSeries is an ideal investment for organizations looking to deploy solutions that can fuel competitive differentiation in a global business environment, drive efficiency and lower overall operating costs."

Version 4 of WebSeries, which was delivered in December 2004, supports a wide range of modules designed to further extend functionality in support of specific business objectives. These include fraud detection, payee portal functionality, real-time gross settlement, ACH and global information reporting. WebSeries is used by leading corporations, banks and financial institutions such as Fiserv Investment Support Services, John Deere and Fifth Third Bancorp.

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. 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 (800) 243-2528 or (603) 436-0700.

Bottomline Technologies, WebSeries and the BT logo are registered trademarks of Bottomline Technologies, Inc. which may be registered in certain jurisdictions. All other brand/product names are trademarks of their respective holders.

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