2006
All Smiles at the VisionWeb Industry Party
October 17, 2005 | Return to the Top
(l to r): Ed Buffington, Officemate, Lorie Lippiatt, OD, and Jeff Saddington, VisionWeb come together at the VisionWeb party. |
Julia Medina (center), VisionWeb, welcomes the women from Robert Ricart, OD, Erie, Pa., Cynthia Reed and Cindy Weiner. |
Bringing VisionWeb and VisionStar together are Mike O’Malley and Robin Cassidy.
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Vision Monday Issue: 10/17/2005
New VisionWeb Program Lets All Labs Connect
September 16, 2005 | Return to the Top
LAS VEGAS --Internet portal VisionWeb unveiled a new program yesterday designed to allow any optical laboratory to connect to its VisionWeb Essential system to receive Rx lens orders.
The VisionWeb Connect program will enable rapid expansion of VisionWeb’s supplier network, providing streamlined order-processing for both eyecare providers and their laboratories, company executives said.
With VisionWeb Connect, available now, labs can enjoy the benefits of being a part of the VisionWeb supplier network, regardless of the lab-management software (LMS) system running their operations, according to the company. Three levels of integration are offered, with each lab choosing the connection type that best suits their needs:
- Complete-Connect—VisionWeb fully integrates with the lab’s LMS, enabling eyecare practices to place electronic orders using the lab’s own customized catalog, and have their orders submitted directly into the lab’s production system.
- Custom-Connect—Customers can place error-checked, electronic orders using the lab’s own customized catalog, and submitted to the lab’s order desk.
- Express-Connect—Customers can place electronic orders, with standard error-checking, through VisionWeb using a standard catalog of lens products.
VisionWeb also announced yesterday the launch of a new integration with Abeo Solutions’ Crystal Practice Management software, being demonstrated at Vision Expo at the Cyber Café.
Also, a new agreement to integrate with VersaSuite’s practice management software has just been signed, with a goal of launching in next year’s first half.
Vision Monday Issue: 9/16/2005
VisionWeb Names Vice President of Professional Relations
July 21, 2005 | Return to the Top
Austin , Texas --VisionWeb named Dr. Stan Yamane as Vice President of Professional Relations. Dr. Yamane will join the VisionWeb executive team and become the primary liaison to industry organizations, helping to guide VisionWeb’s growth throughout the professional community.
Yamane retired from Vistakon, a division of Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc., in April of 2004, where he served as vice president of Professional Affairs for 14 years.
“We are thrilled and honored to have Stan join the VisionWeb team,” said Jeffrey B. Saddington, VisionWeb’s president and CEO. “Our organization is dedicated to the success of the eyecare provider, and Stan shares that passion.”
In his new role, Yamane will manage VisionWeb’s relationships with industry organizations, professional associations, and schools and colleges of optometry. Through speaking engagements, events and writings, he will encourage industry participants to embrace technologies that improve efficiencies and help drive the industry forward. He will be based in Jacksonville, Fla.
Vision Monday Issue: 7/21/2005
22 AOA State Affiliates Earn VisionWeb Royalties
June 30, 2005 | Return to the Top
DALLAS --American Optometric Association state affiliates in 22 states earned royalties from internet portal VisionWeb for the period from May 2004 through April 2005. This is the second year AOA state affiliates have received royalties from VisionWeb.
This year’s royalties totaled $5,150, an increase of nearly 157 percent over the previous donation, according to VisionWeb. The number of states receiving royalties climbed by almost 40 percent.
AOA members can earn royalties for their state affiliates by using VisionWeb to place their product orders. A portion of the transaction fee associated with each order is earmarked as a royalty payment to the state affiliate that represents the ordering OD.
“The VisionWeb state affiliate royalty program is a way to support the states with non-dues revenue in order to help them achieve their objectives,” said Jeff Saddington, VisionWeb’s president and chief executive officer. Saddington presented a check to the AOA during last week’s Optometry’s Meeting here; the AOA will distribute the money to the eligible states.
Vision Monday Issue: 6/30/2005
VisionWeb Adds Two New Partners
March 12, 2005 | Return to the Top
NEW YORK--VisionWeb yesterday announced a new agreement to partner with software provider First Insight to integrate VisionWeb's product ordering capabilities into First Insight's maximEyes practice-management software, allowing the more than 1,000 active eyecare practitioners using maximEyes to place product orders to many suppliers connected to VisionWeb from within their practice-management environment.
The two companies plan to begin rolling out the integration to customers in the fourth quarter.
VisionWeb also has a new agreement with ophthalmic buying group and distributor OOGP, to integrate OOGP's buying group billing services and its soft contact lens inventory as an authorized distributor for major CL manufacturers. Buying group members will be able to place online spectacle-lens orders through VisionWeb to their optical laboratories, while maintaining their buying group benefits through OOGP. Other buying group vendor partners will be made available as permitted.
VisionWeb and OOGP plan to launch the CL ordering option by mid-year, once technical integration is complete.
Vision Monday Issue: 3/12/2005
VisionWeb Members Gain Online Access to Labs Running Optical Software’s OMICS System
February 28, 2005 | Return to the Top
AUSTIN, Tx.—VisionWeb, the online service, and Optical Software, a leading software provider for the eyecare industry and provider developer of OMICS laboratory management software, said they have completed the integration between VisionWeb and OMICS lab management software.
“We are very happy to be able to provide our members with access to additional labs to make the ordering of their products more convenient,” said Mike O’Malley, vice president of business development for VisionWeb.
OMICS lab management software supports more than 200 labs within North America and an increasing number outside the U.S. With this integration, customers can place electronic orders via the internet to labs running OMICS V6.0 software.
Each order is and have them received automatically received and placed into processing electronically by the labs OMICS system, virtually eliminating delays associated with traditional ordering methods. . Customers will also be able to track the status of their orders online, 24/7.
“With the integration of VisionWeb and OMICS, our lab customers are able to connect to VisionWeb for smoother order processing, saving them time and money,” commented Jodiy Nickerson of Moncton, NB Canada-based Optical Software.
Southwest Lens, in Dallas is the first OMICS lab to be electronically accessible through VisionWeb. Next up will be Robertson Optical Laboratories locations in Greenville and Columbia, S.C. Additional labs running OMICS software will follow in the near future.
Optical Software also plans to incorporate the VisionWeb O.N.E. (Open Network Exchange)ne process in OMICS to handle order outsourcing between labs. Development is already under way with an anticipated release to OMICS labs later this year.
Vision Monday Issue: 2/28/2005 |
